We put mullet to the test—not as bait, but as food. After a successful cast-net haul, we clean, season, and cook these fish ...

Red mullet is sold whole and in fillets, both fresh and frozen. Whole fish are usually sold un-prepared. They require trimming, scaling and gutting. Red mullet is best bought from May to November ...

2. Clean the mullet, remove head and bones, slit open the fish and apply a thick layer of the paste on the upturned insides of the fish. 3. Slit open the okras and stuff some of the paste in them. 4.

Super sustainable soused red mullet salad - Try sousing – or lightly pickling – fish at home, starting with this red mullet salad, says Lauren Taylor ...

Rub this mixture onto the fish fillets and set them aside for 20 minutes. Step 2: Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas mark 3. Place the fillets on a baking tray and season them with salt ...

A month later though, I saw three autumn mullet in our fish shop and I cooked them simply with a dusting of semolina. I used to think the Mediterranean mullet were better than ours, but now I know ...