I have been seeing whole fish at Costco for some time now so I decided to give it a go. I bought some snapper for diner last night and was blown away by the results.
I watched Mr. Setzler's video on grilling a whole fish as a guide along with some recipes I found on the interwebs.
2 snappers gutted and cleaned (got mine from Costco as I said previously)
Cut crosshatch slits on both sides of the fish (next time I will just do horizontal slits for easier removal of skin)
Seasoned with garlic rosemary seasoning
Salted with a few pinches of kosher salt
Spritzed with olive oil generously on each side
Stuffed cavity with fresh rosemary, thyme and dill from the garden
Sprinkled lime juice to finish off
Using the Big Joe, I lit just one side and set the fish for direct at the highest level grate. I used a fish\veggie tray to keep the fish from falling apart.
I had the temp at around 300-325 and grilled each side for 9 minutes until the inter temp as around 140.
The flavor was amazing! I don't think I would have the intense herb flavors if I had just cooked fillets but I will be trying that in the future.
I served the fish with some leftover bulgur pilaf and a spinach berry salad.
I have never had snapper before that I can remember but I am now a huge fan!!