Snoek with Orange and Fennel
https://foodloversmarket.co.za/recipes/snoek-orange-fennel/
A South African favourite, grilled snoek! This time, we’ve paired local snoek with sweet, seasonal citrus and fennel, a flavour of dreams!
Cooking Methods
- Braai
- Grilling
- Roasting
Serves
6Prep Time
15 minutesCooking Time
40 minutesIngredients
- 1kg Food Lover’s Market Snoek, thawed
- 30ml (2 Tbsp) olive oil
- 45ml (3 Tbsp) orange marmalade
- 2 oranges
- 100g fresh baby fennel, sliced in half lengthwise
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Line a baking tray with foil and drizzle with olive oil.
- Place the snoek opened up on the baking tray with the skin side down. Spread the orange marmalade on the snoek, followed by the zest and juice of 1 orange.
- Season to taste and place the fennel around the snoek. Bake in the oven for about 35-40 minutes.
- While the snoek is in the oven, slice the second orange in rings and heat a non-stick frying pan with a dash of olive oil on a high heat. Sear the orange slices on one side only until browned or if preferred you can pack the slices on the fish to roast in the oven.
- Serve the baked snoek and fennel and garnish with the browned orange slices.
Notes
What can I make with leftover snoek?
- Snoek fish cakes
- Snoek burger with spicy tomato jam
- Mini snoek pies
- Snoek wraps – flake it off the bone and pop it in a wrap.
- Kaapse smoorsnoek with cauli-rice
