Broiled Whitefish With Mushroom Mayonnaise

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 fish, 2-3 pounds each, boned and scaled
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons celery leaves, finely minced
• 1/2 cup mushroom, finely chopped
• 2 sprigs parsley, chopped (chervil may be substituted)
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 wipe fish with a damp cloth.
• 3 combine garlic, onion, pepper, 1/4 cup butter, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, and lemon zest.
• 4 rub over fish, inside and out.
• 5 combine celery leaves, mushrooms and parsley.
• 6 place half the mixture in the cavity of each fish.
• 7 combine remaining butter, lemon juice and salt.
• 8 place fish in a shallow pan.
• 9 broil 4" from heat source.
• 10 cook until fish is cooked through, 15-20 minutes, basting with the butter-lemon juice mixture.
• 11 the fish does not need to be turned, but lower the pan if the skin begins to burn.
• 12 serve with the pan juices.