Catalan-style baked red mullet

Catalan-style baked red mullet

Main dishes

Sliced cod fillets, arranged on a bed of garlic, tomato, and breadcrumbs, seasoned with oil and baked until golden brown.

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Monkfish, also known as anglerfish, are traditionally prepared in the oven with a mixture of parsley, garlic, tomatoes, and breadcrumbs, following a Catalan recipe.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$5.16 $1.29 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.18
  • $0.60
  • $3.35
  • $0.08
  • $0.03
  • $0.08
  • $0.84

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Clean and empty the clams at the tip of a knife, then make regular incisions on the back of each one. Arrange them on a heat-safe dish. ≈ 8 min
  2. Spread a mixture of chopped parsley, garlic, parsley, peeled and seeded tomatoes, and breadcrumbs over the top. ≈ 4 min
  3. Coat with oil, then lightly season with salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  4. Bake for the recommended time, 25 to 30 minutes, using both top and bottom heat.

The bill

Catalan-style baked red mullet

  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • Fresh parsley$0.60
  • 2 medium-sized tomatoes$3.35
  • 20 g of day-old bread$0.08
  • salt$0.03
  • white pepper, ground$0.08
  • One glass filled with oil$0.84

Total$5.16

that's $1.29 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 large red mullet
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • Fresh parsley
  • 2 medium-sized tomatoes
  • 20 g of day-old bread
  • salt
  • white pepper, ground
  • One glass filled with oil

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