Szechuan Pepper Fish

Recipe Ingredients

1 teaspoon	5ml	Szechuan peppercorns
2 tablespoons	30ml	Hoisin sauce
1		Garlic - peeled
		Through a press
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Rice vinegar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sesame oil
1 1/3 lbs	605g / 21oz	Cod - cut into 4 pieces
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
4		Lemon or lime wedges

Recipe Instructions

Crush the peppercorns coarsely in a mortar and pestle. (Or wrap in a small piece of plastic wrap and crush with a heavy pan.).

Stir together the hoisin sauce, garlic, vinegar, and sesame oil. Place the fish on a broiling pan and spread with about 1/2 the sauce. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the peppercorns; sprinkle lightly with salt. Bake in a preheated 450F oven 7 minutes.

Remove the fish from the oven. Raise the oven rack to the highest position and turn the heat to broil.

Spread the fish with the remaining sauce and sprinkle with the remaining peppercorns. Broil 3 minutes, or until the fish tests done, and is slightly crusty..

Serve with lemon or lime wedges. Makes 4 servings.. From the Philly Enquirer

Source:
Jo Anne Merrill

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