Chili-Lime Bluefish Grilled With Red Peppers and Corn
- 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 jalapenos, seeded and minced
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 bluefish fillet (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 4 ears corn
- 2 red bell peppers, stemmed, cored and quartered
- Combine the the lime juice, jalapenos, olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste in a large, shallow glass or ceramic dish.
- Cut diagonal slashes in the skin of the bluefish and place, skin side up, in the marinade.
- Spoon some of the marinade over the skin.
- Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat a charcoal grill.
- Pull back the husks of the corn, remove the silk and cover the corn with the husks again.
- Soak in water for 10 minutes.
- Place the corn on the grill for 10 minutes, turning them one-quarter turn after 5 minutes.
- Place the fish, skin side up, on the grill with the corn.
- Place the peppers on the grill.
- Grill the fish for 7 minutes.
- Turn it over carefully and grill until just cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
- Grill the peppers until charred, about 5 minutes per side.
- Grill the corn until tender, about 10 minutes longer, turning twice.
- Cut the fish in half lengthwise.
- Cut again crosswise, making roughly equal pieces.
- Season with salt to taste.
- Place 1 piece of fish, 1 ear of corn and 2 pieces of red pepper on each of 4 plates and serve immediately, with hot corn bread.
lime juice, jalapenos, olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, bluefish fillet, corn, red bell peppers
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3759 (may not work)