Red mullet ragout with wild fennel and lemon zest it is a typical dish of Sicily, which in the local dialect is enclosed in a single name: hello. This dish contains the food history of the island, which is made up of both agriculture and fishing and manages to combine these two flavors in an impeccable way. Because all Sicilian recipes have a different, tastier, more enveloping flavor irresistible. In this case we are talking about a flow rate opulentthe kind you have to prepare when you have friends or relatives at home and you want to stuff yourself thoroughly together.
Red mullet ragout with wild fennel and lemon zest
Ingredients x 4
- red mullet fillets 22
- onion 1
- garlic 2 cloves
- tomato paste 50 g
- Passolina 25 g
- pine nuts
- wild fennel 2 bunches
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- cardamom
- flour 2 tbsp
- fresh parsley
- white wine 1 glass
- breadcrumbs 4 tbsp
- lemon 1
- busiate 250 g
Preparation
The first thing to do to prepare red mullet ragout with wild fennel and lemon zest is to heat the extra virgin olive oil in a pan and fry the onion, garlic and cardamom. When the odors have released their flavor, combine 10 mullets and brown them well before blend them with white wine. Once the alcoholic part has evaporated, add the Passolina, the pine nuts and the tomato paste together with a little water. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Blanch the fennel in boiling salted water, drain and chop with a knife.
In a pan toast the breadcrumbs seasoned with salt and pepper along with a drop of extra virgin olive oil. Add the fennel to the sauce, season with salt and pepper and cook for another 5 minutes before turning off the heat. Flour the other 12 red mullet fillets and fry them in oil for to fry boiling. Drain the pasta al dente and transfer it to the pan with the sauce. Mix well then plate and complete with chopped fresh parsley, toasted breadcrumbs, fried red mullet fillets and grated or chopped lemon peel. Yours Red mullet ragout with wild fennel and lemon zest it’s ready. Enjoy your meal.