Gilthead Sea Bream With Scallions And Ginger

Total Time: 36 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (1 1/2 lb) sea bream (gut and scales removed)
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (about 1 inch long)
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 scallions
• 1 piece red chili pepper (1 inch long)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon peppercorn
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper (seeded and chopped)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper, diced
• 1 garlic clove, diced

Recipe

• 1 make dipping sauce first. mix all ingredients and set aside.
• 2 preheat oven for broiling (480 f, 250 c).
• 3 for the marinade crush pepper corns in mortar and add chili pepper, salt and fish sauce. crush and mash until well combined.
• 4 clean fish and pat dry. with a sharp knife cut 2 or 3 into the flesh slightly on the thickest part.
• 5 smear the marinade onto the fish on both sides and into the cavity. set aside for 30 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile cut scallions first into 1 inch long pieces and then into very fine stripes. do the same with ginger and chili pepper. cut garlic into very fine slices.
• 7 oil a grilling pan with sunflower oil and put fish on it. put fish into the oven and broil for about 8 minutes on each side.
• 8 watch carefully and brush from time to time with oil. for broiling you should need about 1 tablespoon of oil.
• 9 while fish is broiling heat the remaining tablespoon oil in samll pan over medium hight heat. add scallions and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.
• 10 add ginger, garlic, red chili pepper and sugra and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes. stir frequently. remove from heat and keep warm.
• 11 take fish out of the oven and serve with scallions and ginger on top of it. serve the dipping sauce in a seperate small bowl.