Ingredients
- 3/4 cups orange juice
- 1 medium onion, peeled and coarsely sliced
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 11/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 to 31/4 pound cleaned whole rockfish
- 11/2 tablespoons olive oil
- lemon wedges for serving
- 1 tablespoon melted butter, optional
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Preparation
- In oblong flat glass dish large enough to hold rockfish, thoroughly stir together orange juice,
onion, salt and sugar until the salt and sugar dissolve.
- Lay rockfish in the marinade; spoon some marinade into body cavity and over top.
- Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour and preferably 1" hours, turning several times.
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Cooking
- Heat grill and rub the metal grate surface with oil to help prevent fish from sticking.
- Pour off and discard marinade.
- Pat fish dry on paper towels.
- Rub fish inside and out with oil.
- Center fish on grill over coals.
- Grill for 13 minutes, covered with either the grill lid or a tent of foil until first side is well
browned and crispy.
- Using two wide-bladed spatulas, carefully loosen, then turn over fish.
- Grill, covered, for about 13 to 17 minutes on second side, occasionally checking for
doneness by cutting into the flesh at the thickest part along the backbone.
- When the flesh looks opaque and begins to flake at the deepest point, fish is done.
- Gently lift rockfish to a platter using wide-bladed spatulas.
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Presentation
- Peel back skin on one side.
- Gently lift the filet away from backbone along length of fish.
- Lift out entire backbone and discard.
- Then lift out meat from second side.
- Serve immediately along with lemon wedges.
- Drizzle lightly with melted butter, if desired.
- Serve immediately.
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