Lemon Grilled Whole Tilapia With Grilled Bell Pepper Salsa Rsc Recipes

LEMON GRILLED WHOLE TILAPIA WITH GRILLED BELL PEPPER SALSA #RSC

Steps:

• Clean your fish, AGAIN. Rinse well from the market, make sure that all the nasty bits are gone- gills, intestines and all.
• Make 2 slits on each side, and salt your fish liberally inside and both sides outside.
• STUFF EACH FISH with 5 pinched grape tomatoes (pinch with fingers so juices come out!), one clove of smashed/sliced garlic, 1/4 of sliced yellow onion and 2 lemon slices. (If using fillets, you should have the stuffing sandwiched between two fillets).
• Lay out the fish on a piece of aluminum foil, and place lemon slices on each side, using half a lemon per side. (if using fillets, place lemon slices outside the "fillet sandiwich").
• Wrap it in aluminum foil, sealing it shut, but don't overdo it. You need to be able to release the fish in one piece, with the lemons intact! Set aside.
• Make a "tray" with sides, using aluminum foil.
• Clean peppers, remove veins and seeds. Brush with hot sauce (my default is Sriracha, but use whatever you have available), place inside foil.
• Put the rest of the cherry tomatoes in the foil tray, season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat your grill. I use a gas grill, and this was set to medium heat. (Sorry, I don't know how to grill over charcoal.).
• Place your two fish packs and "vegetable tray" on the grill. Let the onions grill directly, so just place them wherever there is space. Cover the grill.
• While the fish cooks, heat up 1/4 cup of olive oil then roughly chop garlic into small pieces. Once hot, reduce fire to low and add rosemary sprig. Let it release its oils.
• Then add the chopped garlic in the pot. Cook the garlic a little, but not burning. About a minute, just for the flavor to bloom. Turn it off, and keep it in the pan.
• After 12-15 mins, one side of the fish is done. The onions and tomatoes will be done as the same time one side is done. You can tell because the tomatoes are oozing on the grill.
• Cook the other side of the fish for another 12-15 minutes (If this is your first time grilling fish, cook the next side for 12 minutes then turn the grill off. and leave the fish for another 5-7 minutes. Don't worry, the fish wont burn/dry out. The lemon will burn before it burns the fish).
• Remove onions and tomatoes from the grill. Place in blender. Once the bell peppers are properly grilled (they take a bit longer, depending on size/shape), add them in the blender too.
• Pulse until you have a semi chunky texture. Turn the heat back on the garlic and olive oil and sautee the mixture in the heat, for another 2-3 minutes until all flavors are incorporated.
• Plate and enjoy with pita bread/soft taco tortillas or garden salad.

BELL PEPPER SALSA

Steps:

• Set aside half the chopped onion and two thirds to three quarters of the chopped bell peppers.
• Put remaining onion and pepper into your blender or food processor. Add all other ingredients and blend until smooth.
• Mix your reserved onion and pepper into the puree.
• Salsa!

GRILLED TILAPIA WITH SPICY LEMON PEPPER RUB

Steps:

• Prepare a hot fire in a grill. Oil the grate and a perforated grill rack.
• To make the rub, combine all the ingredients in a small jar with a tight-fitting lid. Secure the lid and shake to blend.
• Brush or spray the fillets on both sides with olive oil and sprinkle each fillet with about 1 teaspoon of the rub. (Save the rest for later use; it will keep in the cupboard for several months.)
• Place the fish, flesh side down, on the oiled perforated grill rack and grill for 10 minutes per inch of thickness, turning once halfway through. A fish fillet is done when it begins to flake when tested with a fork in the thickest part.
• Remove from the grill and season with salt and pepper. Combine the melted butter and lemon juice and drizzle the lemon butter over the grilled fish. Serve hot.

BAKED FRESH WHOLE TILAPIA #RSC

Steps:

• Directions - Tilapias (already scaled and dressed).
• Wrinkle the 4 sheets of heavy duty non-stick Reynolds aluminum foil to facilitate flavor distribution, coat each with EVOO with brush.
• Spread lemon rind, thyme on foils.
• Coat each Tilapia with bacon fat, sprinkle salt, paprika, ground pepper and fish sauce. Score the fish (see photos).
• Wrap each fish in its own foil pouch. Puncture pouch with a few hole for steam venting.
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Place pouches in oven for 15 minutes. Open pouches immediately so that the fish skin will remain crispy.
• Directions - two sauces, each to be enjoyed by guest separately or combined.
• Collect juices from the pouches, and discard thyme sprigs and charred lemon rind.
• Mix heavy cream, garlic, chopped onion, artichoke hearts, sea salt and wine use a hand blender to blend all into a sauce.
• Simmer the above for 10 minutes and divide into two parts.
• Roast bell peppers, remove seeds and add to sauce part one. Add Paprika and concord grape juice.
• Blend above with hand blender until smooth and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Mix lemon juice, brown sugar, Candace Grape juice, and Monterrey Jack cheese.
• Blend above with hand blender until smooth and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Plate everything as per suggested photos on steamed Yard-Long String beans.