Baked Fresh Whole Tilapia #rsc

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 whole tilapia
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 16 slices lemons, rings
• 4 tablespoons lemon rind
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 tablespoons bacon fat
• 4 artichoke hearts
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup grated monterey jack cheese
• 8 sprigs fresh thyme
• 3/4 cup candace grape juice
• 1/4 cup concord grape juice
• 2 tablespoons sea salt
• 2 large red bell peppers
• 1/4 cup wine
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 6 large garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 lb yard-long beans
• 4 sheets heavy duty non-stick reynolds wrap foil

Recipe

• 1 directions – tilapias (already scaled and dressed).
• 2 wrinkle the 4 sheets of heavy duty non-stick reynolds aluminum foil to facilitate flavor distribution, coat each with evoo with brush.
• 3 spread lemon rind, thyme on foils.
• 4 coat each tilapia with bacon fat, sprinkle salt, paprika, ground pepper and fish sauce. score the fish (see photos).
• 5 wrap each fish in its own foil pouch. puncture pouch with a few hole for steam venting.
• 6 preheat oven to 500 degrees f. place pouches in oven for 15 minutes. open pouches immediately so that the fish skin will remain crispy.
• 7 directions – two sauces, each to be enjoyed by guest separately or combined.
• 8 collect juices from the pouches, and discard thyme sprigs and charred lemon rind.
• 9 mix heavy cream, garlic, chopped onion, artichoke hearts, sea salt and wine use a hand blender to blend all into a sauce.
• 10 simmer the above for 10 minutes and divide into two parts.
• 11 roast bell peppers, remove seeds and add to sauce part one. add paprika and concord grape juice.
• 12 blend above with hand blender until smooth and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 13 mix lemon juice, brown sugar, candace grape juice, and monterrey jack cheese.
• 14 blend above with hand blender until smooth and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 15 plate everything as per suggested photos on steamed yard-long string beans.