baked fish with vegetables

20 Pinches
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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds red snapper, whole
  • - "just a pinch" of salt
  • - "just a pinch" of pepper
  • 2.5 - lemons, halved
  • 2 teaspoons fennel
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 - potatoes, peeled and sliced
  • 2 - tomatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 1/2 cup white wine, dry
  • 3 tablespoons pernod
  • - parsley
  • 1 - onion, sliced

How To Make baked fish with vegetables

  • Step 1
    Season fish inside and out with salt and pepper to taste and juice of 1/2 lemon.
  • Step 2
    If filets are used, sprinkle both sides with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
  • Step 3
    Place fennel leaves or seeds inside fish or sprinkle over filets.
  • Step 4
    Melt butter in large skillet.
  • Step 5
    Brown fish on both sides.
  • Step 6
    Transfer fish and juices to 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
  • Step 7
    Arrange onion and potato slices around fish and bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
  • Step 8
    Add tomatoes, pour wine over fish and sprinkle with pernod.
  • Step 9
    Bake 10 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with fork and potatoes are done.
  • Step 10
    Serve from baking dish or arrange fish on large platter with tomatoes, potatoes and onions.
  • Step 11
    Pour juices over fish and sprinkle with parsley.
  • Step 12
    Garnish with remaining lemon halves.
  • Step 13
    VARIATION: May substitute sea bass for red snapper.
  • Step 14
    Pernod is a versatile, anise-flavored spirit that has been used in cocktails and cuisine for more than 200 years.

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