Party Poached Pompano

Name: Party Poached Pompano
Ingredients: 4 pompano fillets (about 6 ounces each); Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 8 ounces fresh lump crabmeat, cartilage removed; 1 large orange, peeled, segmented, seeds removed; 1 sweet grapefruit, peeled, segmented, seeds removed; 1/4 cup fresh orange juice; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3 tablespoons dried bread crumbs; Chopped fresh mint leaves, for garnish

9 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

4 pompano fillets (about 6 ounces each)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8 ounces fresh lump crabmeat, cartilage removed
1 large orange, peeled, segmented, seeds removed
1 sweet grapefruit, peeled, segmented, seeds removed
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 tablespoons dried bread crumbs
Chopped fresh mint leaves, for garnish

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350F.
2

Butter a baking dish.
3

Arrange the fillets in one layer in the baking dish.
4

Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
5

Divide the crabmeat among the four fillets, arranging it on top of the fish.
6

Then arrange a row of alternating orange and grapefruit segments on each fillet.
7

Drizzle orange juice over each.
8

Blend the butter and bread crumbs, and sprinkle over the citrus segments.
9

Bake until the fillets are cooked through and the crumbs are crisp and golden, 15 minutes.
10

Sprinkle with fresh mint, and serve immediately.