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.
Ingredients: [‘dried habanero chiles’, ‘peanut oil’, ‘salt’, ‘fresh ground black pepper’, ‘striped bass’, ‘lemon’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“2 dried habanero chiles”,”1 tablespoon peanut oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil”,”1 teaspoon salt”,”1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper”,”1 (3 lb) striped bass, fillet (about 1 inch thick)”,”1 lemon, thinly sliced “]
Number of Servings: 8
Steps: [‘Cover apple wood chips with water, and soak for 1 hour. Drain well.’, ‘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.’, ‘Prepare grill.’, ‘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.’]