About the Recipe
Ingredients
4 whole crappie fish, gutted and cleaned, tails still on
1 bunch fresh cilantro
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons lime juice
3 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon paprika
8 thin lemon slices
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a shallow baking pan with aluminum foil.
Step 2
Pat fish dry; score the skin of fish in a diamond pattern with a very sharp knife. Place fish on the prepared baking pan. Cover tails of fish with aluminum foil to avoid overbrowning.
Step 3
Combine cilantro, olive oil, lime juice, garlic, salt, and paprika in a blender; pulse until mixture is a soft paste.
Step 4
Spread cilantro-garlic paste on each fish, pressing the paste into the scored sections. Place 2 lemon slices on each fish.
Step 5
Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, about 20 minutes.
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