Thai-style Whole Baked Blue Cod

This Thai-style whole baked blue cod recipe requires a whole blue cod (~800g) with sliced lemon, garlic, ginger, cubed butter, soy sauce, white vinegar, water, sesame oil, sweet chilli sauce, and optional salt and pepper.

Ingredients

1 x whole blue cod (~800g, scaled & gutted)

1 lemon, sliced

2 Tbsp garlic, minced

2 Tbsp ginger, minced

½ cup (120g) butter, cubed

½ cup soy sauce

2 Tbsp white vinegar

1/4 cup water

2 Tbsp sesame oil

2 Tbsp sweet chilli sauce Salt and pepper (optional)

The steps

Pre-heat oven to 190 °C bake.

Prepare the fish by rinsing under cold water.

Pat dry with a paper towel.

Place fish in a dish lined with baking paper.

Rub salt all over whole fish.

Stuff the fish cavity with lemon slices, half of the garlic, ginger and butter.

Cover fish with baking paper and bake for 30-35 minutes.

Check after 25 minutes to avoid overcooking.

Meanwhile, in a saucepan heat soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, Red Pepper & sweet chilli sauce, and the remaining ginger and garlic.

Bring to a boil and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Remove from heat and cool.

Remove fish from oven and rest for 5 minutes. Pour sauce over the fish and garnish.

Tips

FREEZING FISH

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If you are not planning to eat your fish in the following few days after purchase, then a good option is to freeze it.

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FILLETING FISH

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Choose a large bench space and make sure all surfaces are clean – best to use a good-sized chopping board that is larger than the fish you intend to fillet…

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