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Baked Bluefish with Cucumber Sauce Easy Recipe.
Bluefish should be eaten very fresh. Look for flesh with a deep, rich color with a firm texture. Bluefish soft-textured, moist flesh is dark and has a high oil content, making it quick to spoil. When concentrated, fish oils can create a strong fishy flavor. Bring the kosher salt, water, and herbs to a boil, simmer five minutes, then let cool. Pour brining mixture over the fish in a glass or stainless steel container, and refrigerate for one hour. Drain and pat dry with a paper towel before cooking. This will improve the texture of bluefish and will lighten the flavor as well as retain the oils that confer the full health benefits associated with eating fish.
Baked Bluefish Recipe - How to bake whole bluefish with bacon, fresh parsley and lemon. Serve with sour cream cucumber sauce.
Ingredients:
- 1 whole fresh Bluefish, 4 to 5 pounds
- 3 strips bacon, cut in half crosswise
- 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 lemon, cut in wedges
- Salt, pepper to taste
Sour Cream Cucumber Sauce:
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp finely minced green onion, tops only
- 1/2 cup grated cucumber
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- Dash ground cayenne pepper
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Serves/Makes: 8 - 10
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How to cook Baked Bluefish with Cucumber Sauce:
- Clean and split bluefish, rinse under running water and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Place bluefish on an oiled baking sheet, skin side down.
- Cover with bacon strips.
- Bake until bluefish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 to 25 minutes.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley.
- Serve the Baked Bluefish with lemon wedges and Sour Cream Cucumber Sauce.
How to cook Sour Cream Cucumber Sauce:
- Combine all ingredients chill.
- Serve with cooked fish or salmon patties.
- Makes about 1 cup.
Notes:
The quality of the flesh, and thus its flavor, is the best if the bluefish is gutted and iced as soon as possible after capture. Remove the dark, oily strip that runs down its center before cooking to avoid a fishy taste.
This recipe for Baked Bluefish with Cucumber Sauce serves/makes: 8 - 10. It is delicious, simple, and very affordable dish.
Main Ingredient: Bluefish
Preparation Method: Baked
How to clean Bluefish:
Scale the fish by placing it in the sink under cold running water. Grasp the fish firmly by the gills and scrape off scales with a fish scaler or small, dull knife. Using short strokes, work from the tail to the head.
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