Roasted Fish With Blood Orange and Fennel

Roasted Fish With Blood Orange and Fennel
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Total Time
45 minutes
Rating
5(67)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • 2fennel bulbs
  • 2limes
  • 4whole, cleaned black bass or other mild, flaky fish (about 1ÂĽ pounds each)
  • 3tablespoons plus 4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, more for drizzling
  • 1teaspoon coarse kosher salt, more as needed
  • Black pepper, as needed
  • 1blood orange, thinly sliced
  • 2garlic cloves, thinly sliced
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

749 calories; 28 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 15 grams monounsaturated fat; 6 grams polyunsaturated fat; 18 grams carbohydrates; 6 grams dietary fiber; 8 grams sugars; 103 grams protein; 925 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 450 degrees. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with foil; have ready a second rimmed baking sheet.

  2. Step 2

    Trim the tops from the fennel bulbs and coarsely chop ÂĽ cup of the fronds; discard the stalks. Remove the outer layers of the fennel and halve each bulb through the root end. Thinly slice each bulb. Thinly slice one of the limes and quarter the other.

  3. Step 3

    Pat each fish dry and coat each lightly with a teaspoon oil. Generously season fish inside and outside with salt and pepper. Transfer fish to the foil-lined baking sheet. Stuff each cavity with slices of lime and orange, fennel fronds and garlic.

  4. Step 4

    Toss sliced fennel with 3 tablespoons oil, 1 teaspoon salt and ÂĽ teaspoon pepper. Spread on the remaining baking sheet. Transfer fish and fennel to the oven; roast fennel, tossing occasionally, until golden and tender, about 15 minutes. Bake fish until it is just opaque, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve fish drizzled with more olive oil and squeeze fresh lime juice on top. Serve with fennel on top or alongside.

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Delicious! We reduced the recipe, one whole branzini for the two of us, but made the full batch of fennel.

Made this dish the first time with fennel it was good. Next time I used leeks and I actually prefer the leeks. In the future I will combine the fennel and the leeks.

Made with fresh trout as this was only whole fish I could locate, very showy and impressive presentation, excellent fennel - maybe letting the fish "marinate" with the sliced citrus and garlic for a few hours or overnight would imbue more of the flavor to the flesh? Made with freshly picked blood oranges and limes from our trees, but was expecting more "oomph" based on the delicious filling. Or maybe the dish really needs a branzino or black bass?

It was good, but, somehow did not crisp.

Cooked with trout! Delicious

I don't always love fennel. Can I substitute anything for the fennel instead

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