Boiled Mullet With Red Wine Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 whole mullet
• Salt and water for boiling
• 1 pint red wine
• 2 onions, sliced
• Nutmeg
• Salt
• Vinegar
• Beaten mace
• 1 bunch sweet herbs
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2-3 anchovies
• Shrimps or oysters (optional)

Method

1. 1 Boil the mullet in salted water until cooked through.
2. 2 Remove the fish and pour off most of the cooking water.
3. 3 Add red wine, sliced onions, nutmeg, salt, vinegar, mace, sweet herbs, lemon juice, and anchovies to the pot.
4. 4 Simmer the sauce well, then return the fish to the pot to heat through.
5. 5 Transfer fish to a serving dish and strain the hot sauce over it. Add shrimps or oysters if desired.