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🍽️ Pan-seared Red Mullet Fillets on Savory Couscous with Tomatoes and Capers
508 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 6 Tomatoes
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 4 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 splash dry white wine
- 15 g Capers (1 tbsp; jar)
- 1 pinch Sugar
- Sea salt
- Pepper
- 500 ml Vegetable broth
- 250 g Couscous
- 640 g Red Mullet fillet (4 Red Mullet fillets)
- 4 sprigs Parsley
Instructions
- 1. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly.
- 2. Cut the tomatoes into quarters and remove the core.
- 3. Dice the tomato flesh into small pieces.
- 4. Peel the garlic clove.
- 5. Mince the garlic very finely.
- 6. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan.
- 7. Sauté the garlic over medium heat until translucent.
- 8. Add the diced tomatoes to the pan and toss them briefly.
- 9. Deglaze the mixture with the wine.
- 10. Let the tomatoes simmer for about five minutes over low heat.
- 11. Add the capers to the tomato mixture.
- 12. Season with a pinch of sugar, salt, and pepper.
- 13. Bring the vegetable broth to a boil in a pot.
- 14. Stir the couscous into the boiling broth.
- 15. Remove the pot from the heat.
- 16. Cover the pot and let the couscous swell for five to ten minutes.
- 17. Rinse the fish fillets under cold water.
- 18. Pat the fillets dry with a kitchen towel.
- 19. Season the fillets with salt and pepper.
- 20. Heat the remaining oil in a second pan.
- 21. Fry the fish fillets over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.
- 22. The cooking time is about four to five minutes per side.
- 23. Wash the parsley.
- 24. Shake the parsley dry.
- 25. Finely chop the parsley.
- 26. Reserve the amount of couscous.
- 27. Mix the remaining couscous with the tomato and caper mixture.
- 28. Finally season the couscous mixture with salt and pepper.
- 29. Divide the couscous mixture among four plates.
- 30. Place the fried red mullet fillets on top of the couscous.
- 31. Sprinkle the dish with the chopped parsley.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 508
- Protein: 38 g · Fett/Fat: 17 g · Carbs: 48 g