Roast red mullet fillet with Charlotte potatoes, fennel, olives and capers
This is a great way to cook red mullet because the fat from the fish melts into the potatoes and makes them taste delicious, as well as giving them a lovely colour and crisp texture.
Ingredients
- Olive Oil45 ml
- Lemon juice15 ml
Instructions
5 steps- 1
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling salted water for about 10 minutes until just tender. Drain and set aside until cool enough to handle. Cut into 5mm slices.
- 2
While the potatoes are cooking, cut the fennel bulb vertically in half, then cut each half into 1cm half-moon slices. Cook the fennel in another pan of boiling salted water for about 5 minutes until tender, then drain.
- 3
Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof frying pan and fry the potato slices until they start to colour. Add the fennel and fry for a minute longer.
- 4
Season the mullet fillets with salt and pepper, then place skin-side up on top of the potatoes and fennel. Scatter the olives, capers, parsley and tomatoes over the fish. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast for 5 minutes.
- 5
Remove from the oven and finish with a squeeze of lemon and drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 263 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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