Snapper With Seville Orange Juice, Pine Nuts And Olives
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 2 1/2- to 3-pound whole snapper, cleaned and scaled
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 5 bay leaves
- 1 large strip Seville orange zest or 1 strip orange zest and 1 strip lime zest
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Seville orange juice or 3/4 cup orange juice and 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/2 cup pitted calamata olives, halved lengthwise
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Oil a piece of foil large enough to wrap fish in.
- Place fish in middle of foil, and fill its cavity with peppercorns, 4 bay leaves and Seville orange zest (or orange and lime zest).
- Sprinkle fish with salt and fold two sides of foil together, sealing with a pleat.
- Fold other two sides in to enclose fish; place on a baking sheet with folds up.
- Bake 45 minutes.
- About 15 minutes before fish is ready, place Seville orange juice (or orange and lime juice) in a small saucepan.
- Add remaining bay leaf, olives and pine nuts.
- Place over high heat to bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
- Simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, cover and keep warm.
- To serve, open foil and peel away skin from top of fish.
- Carefully remove top fillets and place on warm serving plates.
- Lift bone from tail end, and place bottom fillets on plates, leaving skin behind.
- Top each serving with a spoonful of orange sauce and a sprinkling of parsley.
- Pass remaining sauce at table.
olive oil, snapper, black peppercorns, bay leaves, orange zest, salt, orange juice, calamata olives, pine nuts, parsley leaves
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11502 (may not work)