Whole red mullet with tomato and olive oil

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Recipe «Whole red mullet with tomato and olive oil» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 8 small red mullet or other small white-fleshed fish, 2 tbsp plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper, 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle, 2 onions, thinly sliced, 4 garlic cloves, crushed , 2 small carrots, thinly sliced, 2 tsp tomato paste, 400g canned chopped tomatoes , 1 bay leaf, 1 cup dry white wine, 1/2 lemon, Chopped flat-leaf parsley and lemon wedges, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 8 small red mullet or other small white-fleshed fish 
• 2 tbsp plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper 
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle 
• 2 onions, thinly sliced 
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 2 small carrots, thinly sliced 
• 2 tsp tomato paste 
• 400g canned chopped tomatoes 
• 1 bay leaf 
• 1 cup dry white wine 
• 1/2 lemon 
• Chopped flat-leaf parsley and lemon wedges, to serve 

Instructions

1. Coat fish in flour, shaking off excess. Heat half the oil in a large frypan over medium-high heat.
2. Add fish, in batches if necessary, and cook 2-3 minutes on each side, or until golden. Remove, set aside.
3. Wipe pan and reduce heat to low. Add remaining oil, onion, garlic and carrot, then cook for 5 minutes or until softened. Add tomato paste, tomatoes, bay leaf and wine, and simmer for 15 minutes. Return fish to pan, cook for a further 5-6 minutes.
4. Place in a serving dish and set aside to cool, so the fish is served at room temperature.
5. Squeeze with lemon juice, garnish with parsley, and drizzle with extra oil. Serve with lemon wedges.