Baked Pompano

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This pompano recipe makes a delicious fall-off-the-bone fish.

Submitted by gomer45
Updated on November 16, 2024
close up view of a Baked Pompano whole fish on a white platter
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Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
40 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
4
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 4 servings

  • 1 cup soy sauce

  • ½ cup rice cooking wine

  • 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided

  • 2 teaspoons hoisin sauce

  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce

  • 2 teaspoons oyster sauce

  • 1 lime, halved

  • 1 shallot, diced

  • 1 (2 inch) piece peeled fresh ginger, diced

  • 1 (1 1/2) pound whole pompano fish, gutted and cleaned

  • 1 teaspoon dried dill, or to taste

  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

  • 2 cups napa cabbage leaves, or as needed

Directions

  1. Whisk soy sauce, rice wine, 1 tablespoon olive oil, hoisin sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and juice of 1/2 the lime together in a bowl.

  2. Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir shallot and ginger until starting to brown, about 2 minutes. Pour in soy sauce mixture; simmer until slightly thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.

  3. Score both sides of the pompano in a crosshatch pattern. Pat dry with a paper towel. Season both sides and inside of the pompano with dill, salt, and pepper. Slice remaining 1/2 of the lime and arrange slices inside. Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over pompano; rub over both sides.

  4. Layer cabbage leaves in the bottom of a large baking dish; place pompano on top. Pour soy sauce mixture over pompano. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil. Let marinate as the oven preheats.

  5. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  6. Bake pompano in the preheated oven until fragrant, about 20 minutes. Remove aluminum foil; continue baking until pompano flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes more.

  7. Peel back skin and lift pompano flesh off the bones using a fork. Transfer to a serving plate.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

533 Calories
33g Fat
13g Carbs
37g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 533
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 33g 43%
Saturated Fat 8g 42%
Cholesterol 85mg 28%
Sodium 3998mg 174%
Total Carbohydrate 13g 5%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 37g 74%
Vitamin C 16mg 18%
Calcium 117mg 9%
Iron 3mg 16%
Potassium 1170mg 25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.