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KEY WEST GROUPER
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup softened butter or margarine, plus more for baking dish
- 4 (8 ounce) fillets grouper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon pepper, or to taste
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1/4 cup key lime juice
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 12 lime slices
- 8 orange slices
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly butter a 9x13-inch glass baking dish and set aside.
2. Season the grouper fillets with salt, lemon pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder; place into prepared baking dish. Spread about 2 tablespoons of softened butter over the top of each fillet. Pour in the lime and orange juices, then cover each fillet with 3 slices of lime, and 2 slices of orange.
3. Bake in preheated oven until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, this time will vary depending on thickness of filet. Check for doneness at 12 minutes.
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| Fish Facts |
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An acre of cultivated mussels can produce 10,000 pounds of meat in a year. This is about 500 times more than an acre of pastureland can produce in terms of beef (only about 200 pounds).
The annual world fish catch is almost 100 million tons. About 75% are salt water fish and 25% fresh water.
The United States imports about 4 billion pounds of fish each year to meet consumer demand. (USDA)
30 years ago an Atlantic Bluefin tuna might sell for a penny a pound for cat food, if it sold at all. Today that same Bluefin tuna can sell for well over $100 per pound, mainly due to the huge popularity of sushi and sashimi around the world. In 2001 a 440 pound Bluefin sold for $173.600 in the Japanese Tsukiji fish market - that's about $394 per pound!
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Some oysters may release over one million eggs in a season. Only about one of these eggs will survive to become an adult oyster.
* Grouper was once considered a by-product of the Florida red snapper fishery, but in recent years has soared in popularity among seafood consumers.
* Florida currently produces about 80% of all the grouper caught in the U.S.
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