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🍽️ Eel Skewers with Sage and Lemon

470 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 600 g fresh eel (skinned and filleted)
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 20 fresh sage leaves
• 1 tbsp hot mustard
• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp oil
• 8 wooden skewers

Instructions

1. 1. Cut the eel into cubes of about 3 centimeters.
2. 2. Season the eel pieces generously with salt and pepper.
3. 3. Rinse the fresh sage leaves under cold water.
4. 4. Gently pat the sage leaves dry with a kitchen towel.
5. 5. Switch on the grill function of your oven and preheat it.
6. 6. Thread one piece of eel and one sage leaf onto a skewer, alternating them.
7. 7. Repeat this until all ingredients are on the skewers.
8. 8. Whisk mustard, lemon juice, and oil together in a small bowl to make a sauce.
9. 9. Brush the skewers evenly with the mustard-lemon mixture.
10. 10. Lightly oil the oven's grill rack.
11. 11. Place a catching pan under the rack to collect dripping juice.
12. 12. Place the skewers on the oiled rack.
13. 13. Grill the skewers for about 8 to 10 minutes.
14. 14. Turn the skewers once or twice during the cooking time.
15. 15. Slice the bread and toast it in the oven or toaster.
16. 16. Brush the warm toasted bread with garlic.
17. 17. Serve the hot eel skewers directly with the garlic bread.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 470
• Protein: 23 g · Fett/Fat: 42 g · Carbs: 1 g