Name: Whole baked snapper
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 1/2 kilogram snapper, cleaned; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 clove garlic, finely diced; 2 lemons, juice of; 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 80 gram unsalted butter, diced; 5 bay leaves; 4 large potatoes, sliced thinly; 2 medium onions, sliced thinly across their diameter; 3 tomatoes, sliced thinly across their diameter; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 tablespoon tomato paste

Whole baked snapper

Cooking fish on the bone adds bags of flavour to the flaky white flesh. Make this spiced version the star of your next special meal.

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Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

40M

Total

Ingredients

3 1/2 kilogram snapper, cleaned

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

3 clove garlic, finely diced

2 lemons, juice of

2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

80 gram unsalted butter, diced

5 bay leaves

4 large potatoes, sliced thinly

2 medium onions, sliced thinly across their diameter

3 tomatoes, sliced thinly across their diameter

2 cinnamon sticks

1 tablespoon tomato paste

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Score snapper 2-3 times on each side.

2.Season fish, inside and out, with salt, pepper and garlic. Drizzle all over with lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, ensuring some of the juices get inside the cavity and scored flesh. Scatter 20 grams of butter over the fish and pop 30 grams inside the cavity, along with 3 bay leaves.

3.Drizzle base of a baking dish large enough to hold the fish comfortably with a little olive oil to prevent the potatoes sticking.

4.Scatter potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cinnamon and remaining bay leaves over base of the dish. Dot tomato paste and remaining butter over the vegetables. Place fish carefully on top.

5.Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven, 35-40 minutes, or until fish is cooked through. Remove fish to a serving platter and serve vegetables on the side.

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