RED MULLET IN TOMATO SAUCE
RED MULLET IN TOMATO SAUCE
25 g butter or margarine
1 small onion, skinned and finely chopped
1 garlic clove, skinned and crushed (optional)
450 g tomatoes, skinned and quartered
salt and pepper
10 ml (2 level tsp) sugar
1 bay leaf
4 red mullet, about 550 g each, cleaned
30 ml seasoned flour
45 ml vegetable oil for frying
30 ml fresh breadcrumbs
15 ml chopped fresh parsley
- Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the onion and the garlic, if using and fry for about 5 minutes, until soft but not coloured. Add the tomatoes, seasoning, sugar and bay leaf. Cover and simmer gently for about 30 minutes, until soft and pulped. Remove the bay leaf.
- Meanwhile, coat the fish in seasoned flour. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the fish and fry for 6-8 minutes, turning them once.
- Place half the tomato sauce in a shallow ovenproof dish, lay the fish on top, then cover with the rest of the sauce. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the top and brown under a hot grill. Sprinkle with parsley and serve at once.
Serves 4
RED MULLET IN TOMATO SAUCE
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