Recipe for Tautog (Blackfish) Baked with Herb Butter


Serves 4

Ingredients
Method

1 pound
Blackfish fillet, cut into serving size pieces
In a small saucepan melt butter or margarine and stir in lemon juice, parsley, chives, dill, and cayenne and salt if desired. Place fillets in a lightly oiled baking dish. Pour butter and herb mixture over fillets. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake uncovered in an oven preheated to 400°F for about 8 to 10 minutes or until fish begins to flake. Transfer fish to a warm serving platter. Boil pan juices until reduced to about 1/4 cup and pour over warm fish.

1/4 cup
Butter or margarine

2 tbsp.
Lemon juice

2 tbsp.
Parsley, fresh, chopped

2 tbsp.
Chives, fresh, chopped (or 1 tbsp. dried)

3 tbsp.
Dill, fresh, chopped (or 1 1/2 tsp. dried)

Dash
Cayenne pepper (optional to taste)


Salt (if desired to taste)


Paprika

Adapted from a recipe developed by the North Carolina Sea Grant Program