Baked Red Snapper with Fennel (Orata al forno con finocchi)
Serves 6
  • 6 tablespoons Grapeseed Oil
  • 1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar
  • 2 gilt-head red snapper, weighing about 3 1/4 lb
  • 2 large bulbs of fennel, very thinly sliced
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic, sliced in half

Wash the fish carefully and pat dry. Line an ovenproof dish with foil, leaving enough overlapping to wrap and cover the fish completely but very loosely. Oil the foil lightly on the inside and then lay the fish on the top. Stuff the fish with fennel slices, and arrange the remaining fennel under and around the fish. Pour the vinegar all around the fish.

Oil the inside and outside of the fish thoroughly. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, inside and out. Put some of the garlic inside the fish and place the rest around the fish.

Close the foil over the fish and bake in a preheated moderate oven (350°) about 1 hour or until the fish is cooked through. Serve hot, unwrapping at the table for the best effect.

 

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