Ingredients:
- 1 kilo of small fish (red mullet)
- 1 cup of corn oil
- 1/2 a cup of olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 cup of wine vinegar
- 2 cups of cold water
- 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 tsp of sugar
- 1 spring of rosemary
- 1 1/2 cup of flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Clean and wash the fish under plenty of running water, drain and place in a platter side by side.
- Pour the lemon juice over the fish and set aside for about 1/2 an hour.
- Place half of the flour in a deep bowl, salt and pepper to taste and mix well.
- Taking one fish at a time, coat with the flour mixture.
- In a frying pan, pour the two kinds of oil and heat up.
- Fry the fish on both sides until golden brown and place them in a clean platter side by side.
- Strain the frying oil through a fine sieve and put back in a clean frying pan.
- Heat the oil up and add the chopped garlic and sauté until is golden.
- Add the remaining flour a little bit at a time and stir until is dissolved.
- Add the vinegar, sugar, rosemary, water and stir until it becomes a soft paste.
- Remove the rosemary and pour over the fish making sure it is covered.
- Allow time to cool down and place in the refrigerator until the paste becomes thicker.
- Psari Savoro in this recipe is served cold and it can be used as a side dish or as an appetizer.