This new Recipe Series is brought to you by community news service COLlive.com and Kettle & Cord, the home essentials store in Crown Heights, and is the first in the Pesach recipe series.
Today, Itta takes us on a gastronomical tour through the fine art of eating fish – how to choose, clean, prepare and eat a fresh fish straight from the market.
There are a few things to be wary of when preparing fresh fish, Itta says.
– Always wear gloves when handling raw fish. The fins, scales and bones are sharp and can easily cut your fingers.
– There is risk of cross-contamination when handling raw fish. Be sure to properly clean any cutting boards, knives or towels used during the fish preparation.
– One final precaution: Eating this fish is not an on-the-go activity. Set aside some free time and truly enjoy the experience!
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You will need:
2 whole porgy or similar sized fish 2 lemons
Course ground sea salt or kosher salt Freshly ground pepper
1 small bunch of thyme
2 tbsp olive oil
½ stick of butter
Directions:
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Rinse each fish through cold water and pat dry with a towel, getting rid of as much moisture possible.
• Score the fish with two diagonal lines and rub sea salt over the front and back of each fish. Place fish on a baking sheet, set aside.
• Slice your lemons into rounds, cut the 1/2 stick of butter into 12 cubes and divide your bunch of thyme evenly.
• Rub each fish with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Stuff the insides of the fish with thyme and lemons. Top each fish with cubes of butter and sprinkle ground pepper and more salt for taste.
• Put fish into the preheated oven and cook for 10 minutes.
• Plate and serve!
Looks really yummy
I will definitely try it
Nice to see a talented tznius woman featured! This is great. I think we should only feature people with our values. Thanks for posting.
Doesn’t look fun to eat!
Love this! Itta, you’re awesome. I love your light humor and grace.
Why don’t you eat the stuffing?
You look like you really know what you’re doing. Impressed!
But this ones a bit too out there for me.
Pulling skeletons out of my food isn’t my thing:(
I catch this all the time and never knew how to prepare it so well
TY
Fish looks yum!! And itta is a great presenter!!!