Roasted Grouper With Sesame Almond Crust

Submitted by Epi Curious

"This is delicious and packed with flavor. From "Savannah Seasons" by Elizabeth Terry, owner of the famed "Elizabeth on 37th" restaurant in Savannah, GA."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Yields: 6 fillets
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 36 ounces black grouper fillets, each 1/2 inch thick (6 fillets)
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon hot chili sauce
• 1 cup wheat crackers, crushed (such as Weston Stoned Wheat Thins)
• 1⁄2 cup asiago cheese, grated (2 oz.)
• 1⁄4 cup toasted almond, chopped
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
• 1⁄4 cup fresh Italian parsley, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh tarragon, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Butter a shallow baking pan.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the sesame oil, vegetable oil, lemon juice, water, beaten egg, salt, cracked pepper, and chili sauce. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the wheat thins, cheese, almonds, sesame seeds, parsley, tarragon and cracked pepper and process to a crumb. Set aside.
4. Dip the fish fillets in the marinade and then in the crumbs. Place on the baking pan. Do now allow the fillets to touch each other. Combine the melted butter and olive oil and drizzle over the fish, then roast in the oven for 20 minutes until the fillets are browned and cooked through.
5. Serve with Peanut Cream Sauce (recipe posted separately).