Oven Baked Tilapia Whole Fish

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 pc whole tilapia fish

  600 gr each
• 25 gr fresh coriander

  with root
• 1 pc lemon
• 2 pcs long red chilies
• 1 tbsp fresh sliced ginger
• 2 pcs garlic cloves
• ½ pc lime
• Olive oil

Instructions

• 1 Blend the coriander roots and stems, garlic, ginger, ½ lemon, ½ lime, 1 red
  chili to obtain a coarse mixture; keep aside.
• 2 With a scaling tool remove the scales from the tail towards the head.
• 3 Use scissors to trim the fins on the sides, except the tail and remove the gills
  and guts if your fishmonger didn’t do this.
• 4 Rinse the fish well and pat dry.
• 5 Drizzle some olive oil with a little chili-lemon mixture in a baking tray.
• 6 Score the fish on both sides, season with salt and pepper then stuff the
  cavities (where the guts were removed) and rub the fillet slashes with it.
• 7 Place the fish onto the baking tray and bake at 180°C for 20-25 minutes. Halfway
  through, baste the whole fish with the juice in the baking pan.
• 8 After baking, rest the fish for 5 minutes covered with foil.
• 9 Serve on a large plate, garnish with fresh coriander, julienne of chili and
  lemon.

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