Akule* ala Fishery Attaché

Akule* ala Fishery Attaché

Ingredients

2 green onions, chopped

2 tomatoes, chopped

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 white wine

2 tbsp shoyu (soy sauce)

Preparation

Make a marinade of olive oil, white wine and shoyu. Add the diced vegetables and marinate for at least for one hour. When ready to stuff, butterfly the akule fillets. Carefully pack the stomach cavity of each akule with the marinated vegetables. Place stuffed akule on a large piece of aluminum foil (about 12 in x 24 in) that has been folded in half, so that foil is doubled. Pour the leftover liquid over the stuffed akule. Wrap up the foil around the fish and fold in all sides tightly so that no steam or juices escape. Bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Serve in foil with steamed rice on the side.

*Akule is the Hawaiian name for bigeye scad (atule in American Samoa, atulai in CNMI and Guam).