Whole roasted fish dishes like this flavorful one are traditionally served on Italian-American feast days. This recipe first appeared in our December 2011 issue along with the special feature Italian America.
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup plus 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 3 lb. yellow onions, sliced
- 3 lb. fennel, sliced, fronds reserved
- 1⁄4 cup white wine
- 3 tbsp. finely chopped thyme
- Zest and juice of 1 orange
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 6 whole branzino, cleaned
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Instructions
Step 1
Heat oven to 350°. Heat 1⁄2 cup oil in a 12″ skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and fennel; cook until soft, 8–10 minutes. Add fronds, wine, thyme, and zest and juice; cook for 5 minutes. Season fish with salt and pepper; stuff cavity with 1⁄4 cup fennel mixture; tie fish closed with kitchen twine. Put remaining fennel mixture in a roasting pan; top with fish. Drizzle with remaining oil; bake until cooked through, about 30 minutes.
- Heat oven to 350°. Heat 1⁄2 cup oil in a 12″ skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and fennel; cook until soft, 8–10 minutes. Add fronds, wine, thyme, and zest and juice; cook for 5 minutes. Season fish with salt and pepper; stuff cavity with 1⁄4 cup fennel mixture; tie fish closed with kitchen twine. Put remaining fennel mixture in a roasting pan; top with fish. Drizzle with remaining oil; bake until cooked through, about 30 minutes.
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