RED SNAPPER WITH FENNEL & MUSHROOMS

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Fennel has a slightly licorice taste and the combination of this with the mushrooms and tomatoe & fish gives an almost haunting flavor.

Provided by Bergy

Categories     Vegetable

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 -5 lbs red snapper, gilled,gutted and scales removed ("or" other firm flesh white fish)
1 teaspoon salt
3 cloves garlic, slivered thinly
1/4 cup olive oil
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 lb fresh fennel, root cut off and outer stalk removed if necessary,feathery tops reserved
1 lb mushroom
1 cup chopped tomato
1 cup dry white wine or 1 cup vegetable stock
fresh ground pepper
salt

Steps:

  • Rinse the fish well.
  • Cut 3 or 4 gashes on each side of the fish, from top to bottom Salt the gashes and the cavity.
  • Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
  • Push half the garlic slivers into the gashes.
  • Rub the fish with a little olive oil and pour the rest on the bottom of a baking pan.
  • Spread the lemon slices on the bottom of the pan, top the lemon slices with 1/2 of the sliced fennel.
  • Place the fish on the fennel, spread the tomatoes, mushrooms, wine or stock over and around the fish.
  • Add salt& pepper and the remaining fennel.
  • Cover with aluminium foil and back for 20-30 minutes.
  • Uncover and sprinkle the chopped feathery tops over the fish, continue baking until done apprx 5-10 minutes.
  • To serve scoop the flesh from the fish with a spoon and top with the veggies and sauce.

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