Adam Gray's simple recipe really lets the red mullet shine, with crispy fried skin and perfectly cooked, flaky flesh. A spinach and crushed new potato side is all that's needed, with a little added flavour from a Caesar dressing.
Begin this red mullet recipe by putting the new potatoes in a large saucepan. Cover the potatoes with cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat a little and cook gently until tender, then drain and set aside until almost ready to serve
Make sure all the scales and pin-bones have been removed from the red mullet. Season the fillets and lightly dust the skin side with flour. Brush with the soft butter
Put a large non-stick frying pan over a moderate heat and add a little rapeseed oil
50ml of rapeseed oil
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Lay the fish in the frying pan skin-side down and press down gently using a fish spatula
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Get a saucepan of hot water ready to reheat the cooked potatoes. Put them into the hot water for 2 minutes then drain in a colander. Return the potatoes to the saucepan and crush with a fork
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Slice the spring onions and add them to the potatoes along with the Caesar dressing. Mix thoroughly
To serve, put a medium-sized ring in the middle of a serving dish, then spoon in a quarter of the crushed new potatoes. Remove the ring and place some of the dressed spinach on top
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Gently place one fillet of red mullet on top and drizzle the plate with some of the remaining rapeseed oil to garnish. Repeat with the remaining ingredients and serve
