Mullet with a Mustard Crust

Name: Mullet with a Mustard Crust
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g jar grainy mustard (such as Meaux); 2 tbsp Dijon mustard; 6 red mullet, gutted and scaled; olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

The French Kitchen

By Joanne Harris and Fran Warde

Published 2002

About

Nothing could be easier than this recipe, Rouget à la Moutarde, but it is important that the fish is fresh from the sea to retain that perfect flavour. Serve with steamed potatoes and watercress.

Ingredients

6 red mullet, gutted and scaled
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
200 g

Europe
France
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Spicy
Mediterranean

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/gas 6.

Make 3 incisions across the fish on each side. Mix the Dijon and grainy mustard and spread thickly all over the fish, pushing some into each of the cuts. Lightly oil a large baking tray, place the fish on it and