> Flash Roasted Red Mullet with Lemon & Coriander Paste with a Salsa Rossa
Serves 4
Preheat oven 400ºF/200ºC/Gas 6
4 sheets of TERINEX LOOK POLYESTER FILM approx. 46x46cm
Ingredients
4 Red Mullet approx. 350g (12 oz) each scaled and gutted (Your Fishmonger will do this for you)
Juice and finely grated rind of 2 lemons
150ml (5fl oz) dry white wine
4 good tbls chopped coriander
4 spring onions finely chopped
2 medium carrots, peeled and julienne
2 sticks of celery julienne
1 medium leek cut into fine rings
1 small sweet potato cut into julienne
Salsa ingredients
1 red pepper
4 ripe fresh tomatoes, skinned and chopped 10ml (2tsps) olive oil
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
1 clove garlic crushed
1 tsp fresh marjoram leaves, chopped
Method
- Salsa - grill the red pepper until the skin turns black then peel. Chop finely. Put pepper and all the rest of the salsa ingredients into a pan and simmer for 10 mins. Leave to one side to cool.
- Divide the vegetables between the 4 sheets of TERINEX LOOK POLYESTER FILM
- Score the top of the fish diagonally and place each on top of the vegetables
- Mix the lemon juice, rind, coriander, white wine and seasoning together. Spoon the mix over the top of the fish and gently push some of the coriander into the cuts.
- Wrap the fish up into loose parcels but making sure they are sealed, then put each parcel into a large enough roasting tin to take all 4.
- Bake in the oven for 10 mins.
- Carefully open parcels and leave to stand for no more than 1 min
- Using a spatula carefully remove the fish from the parcels with the vegetables and place onto warmed plates.
- Serve with seasonal vegetables or salad and some salsa