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Healthy Blackened Fish Recipe

Posted on August 16, 2009 by healthy-chef

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 4 white fish steaks
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• ½ tsp freshly ground white pepper
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground allspice
• 50 g unsalted butter
• 3 tbsp sunflower oil

1. Rinse the fish steaks and pat them dry with absorbent kitchen paper.
2. Mix together the paprika, thyme, cayenne peppers, black and white peppers, salt and allspice in a shallow dish.
3. Place the butter and oil in a small saucepan and heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter melts.
4. Brush the butter mixture liberally all over the fish steaks, on both sides.
5. Dip the fish into the spicy mix until well coated on both sides.
6. Barbecue the fish over hot coals for about 10 minutes on each sides, turning once. Continue to baste the blackened fish with the remaining butter mixture during the cooking time.

Tips: Basting the fish with the butter mixture will ensure that the fish remains moist during cooking.

Variation: A whole fish – red mullet for example, rather than steaks, is also delicious cooked this way. The spicy seasoning can also be used to coat chicken portions, if you prefer.

Original recipe from Healthy Cooking Recipes