Living near the ocean gives one all kinds of fresh seafood choices when planning your weekly meals for maintaining a healthy lifestyle in Bradenton, FL. There are so many local farmers where you can pick up fresh fruits and vegetables as well as fresh cheeses and wines. As you know, if you've been reading my blog for a while, we love health and fitness and living in Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch in the Bradenton Florida area gives us the resources of food, activities and outdoor environment to make every day a healthy day!
One of the most delicious ways to cook healthy is grilling. You can grill fish, vegetables, meats and even fruits and add fresh herb sauces that are healthy and low in fat. With the abundance of all things good to eat in Florida, how could you not enjoy cooking healthy, delicious food?
The kitchens in Esplanade are designed for the gourmet cook in mind, so you have everything you need within easy reach. However, grilling fish outdoors saves you that “fishy smell” from invading your home. I love fresh seafood any day and we can have that here in Esplanade.
Pompano is one of the lightest and most delicious local catches here in the Bradenton. If you didn’t happen to catch it yourself out on the water, you can find fresh Pompano at your local fish monger. Here’s a light delicious grilled pompano recipe to delight your taste buds.
Grilled Pompano
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
2 1- or 2-pound whole pompano, head on
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil plus more for oiling and drizzling
juice of 1 lemon
PREPARATION
Heat BBQ grill until hot, then clean and oil grate well–this will make it easier to flip the fish.
If fish is large, score horizontal lines in thickest muscle. Season fish inside and out with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Place fish on grill and cook over indirect medium heat, resisting any urge to adjust it. Cook until skin is crisp and lightly charred, and flesh is flaky and opaque to the bone, 6 to 10 minutes, depending on size.
Using two hands and two metal spatulas, run tools underneath fish, then lift and gently roll over.
Grill until flesh is flaky and opaque down to the bone, 6 to 10 minutes. Using a small knife check temperature of the meat. Fish is done if the knife slides easily through the thickest part of flesh.
To serve, fillet fish, then drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.
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