Barbecued Ling or Pollock

Name: Barbecued Ling or Pollock
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: Salt and pepper, to taste; 2 fillets of ling or pollock; Knob of butter; 5-6 spring onions, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

For The Love Of The Sea

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2021

About

Ling is a really underrated fish. It tastes great and we catch a lot, but it’s not widely available. The market price is really low so it’s good value if you can find it. A good fishmonger might be able to get it, but pollock is a nice alternative if not. — Chris Roberts

Ingredients

5-6 spring onions, chopped
2 fillets of ling or pollock
Knob of bu

Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Sprinkle the chopped spring onions over the fillets of fish, then wrap them in tin foil with a knob of butter. Place the parcel on the barbecue to cook the fish in the butter and its own juices. Ling is a juicy, thick fish, so it doesn’t want to be done in a flash but needs to be cooking for 20 minutes or perhaps a bit more. If you’re using pollock, it doesn’t take quite as long but should also