Bluefish Flambe With Gin Food

BLUEFISH FLAMBE WITH GIN

Steps:

• Grease a broiler pan that is just large enough to accommodate the filets and place them in the pan side by side.
• Pour half the melted butter over the fish and sprinkle with the onion; salt, and pepper. Place the pan 3 inches below broiler and let the fish start to brown.
• Meanwhile mix gin with remaining butter and heat until warm.
• When fish is "just done" remove pan from broiler (just flakes when brushed with a fork). Serve to table at once!
• Pour warmed gin-butter mixture over fish and ignite. Serve when flame has died.

BLUEFISH WITH GIN AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Lay scallions in bottom of roasting pan. Put fish, skin-side down, on top of the scallions.
• Squeeze juice from 1 lime over fish, sprinkle onion over fish, pour 6 tbl of butter over fish and season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Uncover fish, transfer to broiler and broil for 15 minutes. Meanwhile squeeze juice from remaining lime in a small saucepan. Add 2 Tbl butter, gin and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Remove fish from broiler and pour gin mixture over the fish. Return to the broiler and broil until brown on top, about 5 minutes.
• Serve fish hot with scallions on the side.