Scale and clean the fish making sure all the blood is cleaned from
the gullet. Soak in a tepid brine for 10 minutes. Dry the fish,
especially the cavity with paper towels. Should be 1.2kg - 1.3kg
after being cleaned.
Make three or four evenly spaced cuts through to the bone on each side.
Put large slices of cold butter into the cuts on the bottom and then top sides. Season with salt and pepper. Set the lemon slices on top
Place the whole fish onto a large serving plate
Bake at 180deg uncovered for 36 minutes.
Baste with the melting butter every 12 minutes.
Inspect to see the flesh is just past translucent becoming white. Slightly under is better than a little over. It will keep cooking on the heated plate.
Remove from the oven and baste again.
Let stand a few minutes before serving.
More butter is better than less butter.
Make three or four evenly spaced cuts through to the bone on each side.
Put large slices of cold butter into the cuts on the bottom and then top sides. Season with salt and pepper. Set the lemon slices on top
Place the whole fish onto a large serving plate
Bake at 180deg uncovered for 36 minutes.
Baste with the melting butter every 12 minutes.
Inspect to see the flesh is just past translucent becoming white. Slightly under is better than a little over. It will keep cooking on the heated plate.
Remove from the oven and baste again.
Let stand a few minutes before serving.
More butter is better than less butter.
1.5kg Whole Live Coral trout
Salt Pepper
125g Butter
5 Lemon slices
Salt Pepper
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Steaming chinese style with ginger and shallots is also very good. At home a large enough vessel to steam the whole fish is tricky. If you want to steam get 600g size fish prepare similarly but with ginger, shallot and soy sauce. No butter. Steam a 600g fish for about 8 minutes.
Salt Pepper
125g Butter
5 Lemon slices
Salt Pepper
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Steaming chinese style with ginger and shallots is also very good. At home a large enough vessel to steam the whole fish is tricky. If you want to steam get 600g size fish prepare similarly but with ginger, shallot and soy sauce. No butter. Steam a 600g fish for about 8 minutes.
This is a really easy top class meal. A few ingredients and in the
oven. How easy is that. Except for launching the boat before
sunrise, travelling to the reef, fishing till midday getting sun
burnt, coming back to shore in a storm, getting the boat on the
trailer, driving home, avoiding the RBTs, cleaning the boat inside
and out, gutting and scaling the fish. I hate small boats and
boating with drinkers. So, I go to the the best fish monger and yes it
is expensive, but!
Coral trout caught off the Queensland coast is without doubt the best eating fish on the planet. And simply just needs cooking. No sauces, no crusts, no batter or crumbs, no stuffing. Just bake the fish with butter and lemon. The lemon infusing into the melted butter creating the perfect baste and then sauce. Superb
I like to soak the cleaned fish in the sink with a tepid brine for 10 minutes to remove some of the fishy taste and add a hint of salt. Some people love the fishy taste so skip this step if you like.
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Coral trout caught off the Queensland coast is without doubt the best eating fish on the planet. And simply just needs cooking. No sauces, no crusts, no batter or crumbs, no stuffing. Just bake the fish with butter and lemon. The lemon infusing into the melted butter creating the perfect baste and then sauce. Superb
I like to soak the cleaned fish in the sink with a tepid brine for 10 minutes to remove some of the fishy taste and add a hint of salt. Some people love the fishy taste so skip this step if you like.
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Great Fresh fish recipe
Coral Trout baked in Butter
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