Mad Dog gave me the idea to grill fish with thyme, garlic and olive oil. Thanks Dog! http://maddogtvdinners.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/sea-bream-griddled/ I had some small rouget barbets (red mullet) in the freezer and though they were a bit bony, the flavor was wonderful!
I was up in the air about guillotining the heads, pun, but decided I like little fish like this better with heads intact.
I served the fish with Jade’s favorite potatoes http://atomic-temporary-17826715.wpcomstaging.com/2012/07/09/teriyaki-pork-steaks-with-pan-fried-potatoes/ and a little mache with oil and vinegar. Nice dinner.
Grilled Red Mullet
4 red mullet, scaled, cleaned, etc.
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Cut two diagonal slashes on each side of the mullet. Mix the oil, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper together and rub all over the fish. Grill on a hot grill for about 3-4 minutes per side.
Looks delicious! I just love the use of fresh thyme in the fish. So flavorful and aromatic.
Thank you Tessa.
They look great and thanks for the link 😉
Thank you Mad for the inspiration.
Love those little fishies, red mullet have such a wonderful colour and the skin crisps up lovely, perfect cooked outdoors.
Cheers
Marcus
Thank you Marcus.
We don’t have red mullet in the markets but I have been eyeing the cleaned whole trouts lately. Yours and Mad Dogs dishes makes me think I’ll be having fish before long.
Trout sounds pretty good.
An amazing fish – I’m so jealous that you can get things like this so easily!
Thank you Frugal. But Wales is coastal. You must have, maybe not the same, but equivalent fish?
Alas, most of our good fish is shipped off to Spain… more demand better prices… I think a fish like that would be quite expensive here, provided they stock them at all.
What a shame! You might as well live in a landlocked country. What about river fish?
I could never figure that out either! Why so little fish?!
OMG that looks amazing! So hungry right now!
Thank you Ine.
A very Mediterranean preparation on the fish, and that looks like a very nice meal indeed!
Mad deserves the credit really 🙂
I love the simplest preparations when it comes to fish, and the combination of thyme, garlic, and olive oil is one of my favorites. Looks delicious!
Thank you Daisy.
We love our fish whole too! whether its fried, grilled or soup.
The big fishes are better, they have lots of meat and fat in them.
I do like fish!
Awesome recipe!
Thank you Gwyn.