Grilled Red Mullet with Bay Leaves

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    four

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Recipes from My Spanish Grandmother: The Real Taste of Spain in 150 Traditional Dishes

By Pepita Aris

Published 2013

  • About

Red mullet are called Salmonetes - little salmon - in Spain because of their delicate, pale pink colour. They are simple to cook on a barbecue, with bay leaves for flavour and a dribble of tangy dressing instead of a marinade.

Ingredients

  • 4 red mullet, about 225-275g/8-10 oz each, cleaned and descaled if cooking under a grill (broiler)

Method

  1. Prepare the barbecue or preheat the grill (broiler) with the shelf 15cm/6in from the heat source.

  2. Brush each fish with oil and stuff the cavities with the herb sprigs. Brush the grill pan with oil and lay bay leaves across the cooking rack. Place the fish