Striper "Chinese Style"

This is for an 8-12 lb striper or it's fillets.......approx 28-32 inch fish..

Sauté small bunch of scallions, a few cloves of garlic, and a quarter size piece of ginger, minced. Add a scant 2 teaspoons of soy sauce. Place onto a piece of aluminum foil and set into a clamshell type fish basket. Grill fillets about five minutes on one side and flip over. Pour contents of sauté pan on top of fillets. cover grill for another five minutes to finish. Mmm, yum sum!

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