Fennel and Root Beer Marinated Sablefish

Difficulty:
1/5

Ease of preparation rating: Easy.

Yield:  4 servings.

 

Fennel and Root Beer Marinated Sablefish

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons (10ml) fennel seeds

2 cinnamon sticks

1 cup (240ml) fennel, sliced

1 can of Root Beer

2 tablespoons (30ml) canola oil

4 fillets of sablefish (5 ounces each or 150 grams each)

 

Method:

Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat.

Add fennel seeds and toast for 4-5 minutes.

Add oil and fresh fennel, and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Add cinnamon stick, and deglaze with root beer.

Bring to a boil and simmer for 4-5 minutes, until the fennel is soft.

Remove from heat and put in refrigerator to cool.

Place sablefish fillets in a plastic with the root beer and fennel marinade. Marinate for 1-2 hours.

Preheat oven to 400oF (205oC).

Remove sablefish fillets from bag and place on a baking tray with parchment paper.

Bake fish for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges of the fish have started to char.

Remove from oven, and serve hot.

 

Shitake ‘Bacon’

Ingredients:

2 cups (490ml) Shitake mushrooms, stems removed and very thinly sliced

Canola oil, for frying

Salt

 

Method:

Heat frying oil to 375oF (190oC).

Deep-fry slices of shitake mushrooms for 6-8 minutes, or until crispy and golden brown.

Remove mushrooms from oil using a slotted spoon, and place on a paper towel to drain excess liquid.

Season with salt.

Serve over the Fennel and Root Beer Marinated Sablefish.

 

*Serve with Creamy Bok Choy. See recipe.