Tea-smoked snapper with linguine

Smoking fish is easy, says Marion Grasby – its catching it that’s the challenge! But however you land your catch, you should give this delicious recipe a whirl.

Recipe «Tea-smoked snapper with linguine» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 110g dark brown sugar, 100g white long-grain rice, 1/2 cup black tea leaves, 4 star anise, bruised, 2 cinnamon quills, crushed , 3 x 200g snapper fillets, skinned, pin-boned, 400g linguine, 60ml extra virgin olive oil , 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced, 1 lemon, zested, juiced, 1/4 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus extra, to serve, 2 tbsp roughly chopped dill, plus extra, to serve, 60g rocket.

Ingredients:

• 110g dark brown sugar 
• 100g white long-grain rice 
• 1/2 cup black tea leaves 
• 4 star anise, bruised 
• 2 cinnamon quills, crushed 
• 3 x 200g snapper fillets, skinned, pin-boned 
• 400g linguine 
• 60ml extra virgin olive oil 
• 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 
• 1 lemon, zested, juiced 
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus extra, to serve 
• 2 tbsp roughly chopped dill, plus extra, to serve 
• 60g rocket 

Instructions

1. To smoke fish, combine sugar, rice, tea leaves, star anise and cinnamon in a bowl. Line a wok with 2 sheets of foil and spread the rice mixture evenly on foil. Heat over high heat for 5 minutes or until rice mixture starts to smoke. Reduce heat to medium. Place a lightly oiled wok rack or round wire cake rack in wok, then place snapper in a single layer on rack. Cover with a lid and smoke for 20 minutes or until cooked. Set aside for 5 minutes. When fish is cool enough to handle, flake into small pieces.
2. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 7 minutes or until al dente. Drain, reserving 60ml (1?4 cup) cooking water.
3. Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes or until soft. Add the pasta, reserved cooking water, flaked fish and remaining ingredients, and cook, tossing occasionally, for 3 minutes or until well combined and rocket is slightly wilted. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Divide among bowls and sprinkle with extra parsley and dill to serve.