Recipe: Roasted Line Mullet with Market Garden Vegetables
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Line mullet is a firm white fish, perfect roasted whole. Allow 40 minutes at 200°C with market vegetables: tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines. Fennel seeds inside the belly perfume the flesh from within. Serve with melted lemon butter.
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Ingredients for 4 servings
servings
1 beautiful shiny mullet, scaled and gutted through the gills.
As garnish
Small tomatoes zucchini eggplant new garlic shallots a little red chili pepper etc from the garden (if possible)
basil lemon
fennel seeds
garden herbs
sea salt olive oil.
Step-by-step directions
1 In the belly of your fish slide in a little fennel seeds, herbs (parsley chervil mint etc) and a little sea salt.
2 Place it on your baking sheet, then with a sharp knife make incisions on top and insert a basil lemon leaf.
3 Cut all your vegetables by hollowing out the small peppers and tomatoes keep the juice that you will use to water your other vegetables, place garlic cloves and shallots just peeled salt pepper then drizzle with a good splash of olive oil.
4 Take your sheet out of the oven and 2 hours before your guests arrive turn your oven on to 200°(th 6-7)
5 Then place your sheet in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes, baste from time to time with a little water around it, then turn off your oven, so all the flavors will blend together.
6 Serve then on a large platter with the garnish around it. You can serve a lemon butter sauce with this lovely fish.
A chef's advice
Roasted mullet is a weekend dish, the kind where you have time to let vegetables gently cook alongside the fish. Historically it's the simplest Mediterranean cooking, what fishermen made from their daily catch on whatever vegetables were in the garden. It's a summer and early autumn dish, when tomatoes and courgettes peak, when new garlic hits the market. For sides, nothing more than your daily vegetables, barely peeled shallots, fresh garden herbs if you have them. On wine, go for a dry white with body: Chablis, Sancerre, or Côtes du Jura blanc. Skip light reds, they don't pair well with the delicate fish and tomato acidity. Short on time? Prep vegetables the day before, but stuff the fish the same day. Keep basting during cooking, that's what builds the natural, light sauce.
Frequently asked questions
Can I swap fennel for another herb?
Yes, fresh parsley or dill work. But fennel brings a unique aniseed note. If unsure, skip it rather than substitute. Two pinches are enough to flavor without overwhelming.
Why keep basting the fish during cooking?
Basting keeps the flesh moist and builds a light sauce from vegetable juices. Skip it and the top dries out. Lukewarm water every 10 minutes is enough. Avoid extra oil, it'll overload the dish.
Can I prep this 24 hours ahead?
Scale and gut the mullet the day before, keep it cold. Chop vegetables too. But stuff fennel and basil the same day, right before baking. Fresh herbs oxidize quickly.
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