Benin Style Grilled Striped Bass

Celticevergreen's Note:

This traditional recipe is from the country of Benin and is always grilled over a wood fire. This recipe requires 1/4 cup apple wood chips for the grill.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 dried habanero chiles
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 (3 lb) striped bass , fillet (about 1 inch thick)
• 1 lemon , thinly sliced

Directions:

1. Cover apple wood chips with water, and soak for 1 hour. Drain well.
2. Place chiles in a spice or coffee grinder; process until finely ground. Place 1/8 teaspoon ground chile in a small bowl (reserve remaining ground chile for another use). Add oil, salt, and black pepper, stirring to combine. Rub spice mixture over fish; refrigerate 30 minutes.
3. Prepare grill.
4. Place wood chips on hot coals. Coat a large piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil with cooking spray; pierce foil several times with a fork. Place foil on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Place fish on foil; arrange lemon slices over fish. Grill 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve immediately.