Whole Baked Snapper

I was at my local grocery store the other day and saw in the seafood section that they had 50% off a lot of the fish and other seafood, which got me thinking; ‘what can I do with a whole fish that would be perfect for Christmas here in Australia?’ (aka super-hot but perfect BBQ weather). I decided a whole baked snapper with citrus flavours would be perfect. I combined this idea with my usual obsession with Asian flavours and here’s the end result. A light, tangy and fruity whole fish that only takes 25 minutes to cook! PS. You could totally do this in the BBQ too!

Ingredients – serves 2-4
1 whole snapper or other white fish
2 tablespoons of butter or coconut oil
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons of ginger, grated
2 chillies, sliced
1 lemon, half juiced, half sliced for garnish
Salt and pepper
 
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180C
Prepare fish by removing any scales and anything that hasn’t been removed by the deli/seafood store you purchased your fish from
Lay out 40-50cm of aluminium foil out and place fish on top
Rub with butter/coconut oil and place some inside the fish
Drizzle with lemon juice
Do the same with the garlic, ginger and chillies and place lemon slices on top
Wrap the fish with aluminium foil (you’ll most likely need another piece of foil to do this)
Bake for 25-30 minutes (depending on the size of the fish)
Serve with salad, steamed vegetables or your favourite type of chips (sweet potato chips would go so well with this! You can see my recipe for these here).