Roasted Red Snapper with Rosemary
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 whole (3-pound) red snapper, cleaned, scaled
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1/2 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 small fennel bulb, chopped
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon chopped fennel fronds
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a heavy large baking sheet with foil.
- Oil the foil and fish with 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Place the fish atop the foil.
- Sprinkle the fish cavity with salt and pepper.
- Squeeze 1/2 of the lemon inside the fish cavity.
- Fill the cavity with the onion, fennel and rosemary sprigs.
- Bake until the fish is just cooked through at the bone, about 40 minutes.
- Meanwhile, squeeze the remaining lemon 1/2 into a small bowl.
- Whisk in the fennel fronds, rosemary, and garlic.
- Gradually whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil.
- Season the lemon sauce, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Using a sharp knife, separate the 2 fillets from the backbone.
- Using a metal spatula, transfer the top fillets to a plate.
- Lift the fish backbone from the bottom fillets (the backbone and head should come off together easily), and discard.
- Using the spatula, transfer the remaining fillets to plates.
- Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle the lemon sauce over the fish and serve.
olive oil, red snapper, salt, lemon, onion, fennel bulb, rosemary, fennel fronds, rosemary, garlic
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/roasted-red-snapper-with-rosemary-recipe.html (may not work)