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Whole-Roasted Branzino
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| Cook Time: 25 minutes INGREDIENTS Pickled Fennel Stalks | |
| ½ cup | Champagne vinegar |
| 1 cup | lemon juice |
| 6 tablespoons | granulated sugar |
| 4 | star anise pods |
| Reserved fennel stalks, fronds removed and stalks cut into ¼-inch rounds (see Branzino, below) Salsa Verde | |
| ½ cup | flat-leaf parsley, stems removed and leaves roughly chopped |
| ⅓ cup | fresh oregano, stems removed and leaves roughly chopped |
| 3 | garlic cloves, finely chopped |
| 2 tablespoons | fresh lemon juice |
| ½ cup | extra-virgin olive oil |
| Salt | |
| Branzino | |
| 1½ pound | whole branzino or sea bass, scaled and gutted |
| ¼ cup | extra-virgin olive oil |
| Salt | |
| 2 medium fennel bulbs, bulb thinly sliced, stalks removed and reserved (see Pickled Fennel Stalks, above) | |
| 1 small | red onion, thinly sliced |
| ¼ cup | Taggiasca olives or other green olives, pitted and roughly chopped |
DIRECTIONS 1. In a medium saucepot set over medium-high heat, combine the Champagne vinegar, lemon juice and sugar and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the sliced fennel stalks and simmer until the stalks begin to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool in the liquid.2. Make the salsa verde: In a small bowl, combine the parsley, oregano, garlic and lemon juice. Gently stir in the olive oil and season with salt. Set aside.3. Preheat the oven to 425°. Rub the branzino with the olive oil and season the inside and outside liberally with salt. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and roast in the oven until the fish is just cooked through, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.4. In a medium skillet set over medium-high heat, cook the fennel bulb and red onion until they begin to soften, about 4 minutes. Drain the reserved pickled fennel and add to the fennel-onion mixture along with the olives. Gently stuff the branzino with the fennel mixture; top with salsa verde and serve immediately.
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