Grilled Apple-Smoked Striped Bass
INGREDIENTS
- 1/4 cup apple wood chips
- 2 dried habanera chiles
- 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 pounds striped bass fillet, about 1 inch thick
- cooking spray
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
DIRECTIONS
1. Cover apple wood chips with water, and soak for 1 hour. Drain well.
2. Place chiles in a spice or coffee grinder; process until finely ground. Place 1/8 teaspoon ground chili in a small bowl (reserve remaining ground chili for another use). Add oil, salt, and black pepper, stirring to combine. Rub spice mixture over fish; refrigerate 30 minutes.
3. Prepare grill. Place wood chips on hot coals. Coat a large piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil with cooking spray; pierce foil several times with a fork. Place foil on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Place fish on foil; arrange lemon slices over fish. Grill 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve immediately.