Roast red mullet with tarragon & pancetta

• red mulletx

  scaled and gutted or 8 x 100g/4oz red mullet fillets

• tarragonsmall bunch

  leaves roughly chopped

• olive oil↗3 tbsp tbsp
• garlic clove↗1

  crushed

• diced pancetta↗100g g

  or smoked bacon

• red onion↗1

  thinly sliced

• balsamic vinegar↗2 tbsp tbsp

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Slash the red mullet through the flesh to the bone 3-4 times on each side. Mix the chopped tarragon with 2 tbsp of the oil and the garlic, season lightly, then brush over the fish, taking care to push some of the tarragon into the slashes of the fish. Marinate for 10 mins.

2. 2

   Put the pancetta and red onion into a large roasting tin, drizzle with remaining oil and cook in the oven for 5-7 mins or until beginning to soften. Arrange the fish on top and drizzle with the vinegar. Roast in the oven for 12-15 mins or until the fish is cooked; the eye will be white and the flesh will flake when prodded.