Meze Atlas, Fish and seafood

Lüfer Izgara

Name: Lüfer Izgara
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 lüfer (bluefish), about 400 g each, gutted and scaled; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 lemon; 1 red onion, sliced; 100 g roka (rocket)

/lew·FER uhz·ga·RA/

Whole bluefish grilled over charcoal, served with rocket and onion

2serves

30 minactive time

Goes with

Rakı

Oily, rich bluefish with a charred skin is the classic main plate with rakı.

Also good with white wine.

Our chef's recipe, coming soon. This is the classic version, as it is made on most meyhane tables.

Ingredients

2lüfer (bluefish), about 400 g each, gutted and scaled
1 tspsalt
2 tbspolive oil
1lemon
1red onion, sliced
100 groka (rocket)

Method

Light a charcoal grill and let it burn down to hot, ash-covered coals.
Rinse and dry the fish, make 2 shallow cuts on each side and season inside and out with salt.
Brush with olive oil and grill in a hinged fish rack for 5 to 6 minutes on each side until the flesh comes away from the bone.
Serve at once with lemon, red onion and rocket.