Baked Fish Recipe
- 1 (1 3/4- to 2-pound) firm-fleshed fish, such as pickerel, trout, or red snapper, cleaned and scaled
- About 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- About 2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon
- About 1 tablespoon fine sea salt
- About 1/2 cup fresh green chile chutney, plus extra to serve as a condiment
- Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Wash and dry the fish.
- Cut a slit along each side of the backbone down the length of the fish.
- Place a large sheet of foil on a rimmed baking sheet (or in a large roasting pan).
- Pour about 3 tablespoons oil on the part of the sheet where the fish will lie, and set near your work surface.
- Rub the fish all over with the lime or lemon juice, then with the salt.
- Stuff some of the chutney into the slits and put the remainder in the fishs cavity.
- Lay the fish on the foil.
- Pour on the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and spread it over the top of the fish.
- Wrap the foil fairly tightly around the fish; use another piece of foil if necessary to ensure that the package is well sealed.
- Bake for about 30 minutes; time will depend on the size and thickness of the fish.
- To test, peel back the foil a little and press on the flesh at the thickest part of the fish.
- It should yield a little and feel soft.
- The other test is to unwrap more of the fish and test the texture of the flesh; if the flesh flakes with a fork, it is cooked.
- Serve the fish warm or at room temperature, with extra chutney alongside as a condiment.
- Serve by lifting sections of the top filet off the bone; when the first side is finished, flip the fish over to serve the second fillet.
firmfleshed fish, vegetable oil, lime, salt, fresh green chile chutney
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/baked-goan-fish-with-fresh-green-chile-chutney-10189 (may not work)