Red mullet stuffed with pine nuts

Red mullet meat is tender and juicy - both boiled and fried. Red mullet goes on sale fresh, frozen or canned in oil; hot smoked red mullet is also good

Ingredients

• 4 red mullets weighing 250 g each
• 70 g pine nuts
• 2 large tomatoes
• 1 medium onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 5 sprigs of parsley
• 0.5 tsp dried basil
• olive oil
• salt, freshly ground black pepper
• baked vegetables for serving

Directions

1. Clean the fish from scales and entrails. Rinse with water and pat dry with paper towels. Make 2-3 slant cuts on the sides. Season with salt, pepper and brush with olive oil.
2. Chop the onion and garlic. Fry with olive oil until soft, 5 minutes. Add nuts, dried basil, and finely chopped parsley. Stuff the fish.
3. Fry in a hot grill pan, 3-4 minutes each. from each side.
4. Cut the tomatoes into 1 cm thick circles, drizzle with oil. Fry, 1 minute each. from each side. Season and serve with the fish and baked vegetables.