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Red mullet fillets in a quick marinade
For this recipe, the marinade is made in a jiffy: oil, lemon, parsley, salt and pepper.
The red mullet fillets are marinaded for an hour, then pan-fried quickly.
They are served with plain white rice.
The red mullet fillets are marinaded for an hour, then pan-fried quickly.
They are served with plain white rice.
96 K 4.5/5 (14 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
24.45 €
4 people
6 IngredientsLast modified on: February 22th 2015
8 fillets of red mullet
4 tablespoons 
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 9 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 3 min.
Ask your fishmonger to fillet the red mullets for you.
Wash and dry the fish.
Wash and dry the fish.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 4 min.
Use tweezers to remove any remaining bones down the centre of the fillets.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Prepare the marinade by mixing 2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and papper, 4 tablespoons olive oil and the chopped pasley.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 hour
Put the red mullet fillets into the marinade, mix well and cover with plastic film. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
Stage 5
After marinading, you will see that the fish has turned slightly opaque. This is the effect of the lemon juice.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Put a frying pan on high heat, then add the fish fillets with the skin downwards. Cook for about 3 minutes until the skin is nicely browned.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 min.
Turn the fish over and cook for a further minute on the other side.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.
You can also make a very easy sauce by pouring the remaining marinade into the frying pan and leaving it to reduce slightly.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.
Serve 2 fillets per person with white rice, for example.
Remarks
Be careful not to cook the fish too long with the skin downwards. It needs to be fried, but make sure it is not burnt, as this tends to happen rather quickly.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately once plated up.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 160 RDI=60 % | 2 RDI=0 % | 90 RDI=10 % | 1,480 RDI=70 % | 6,200 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 20 RDI=7 % | 0 | 10 RDI=2 % | 170 RDI=8 % | 700 RDI: 8 % |
| Per person | 40 RDI=20 % | 0 | 20 RDI=3 % | 370 RDI=20 % | 1,550 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 24.45 €
- Per person : 6.15 €
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