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Barbecued fish with lemon & rosemary

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Barbecued fish with lemon & rosemary

Name: Barbecued fish with lemon & rosemary
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 medium sea breams or sea bass (about 600g each), or 4 mackerel, scaled and gutted (remove the fins and heads, if you prefer); handful of rosemary sprigs; 2 lemons 1 finely sliced, 1 halved; 2 tbsp olive oil plus extra for drizzling

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Invest in a fish cage if you’re a seafood lover, as this makes barbecuing a lot easier. If you don’t own one, salt the fish or cook it over lemon

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 medium sea breams

or sea bass (about 600g each), or 4 mackerel, scaled and gutted (remove the fins and heads, if you prefer)
handful of rosemary sprigs
2 lemons

1 finely sliced, 1 halved
2 tbsp olive oil

plus extra for drizzling

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal425
fat27g
saturates6g
carbs2g
sugars1g
fibre1g
protein44g
salt0.4g

Method

step 1

Light the barbecue – you want an even layer of ashen embers for medium heat. If you have a gas barbecue, set it to medium. Season the fish cavities with salt and pepper, then stuff with most of the rosemary sprigs and lemon slices. Brush or rub the fish skin with the olive oil and season well with sea salt flakes. If you have a fish cage, lay the fish inside with the remaining lemon slices and rosemary sprigs and place on the grill. Alternatively, scatter the lemon slices and rosemary sprigs directly over the grill and lay the fish on top (see tip below for cooking indoors).
step 2

Cook the fish for 8-10 mins on each side until the skin is lightly charred and blistered, and the fish is cooked through. While it is cooking, put the lemon halves cut-side down on the grill and cook until char marks appear. Serve the fish drizzled with extra oil with the charred lemons for squeezing over.

Recipe tip

Rain or shine
To cook the fish in the oven, heat to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Lay the fish in a shallow roasting tin and bake for 20-25 mins until the skin has blistered and the fish is just cooked through. If you want to char the lemons as above, sear cut-side down in a dry frying pan over a medium-high heat.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2022

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