Mina's Baked Snapper
1 Whole fish such as snapper, bream -- porgy, sea bass 1/2 Cup dry white wine 1 Cup gaeta olives 2 jalapenos, seeded -- and chopped 1 1/2 Cups basic tomato sauce 1 Head fennel, sli...
Ingredients
- 1whole fish such as snapper, bream -- porgy, sea bass
- 1/2Cupdry white wine
- 1Cupgaeta olives
- 2jalapenos, seeded -- and chopped
- 11/2 cups basic tomato sauce
- 1head fennel, sliced paper thin
- 4Tablespoonextra virgin olive oil
Directions
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1 Whole fish such as snapper, bream -- porgy, sea bass 1/2 Cup dry white wine 1 Cup gaeta olives 2 jalapenos, seeded -- and chopped 1 1/2 Cu
- 2
Clean and gut fish, remove top and bottom fins, scale and remove gills
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Stand fish up in a shallow casserole, just large enough to hold the fish
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Pour wine over fish and add olives, jalapenos, tomato sauce, fennel and oregano
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Drizzle fish with olive oil, place in oven and cook until just cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes
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Remove, sprinkle with fennel fronds and serve immediately
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An excellent contorno for this dish would be tiny potatoes, roasted with garlic and rosemary.)