Braaied Snoek

An easy-to-prepare appetizer!

Conversions

easy

SERVES 6

PREP TIME 10mins

COOK TIME 20mins

Ingredients

Snoek

  • 1 large snoek, butterflied
  • olive oil
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper

Basting

  • 60ml Huletts Yellow Sugar
  • 60ml fine apricot jam
  • 30ml butter
  • 15ml crushed garlic
  • 1 red chilli, seeds removed and finely chopped
  • 30ml masala spice

Method

  1. Rinse the snoek with fresh water and pat dry, let it air dry for about half an hour.
  2. Combine the basting ingredients in a saucepan and heat until the sauce is smooth.
  3. Brush the fish with olive oil. Season with sea salt and coarse black pepper.
  4. Start to braai the snoek with the flesh side facing the coals first, seal the flesh and turn around, brush with the basting.
  5. Turn two or three times, but braai mostly with the skin side facing the coals, and brush constantly with the basting.
  6. You can also oven bake the fish at 180°C for 15 - 20 minutes. Finish off under a hot grill.
  7. When the fish flakes easily (test the thickest part) it is done. Garnish with slices of lemon and extra chilli if desired

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Conversion Table

Cups Tablespoons Grams
Butter 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g
Flour/Sifted 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 30g/27g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 40g/35g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 60g/55g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 120g/110g
Granulated Sugar 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 50g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 65g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 100g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 200g
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 45g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 60g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 90g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 180g
Water 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 114g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g