by Gloria Bakst
Cooking with Gloria
Here's a great recipe for fish or chicken. Cedar planks add unique and intriguing flavors to your foods as they grill. Soak your planks in water for one hour or longer before grilling. (See Using Cedar Planks for Grilling) When the grill is hot put the plank on the grill, smooth side down and char, turn the wood over and then place fish or chicken on top to cook. The planks maybe reused.
Cedar Plank-Grilled Red Snapper
Serves 4Ingredients
2 pounds of snapper fillets
1 tablespoon olive oil
1⁄2 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine
3 tablespoons fresh flat parsley chopped fine
3 tablespoons fresh basil chopped fine
2 tablespoons fresh chopped chives
1 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro
3 cloves garlic minced
Mild chili powder
Herbamare or Sea Salt
Put the snapper in a non-metallic casserole dish.
Sprinkle the filets with chili powder, Herbamare or sea salt.
In a separate small bowl mix together the olive oil, wine, garlic and herbs. Spread over fish and allow to marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Preheat grill.
Place the soaked smooth side of the cedar plank on the fire.
Allow it to get charred, turn it over and place the fish fillets skin side down on top of plank.
Cook on high heat.
Do not turn fish while it is cooking.
Depending on the thickness of the fillets it will probably take about 15-20 minutes. Cut into the fish to check for doneness, it should be firm, not fleshy, fish should be moist not dry.
Click here to buy cedar planks for grilling.
Gloria's recipes and approach to a balanced lifestyle have been published by McGraw Hill in her book, ZonePerfect Cooking Made Easy. Her recipes have appeared in the Weight Watchers' Grilling Cookbook, Weight Watchers Meals in Minutes Cookbooks, The Jewish Vegetarian Year Cookbook, and The Healing the Heart Cookbook.
Gloria’s menus are always healthy and nutritious with an emphasis on flavor, freshness, and sophisticated tastes.
Have questions or comments? . To learn more about Gloria and her nutritional coaching go to her web site at Balanced Nutritional Lifestyles.
If you like Gloria's recipes, you can purchase her book here.
ZonePerfect Cooking Made Easy, by Gloria Bakst