How to fry red mullet in a frying pan

How to cook red mullet: Fried fish, delicious

List of ingredients:

Number of servings: 6-7

Red mullet – 1 kg
Flour - 3 tbsp.
Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp.
Salt and ground black pepper - to taste

Despite the fact that the ingredients are incredibly simple, anyone can prepare this dish.

Here are our actions:

Clean the red mullet from fins, scales and other debris.

Prepare a plate with flour, where you mixed salt and black pepper.

Roll each fish in this unique breading.

Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil and fry the fish until golden brown.

To remove excess oil, place the red mullet on a napkin. Boiled rice and vegetable salad are perfect as a side dish. To further enhance the taste, you can serve a slice of lemon.

This dish will allow you to fully enjoy the taste of fish. To make it more nutritious, red mullet can be baked in the oven.

Red mullet recipes

One of the most common recipes for preparing this small fish can rightfully be called a classic, and both fresh and frozen red mullet are quite suitable for its implementation. The ingredients for this recipe will be:

Red mullet;
Flour for dredging;
Pepper and salt;
Freshly squeezed lemon juice;
Vegetable oil;
Fresh greens.

Cooking method:

Flour is combined with a small amount of starch, which contributes to the appearance of a crispy crust when frying;
For frying, use a cast iron frying pan with thick walls or a non-stick coating;
Thawed or fresh fish are cleaned of scales, leaving the head, tail and entrails;
The scaled carcasses are dried with paper towels, then rolled in flour and starch and placed in a frying pan;
Place the mullet in hot vegetable oil in a frying pan, not too tightly so that it can fry well;
Fry the fish for 3 minutes on each side until crispy and golden brown;
The finished fried mullet is laid out again on a paper towel so that excess fat drips off and does not soak the crispy crust;
Immediately after this, the fish is salted, peppered and sprinkled with lemon juice.

This fish recipe has proven to be simple and enjoyable.

Brass fish dish for gourmets

List of ingredients:

Number of servings: 4

red mullet - four pieces;
salt, pepper - to taste;
olive oil – three to four tablespoons;
garlic - two cloves;
parsley - half a bunch.

Fish prepared in this way at home will delight even gourmets with its taste.

The fish must be prepared, all entrails and scales removed.
Season the cut up carcasses with salt and pepper to taste.
In a bowl, pour oil over the fish.
Chop the garlic and add it to the fish.
Finely chop the parsley and mix with the remaining ingredients.
Marinate the fish for at least half an hour.
Bake the marinated fish in the oven for at least 40 minutes.
Serve with a slice of lemon.

This recipe is not as common as fried mullet, but it still has its place. Our next option will be fish baked in foil.

Of course, there are also such camping options as grilled, on the barbecue (very tasty, because the fish is saturated with the smell of smoke), and red mullet cooked over a fire, as well as over coals, is a true delicacy, unfortunately unavailable in a city apartment. However, housewives should not be upset. By cooking fish in foil you can get no less pleasure.

How to cook red mullet?

Don't be afraid to fry red mullet.
And although nutritionists believe that fried foods are higher in calories, this does not apply to red mullet. This is a very low-calorie fish - only 117 Kcal. If you deep-fry it in olive oil and season with lemon juice and fresh herbs, as they do in Greece, then it will be no less beneficial than boiled or baked fish. But I want to offer you a recipe that is no less popular among visitors to fish taverns. It can also be easily prepared at home.

Recipe for red mullet in the oven

To prepare you will need:

1 kilogram of red mullet;
1 onion, finely chopped;
5–6 cloves of garlic;
1 bunch of parsley, finely chopped;
3 large tomatoes, cut into large pieces;
1 tablespoon thyme, fresh or dried;
1/2 cup olive oil;
salt and freshly ground pepper.

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Cooking method

Rinse well-cleaned fish under running cold water.
Place the fish in a colander and season with sea salt (while the other ingredients are being prepared, the water will quickly drain and the fish will be salted).
In a separate bowl, combine chopped tomatoes, onion, garlic, parsley and thyme. Season the mixture with a little salt and pepper.
Place half of the mixture on a rimmed baking sheet greased with olive oil.
Place red mullet on top of the tomato mixture.
Spread the rest of the tomato mixture over the entire surface of the fish, pour olive oil on top, and pepper with ground pepper.
Place the baking sheet in the lower compartment of the oven, heated to 200 degrees.
Bake for about one hour, if the fish is not very large, then 45 minutes is enough.
You can serve the oven-baked fish garnished with olives, bell pepper rings and pickled cucumber slices.

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Fish baked in a metal sheet

List of ingredients:

Number of servings: 2-3

red mullet – 4 fish,
lemon – ½ pcs.,
butter – 2 tbsp. spoons,
salt and ground black pepper to taste.

This dish will allow you to fully reveal the taste of the fish, without being distracted by any side dishes or other tastes.

Cut the fish, completely removing scales, fins, and entrails.
Pour lemon juice over the fish. It needs to be squeezed out of half the fruit, actively working with your hands.
Coat the foil and fish very generously with oil.
Place the remaining lemon squeezes on the fish, cutting them into small slices.
Wrap the foil tightly.
Bake the red mullet in the oven for at least half an hour.

The smell from the oven is so strong that you will have to drive the household away from it. The last recipe that we will consider in the review is red mullet in a slow cooker. This recipe will appeal to those who are watching their figure.

Let's get acquainted with the small fish

Red beard, sultana, barbunka, barbunya and even mule are all names of the same type of fish. Some confuse mullet with capelin and even sprat, while others even consider it a river inhabitant. In fact, this fish is caught in the warm waters of the Mediterranean and Black Seas. At one time it was very popular in Ancient Rome and Turkey; it was served at the table of emperors and sultans. Although in those days they preferred to use large sea fish to prepare royal treats, small ones were considered the food of the poor.

In fact, red mullet meat is tender and tasty; after cooking it becomes a pleasant pink color. At the same time, it is not necessary to gut and clean it, and you do not need to cook it for a long time, otherwise it will become dry. There are a variety of recipes for making red mullet. We must admit that the most delicious recipe is also the simplest, it’s just sultana, fried until crispy in a frying pan.

But the recipe has its own subtleties; if you violate them, the red beard will turn out not so appetizing and crispy on top, but juicy and tender inside. The chef of an Odessa restaurant is ready to reveal his secrets of how to cook red mullet simply in a frying pan, and below are non-traditional cooking recipes that are also definitely worth trying.

Fish dish for the most advanced housewives

List of ingredients:

Number of servings: 1-4

Small red mullet - 6 pcs.
Flour - 50 g
Olive oil – 50 ml
Salt
For the marinade:
Onion - 1 pc.
Red and yellow sweet peppers - 1 pc.
Celery stalk - 2 pcs.
Olives - 100 g
Chili pepper - 1 pc.
Balsamic vinegar - 1 tsp

Red mullet can also be cooked in a slow cooker.

Prepare the fish, gut it, clean it.
Salt, including the inside. Roll in flour.
In the multicooker, activate the “Frying” mode
Add oil and fry the fish. Readiness is achieved in no less than 3 minutes.
Cut and peel vegetables. Cut the onion into rings.
Wash the bowl.
Start the “Frying” mode, add oil.
Place all vegetables in a bowl, add black pepper and olives. Simmer for a couple of minutes.
Add salt and add balsamic vinegar.
Fill a deep dish with fish and gravy. Cool, cover with film, and put in a cool place.

Everyone who tries it will like the finished product.

Fried red mullet

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At a quite conscious, but still very young age, I had a favorite dish. No, it was not cheesecake (which I also loved very much), not carrots in cream, or even beef in tsakhton prepared by my mother. My favorite dish was small minnows, which in the summer I caught with a fishing rod and brought to my grandmother, and she fried them, rolling them in flour.

This method of preparing small fish is very simple, but no less attractive: golden crispy crust, soft and juicy fish, and absolutely fantastic tails, which I will definitely steal from your plate if you decide not to eat them. This time I prepared fried mullet in this way, but since the recipe itself is as elementary as I don’t know what, we will talk not only about mullet, but also, in principle, about how to properly fry small fish in a frying pan.

How to fry red mullet

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Red mullet - 600 grams Flour - 60 grams Lemon - half Vegetable oil - 60 milliliters Salt - half a teaspoon Pepper - to taste

How to fry red mullet

1. Thaw frozen red mullet at room temperature before frying. 2. Wash the red mullet and remove scales. 3. Cut the mullet along the belly, remove the entrails. 4. Cut out the gills, cut off the fins, you don’t have to cut off the head. 5. Wash the red mullet again, including the inside. 6. Rub the red mullet with salt and pepper. 7. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon using your hands or a juicer. 8. Place the fish in a bowl, pour the juice squeezed from half a lemon on top of the fish, stir the fish, and leave for 20 minutes. 9. Pour flour into a flat dish. 10. Roll each red mullet in flour on all sides. 11. Pour oil into a frying pan and heat over medium heat until bubbles appear. 12. Fry the red mullet in hot oil for two to three minutes on each side until the fish has a crust.

Black Sea red mullet with mushrooms and cheese

A beautiful dish can be prepared for guests on a holiday.

Ingredients:

red mullet – 1 kg;
champignons – 500 g;
tomato – 1 pc.;
cream – 150 ml;
vegetable oil – 100 g;
hard cheese – 100 g;
onions – 1 pc.;
lemon – 1 pc.;
wheat flour – 60 g;
salt and ground pepper - to taste.

Preparation:

Gut the chilled fish, remove the gills and fins. Rub the preparations with salt and pepper, pour over lemon juice. Place the pieces to marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Cut the mushrooms into slices and the onions into half rings. Fry the food in vegetable oil until cooked, add salt and pepper.
Dip the fish in flour, fry it until golden brown.
Place tomato slices and fish in the bottom of the baking dish. Place mushrooms and onions on top. Pour cream over the products and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Place the mold in an oven preheated to 180°C for 15 minutes.

Decorate the dish with herbs.

Fried and baked red mullet goes well with mayonnaise or sour cream sauce.

A red mullet appears. Recipes for preparing this valuable fish are very diverse. Most often it is fried or baked. At the same time, fried red mullet is considered one of the most appetizing snacks. You can gnaw on it like seeds, washing it down with a glass of cold beer. Let's take a look at the best recipes for preparing this fish.

Video recipe

In this video you will find detailed step-by-step instructions for preparing fried red mullet according to a simple recipe.
The author clearly demonstrates how to clean red mullet, prepare breading, marinate and fry fish. It also offers an exquisite serving option. So, now you know how to cook golden-breaded red mullet using a simple recipe. Have you ever cooked fish like this? What seasonings did you use for this? Did you marinate before frying? Share your secrets of cooking this little fish in the comments.

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Red mullet with thyme and lemon. Ingredients

Almost any fish works well with lemon juice and herbs. Red mullet is no exception. However, to prepare it, it is better to use fresh herbs, such as thyme.

Ingredients:

red mullet - 650 grams (6 medium-sized fish);
fresh thyme - several sprigs;
lemon - one piece;
wheat flour - for frying;
olive or vegetable oil - to taste;
pepper (freshly ground, black) - to taste;
salt - to taste.

Red mullet baked in the oven. Cooking method

First, the red mullet should be washed, removed from entrails and scales, and dried.
Next, the fish must be peppered and salted to taste.
Then you need to put it in a bowl and fill it with oil.
After this, chop the garlic and place it on the fish.
Then the parsley must be chopped into small pieces, placed in a bowl and carefully mixed with the rest of the ingredients. Next, the fish should be allowed to marinate for half an hour.
Then the red mullet should be placed in a refractory dish, placed in the oven and baked at 180 degrees. The preparation time for the treat is approximately 40 minutes.
After this, our fried red mullet will be ready to eat. Recipes for this dish say that it goes well with fresh herbs and lemon slices.