Poisson Mariné

Cold Broiled Fish Marinated with Vegetables

Preparation info
  • For

    6

    People
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Mireille Johnston

Published 1990

  • About

This is a delectable way to serve fish in summer—perfect for a buffet or a luncheon followed by a tossed lettuce salad and a dessert. This needs to marinate for five days but is otherwise very easy to prepare and none of the ingredients are exotic. Offer a cool crisp white wine with this.

Ingredients

  • 6 small fish (sardines, bass or whiting) or 1 large 5-pound fi

Method

Fillet the fish and rinse and dry them. Sprinkle heavily with salt and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 3 hours.

Meanwhile, prepare the marinade. Heat the vinegar in a heavy-bottomed pan and add the onion, carrot, shallots or onions, celery stalk, 3 tablespoons of the parsley, clove, thyme, bay leaves, and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and l