{
  "id": "CAT01-R29",
  "slug": "cat01-r29-grilled-whole-pompano-with-lime",
  "url": "https://www.thisisflorida.us/florida-recipes/recipes/cat01-r29-grilled-whole-pompano-with-lime.html",
  "title": "Grilled Whole Pompano with Lime",
  "category": "Florida Seafood & Fish",
  "category_id": "CAT01",
  "language": "en",
  "yield_servings_base": 4,
  "servings_scale_options": [
    2,
    4,
    6,
    8
  ],
  "prep_time_minutes": 15,
  "cook_time_minutes": 16,
  "total_time_minutes": 31,
  "primary_cooking_method": "GRILL",
  "primary_food": "pompano",
  "vegetarian": false,
  "allergens": [
    "fish"
  ],
  "ingredients": [
    "2 whole pompano, about 1 1/2 pounds each, scaled and cleaned",
    "2 tablespoons olive oil",
    "3 limes",
    "3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced",
    "1 teaspoon salt",
    "1/2 teaspoon black pepper",
    "1/4 cup fresh cilantro sprigs"
  ],
  "directions": [
    "Heat the grill to medium-high and clean the grates well. Scrub the limes under running water; slice 2 limes and cut 1 into wedges. Rinse the cilantro.",
    "On a board used only for raw fish, rinse the pompano inside and out and pat dry. Cut 3 shallow slashes on each side down to the bone.",
    "Rub the fish all over with the oil and season inside and out with the salt and black pepper.",
    "Stuff the cavities with the lime slices, garlic, and cilantro.",
    "Oil the grates or a fish basket. Grill the fish 6 to 8 minutes per side, turning once carefully, until the skin is crisp and browned.",
    "Check the thickest part near the bone: the flesh should be opaque and pull away easily with a fork, or reach 145°F.",
    "Move to a clean platter and serve with lime wedges.",
    "Chill leftovers within 2 hours (1 hour if the room is above 90°F)."
  ],
  "food_safety": "Cook whole pompano until the thickest part near the bone reaches 145°F or flakes easily with a fork. Use a clean platter for the cooked fish, never the one that held it raw. Scrub limes under running water before cutting.",
  "skill_taught": "Scoring and grilling a whole fish and checking doneness near the bone.",
  "source": "This Is Florida — Florida Recipes v1.0",
  "license_note": "Free to read on thisisflorida.us. Do not scrape for commercial republishing without permission."
}