Photo: Grilled Whole Fish with Four Pepper-Ginger Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
Four Pepper-Ginger Sauce:
- 3 cups red wine vinegar
- 1 cup distilled white vinegar
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 habanero chile
- 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper, finely diced
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper, finely diced
- 1/2 poblano chile, finely diced
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint leaves
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh Thai basil leaves, plus more for garnish
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish
- Salt
Grilled Whole Fish:
- 4 whole red snapper, 1 1/2-pounds each, scaled, gutted, and scored
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Olive oil
Directions
For the sauce:
Place the vinegar, sugar, habanero and ginger in a medium saucepan and cook over high heat until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, stirring occasionally. If the sauce becomes too thick, thin with a little bit of water.
Strain the sauce through a strainer into a bowl, stir in the red and yellow peppers, poblano, mint, Thai basil, cilantro and season with salt, to taste.
For the fish:
Heat the grill over high heat.
Season the cavity of the fish with salt and pepper. Brush the fish with oil on both sides and season with salt and pepper. Grill for 4 to 5 minutes on 1 side. Turn the grill down to medium and cook for another 6 to 7 minutes with the grill hood closed. Remove to a platter and immediately drizzle with the sauce. Garnish with Thai basil and cilantro.
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By AnnCoffeyTx
Houston
on October 02, 2011
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The sauce is FABULOUS. a family favorite (though its tricky to pick an habanero with the right amount of heat.
By samyers48
on July 03, 2011
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I really wish they would publish the challenger recipes also. Their fish was the winner and looked and sounded as if it was truly tasty.
By Dan33
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on March 06, 2010
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@ J.L. : "I would not know it had ginger in it at all."..... No wonder you didn't taste the ginger. The recipe is WRONG. This is yet another clumsily written recipe from the FN. If you watch the show, the ground ginger is brushed onto the fish before it is grilled. It is not to be cooked with the reduced vinegar. There are a lot of other inconsistencies. What a shame. So many of FN recipes are not as shown on their shows. :(
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