Ingredients for Fried Surmullet

How to Make Fried Red mullet

This pink-fleshed smallish fish is regarded to be a base for some exquisite dishes.

In the ancient times surmullet (or red mullet) was sold for silver, and in Turkey it was a food for the sultan. It is one of the most expensive fishes even these days, highly appreciated for its tender sweetish taste.

Here is the simplest way to cook surmullet that will retain its wonderful taste and smell for you.

Ingredients for Fried Surmullet

  • 2 lb surmullet
  • flour
  • 5 glasses oil for frying
Ingredients for Fried Surmullet

Ingredients for Fried Surmullet

Recipe for Fried Surmullet

  1. Scale the fish, gut it and cut off the gills. Wash in running water, dry.
Shelled fish

Shelled fish

  1. Roll every fish in flour, shake off the surplus flour.
Roll every fish in flour

Roll every fish in flour

  1. Pour oil into the fryer and heat it well.
  2. Put in the fish by 4-5 pieces and fry until nicely golden.
fish fry in a deep fryer

fish fry in a deep fryer

  1. Take the cooked fish out and lay them on a plate covered with a paper napkin, to soak up excess oil.
  2. Salt, pepper and serve hot.
Fried Surmullet

Fried Surmullet