Red Mullet Baked in Foil Recipes

Ingredients :

4 x 375g / 12 oz red mullet, scaled, gutted and cleaned

50g / 2 oz butter, diced

250g / 8 oz canned plum tomatoes, drained

1 tbsp capers, drained

1 tbsp roughly chopped basil

16 pitted black olives, chopped

salt and pepper

Season the fish with salt and pepper. Grease a large sheet of foil with some of the butter. Put half the tomatoes in the centre, together with half the capers. Sprinkle with half the basil, half the remaining diced butter and half the olives. Put the fish on top and cover with the remaining ingredients.

Close the foil tightly, put the package on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven, 200C (400F), Gar Mark 6, for 35 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish, open the foil slightly and serve.

Serves 4

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