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Smoky Seafood SkewerS BarBecued red Snapper with lemon and oregano
Serves 4 Serves 4
The chipotle in the marinade gives these a moreish Red snapper cooks in a very similar way to bream and sea bass,
depth of favour. You’ll need eight large skewers; if using so choose whichever is freshest and most plentiful on the day.
wooden ones, soak for 20 minutes to prevent scorching. Ask your fshmonger to scale and gut the fsh for you, leaving it whole.
If the head makes you squeamish, ask for it to be removed.
¾ tsp chipotle chilli paste
3 tbsp olive oil 2 x 900g red snapper, sea bream or directly on the bars and cook for about
2 small lemons, juice of 1 and 1 cut into wedges sea bass, cleaned but left whole 10 minutes on each side, moving them
Salt and black pepper 1 lemon, sliced into rounds to a cooler part of the barbecue if they
175g queen scallops (about 25, depending on size) 6 oregano sprigs char too quickly. If the bars are hot and
220g raw shelled king prawns, tails left on Salt and black pepper you leave the oiled fsh well alone while
300g salmon fllet, skinned and cut into bite-size cubes Olive oil to drizzle it cooks, it shouldn’t stick.
n If using a griddle, line a large roasting
n If you’re using a barbecue, get it ready. Make sure the n Depending on how you are cooking tin with foil. Sear the fsh on the hot
coals are white-hot with no trace of a fame. the fsh, either make sure the barbecue griddle for 3-4 minutes on each side
n In a mixing bowl large enough to hold all of the fsh, coals are white-hot with no trace of a (you may have to do this in two
combine the chilli paste, oil and lemon juice, then season. fame or place a large griddle pan over batches); the fsh should have dark
Add the lemon wedges and seafood and toss gently to a high heat for a couple of minutes. If char lines and not stick to the pan.
coat. Set aside for 2 minutes. using a griddle pan, also pre-heat the Transfer the griddled fsh to the roasting
n Thread the lemon and seafood onto the skewers, oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. tin and bake for 15-18 minutes, until
making sure they are evenly distributed. If using a griddle n Meanwhile, rinse the fsh under cool cooked through. To test this, press
pan, set it over a high heat for 2 minutes, until hot. Cook water and pat dry with kitchen towel. frmly on the fesh behind the head;
the skewers on the barbecue or on the griddle over a high Divide the lemon slices and oregano it should give and fake easily.
heat for about 4 minutes in total, turning every minute, sprigs between the belly cavities of n The fsh are best served whole
until the seafood is opaque and slightly charred. Serve the two fsh, season well and drizzle with either the tapenade or tomato
straightaway with the Marie Rose sauce on page 164. generously with olive oil. salsa on page 164 on the side.
n To cook on the barbecue, lay the fsh

BARBECUED RED SNAPPER
WITH LEMON AND OREGANO