Whole Snapper Mediterranean Style

Difficulty: Intermediate · Prep: 10 mins · Cook: 15 mins · Total: 25 mins · Yields: 2 servings

Now here is a good example of what makes the Camp Braai so versatile. Harry from Fire to Fork braai'ed a freshly caught snapper in the Camp Braai over some medium coals. The hardest part of this recipe is to actually catch a fish, the rest It is very easy and only takes a couple of minutes to put together.

Image Credits: Fire to Fork

Ingredients

Pan sized Snapper or other white fleshed fish (approx. 400 - 700g)
A loaf of crusty bread(pana de-casa or sourdough)
1 bulb of garlic
Sprig of flat leaf parsley
Course salt and pepper

Directions

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Remove seeds from your capsicum and slice the cheeks off 2 sides

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Put the capsicum in the Camp Braai skin side down until blackened

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Remove and let cool for 2-5 min, then remove the skin by wiping it (it should come off very easily)

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Place 1 tbsp coarse salt, 5 cloves of crushed garlic and ¼ cup olive oil in a mortar and pestle, then work the mix for 7-10min or until fragrant and partly combined.

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Scale your fish and cut large slits down the body

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Cover the fish in the garlic emulsion ensuring plenty of it is in the slits

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Put in the Camp Braai and set to a medium/high heat for 5-7min until brown and crispy on one side.

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Cover some slices of bread in the garlic emulsion on one side.

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Flip the fish and place the garlic bread dry-side-up on top of the Camp Braai.

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Flip the garlic bread regularly with tongs until both sides are browned (do not keep flipping the fish).

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Serve with a generous sprinkle of flat-leaf parsley, a very generous coat of olive oil and some freshly ground black pepper

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