Fish Linguine

13 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • This is a Sicilian dish that is normally made with fresh sardines, but is equally delicious with red mullet fillets.
  • Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil plus a good glug
  • 1 clove garlic, grated
  • 1 bulb fennel, herby tops removed and reserved
  • 4 anchovies
  • 1/2 red onion
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 red mullet fillets, skin on, scaled and pinboned
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • Splash white wine
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 red chile, seeds removed and finely chopped
  • 9 ounces dried linguine

Directions

  1. 1
    Put the olive oil into a hot, thick-bottomed, high-sided pan.
  2. 2
    Grate in the garlic and fennel and soften, then add the anchovies and red onion.
  3. 3
    Saute, but do not brown.
  4. 4
    Add the salt then lay the red mullet fillets, skin side up, on top.
  5. 5
    Sprinkle with the lemon zest, and pour in a little white wine to stop everything frying, and to start stewing.
  6. 6
    Put in a good glug of olive oil, some pepper and the chile.
  7. 7
    Turn the heat down and add the juice from 1/2 the lemon and some fennel tops.
  8. 8
    Meanwhile cook the linguine in boiling, salted water until al dente.
  9. 9
    Gently toss the linguine and sauce together, check the seasoning and serve with a drizzle of olive oil on top and some more fennel tops.

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