Grilled Whole Fish In Chile, Garlic And Mint Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 -4 fresh green chilies, minced, to taste
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced, to taste
• 3 tablespoons mint, chopped fresh (1 teaspoon dried mint, crumbled)
• 2 -3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, to taste
• 4 -5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, fruity, to taste
• sea salt, to taste
• black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
• 1 whole head-on fish, about 1 1/2 pounds, suitable for grilling, cleaned, such as sea bream, porgy, gray mullet
• 1/2 cup tomato, ripe fresh, finely diced, peeled and seeded, drained
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped fresh

Recipe

• 1 mix chiles, garlic, mint, lemon juice and olive oil. add a little salt; mix thoroughly; then taste and adjust the seasonings. the sauce should be hot. let stand at room temperature at least 30 minutes, up to 2 hours.
• 2 light a charcoal grill or preheat a broiler. salt the fish inside and out and place on a well-oiled grill about 5 inches from the heat. broil or grill, turning once, until firm and almost done, about 15 minutes total. remove from heat and cover with foil. let stand 5 minutes.
• 3 mix sauce with the chopped tomato. serve the fish with the sauce on the side, or cut the fish open, remove the central bone, and transfer the fillets to a heat-proof platter. pour half the sauce over the fish, sprinkle with some pepper, and place under a very hot broiler for a few seconds before serving, sprinkled with the parsley. pass the rest of the sauce separately.0.