Pimenton Branzino

Name: Pimenton Branzino
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 tsp pimento; 1 tsp sea salt; 1 tsp freshly ground white pepper; 1/2 tsp garlic granule; 1/2 tsp onion granule; 2 sprigs thyme; 2 sprigs rosemary; 1 lime; 2 garlic cloves

Jim Kennedy @jimkmaus

I love Branzino. I also love pimenton. It's like Spain and Italy in one dish. Make sure to use a quality spice, as this simple preparation will make it shine.

Jim Kennedy @jimkmaus

I love Branzino. I also love pimenton. It's like Spain and Italy in one dish. Make sure to use a quality spice, as this simple preparation will make it shine.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 people

1/4 cupolive oil
1 tsppimento
1 tspsea salt
1 tspfreshly ground white pepper
1/2 tspgarlic granule
1/2 tsponion granule
2 sprigsthyme
2 sprigsrosemary
1lime
2garlic cloves

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Preheat the broiler.
2

Cut half the lime into quarters. Reserve.
3

Crush the garlic cloves with the back of a chef's knife. Reserve.
4

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the olive oil, pimento, salt, pepper, garlic granule, and onion granule.
5

Place the branzino on a plastic cutting board. Slash 4 times on both sides of the fish. Slather the pimento paste into the grooves.
6

Stuff the rosemary, thyme, garlic, and lime into the cavity.
7

Brush olive oil on broiler rack. Transfer fish to rack, then place under broiler.
8

Broil for 8 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and crisp on the edges.
9

Serve with sautéed vegetables and rice.