Grilled Striped Bass with Lemon and Fennel
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 1 1/2-pound whole striped bass, cleaned
- Coarse salt
- 1/2 cup (packed) coarsely chopped fresh fennel fronds
- 5 1/8-inch-thick lemon slices
- Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).
- Whisk first 3 ingredients in medium bowl.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Set aside.
- Make three 1/2-inch-deep diagonal slits in skin on each side of fish.
- Brush fish generously inside and out with garlic oil.
- Sprinkle fish inside and out with coarse salt.
- Stuff slits with half of fennel fronds.
- Place remaining fennel fronds inside fish.
- Place fish in grilling basket.
- Top fish with lemon slices, overlapping slightly.
- Close grilling basket (fish and lemon slices should be secured by basket).
- Grill fish until cooked through, about 10 minutes per side.
- Remove fish with lemon slices from basket and carefully transfer to platter.
- Serve.
olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, bass, salt, fresh fennel, lemon slices
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/grilled-striped-bass-with-lemon-and-fennel-106467 (may not work)