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You can buy the Red Snapper filets and WONDER about how fresh they are
OR.....
Buy the whole FISH!!
Most grocery stores sell whole fishes, the thing to look for is in the EYES and
the gills (the bottom cheek bone opening) and the fins (they should be
SECURELY attached)
When you bake a "gutted" fsh, pulling out the fin with no resistance will give
you an approximate time of doneness. (Think of this as being able to pull off a
leg of a Turkey to check for doneness).
If the fin nearest the head pulls off very easy, then it's done. If there is a bit of
resistance, then bake more.
When you buy a fresh whole Red Snapper, you also need to look at it's eyes.
Now stare at him. If he looks messed up or "non-aware" then it is old, and don't
buy. If the fish can LOOK you in the eye with a clean head, then he is fresh.
Another way is to look at how "deeply set" the eyes are. If they are deep and
murkied over, don't buy. If they are right there and clear, then buy.
You can also push in the eye. If it caves in, don't buy, if there is a bit of
resistance, then buy.
You also want to have you fish SCALED.
Most grocery stores offer this as a service when they sell fresh whole fish,
some don't.
If they don't, then take home, and with a potato peeler run against the grain of
the fish's scales, and remove. Do this over a sink. Drizzle water over skin as
you do so.
Now if you're out there fishing, and you catch one, let it die. Then on the "belly"
part, cut it open, and remove guts. Make sure you rinse out thoroughly before
you even consider to bake.
INGREDIENTS:
1 fresh whole Red Snapper (about 3 lbs or so)
2 Garlic cloves or more, diced up
1 Lemon, sliced up
Lemon Juice
1/4 stick or more of melted Butter
Capers (a small handfull)*optional
1/2 Cup dry White Wine (Chardonnay)
Tin Foil
Lay the fish on tin foil.
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