Pan fried red mullet with rosemary, vinegar

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This is a fantastic way to have fish. The flavours are punchy and make this dish the perfect mezze to have with a cold beer. Feel free to use any fish you like for this; they can be whole or filleted. Just use whatever pleases you more.

Pan fried red mullet with rosemary, vinegar
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Pan fried red mullet with rosemary, vinegar

Recipe by Marianna Leivaditaki
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes
Total time

35

minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 medium red mullets (fresh and whole, scaled and gutted)

  • 500L extra virgin olive oil (preferably Greek)

  • 4 sprigs fresh rosemary

  • About 100ml of Aged white wine vinegar like moscatel

  • sea salt

  • Flour for dusting the fish

Directions

  • Begin by scaling and gutting the fish. Wash them thoroughly under cold water keep them in the fridge.
  • Heat a wide frying pan over medium heat. When hot add enough olive oil to cover the sides of the pan by about 1 cm.
  • Salt and dust the cleaned red mullets in flour and carefully place in the pan.
  • Add the sprigs of rosemary and keep the heat on medium.
  • Cook until golden brown and crispy on one side, turn and do the same for the other. This should take about 4 minutes in total. Just before you remove the mullets from the pan add the vinegar and turn off the heat.
  • Place the fish on a plate and serve