Lemon baked red emperor

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Recipe «Lemon baked red emperor» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1.6kg red emperor, or whole snapper, cleaned, 4 lemons, 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced, 2 shallots, thinly sliced , 1/3 cup large salted capers, rinsed, drained, 125g piece sourdough bread, crusts removed, torn into small pieces, 1/3 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley , 1/4 head radicchio, finely shredded.

Ingredients:

  • 1.6kg red emperor, or whole snapper, cleaned 
  • 4 lemons 
  • 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 
  • 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 
  • 2 shallots, thinly sliced 
  • 1/3 cup large salted capers, rinsed, drained 
  • 125g piece sourdough bread, crusts removed, torn into small pieces 
  • 1/3 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley 
  • 1/4 head radicchio, finely shredded 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Place fish in a large, lightly oiled roasting pan, then squeeze quartered lemons over and add lemon to pan. Drizzle with 1/4 cup oil, season with salt and black pepper, then cook for 30-35 minutes or until just cooked through.
  2. Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook garlic, shallots and capers for 6 minutes or until golden. Strain mixture through a sieve over a bowl, then return oil to pan. Add breadcrumbs to pan and cook, stirring, for 4 minutes or until golden. Cool. Combine caper mixture, breadcrumbs, parsley, radicchio and lemon segments in a bowl.
  3. To serve, carefully transfer fish and baked lemons to a platter, then top with breadcrumb mixture.