Baked Red Emporer Marinated in Mirin

This recipe uses a fabulous whole fish popular in Asian cuisine - the Red Emporer. Any whole fish will do. Time does not include 4 hours marinating time. This recipe is from jones the grocer.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3  kg  fish, scaled and cleaned (red emporer)
•  salt

• Marinade

• 600  ml mirin
• 150  ml fish sauce or 150  ml soy sauce
• 200  ml white wine
• 80  ml  rice wine vinegar
• 1  onion, peeled and chopped
• 4  chilies, chopped
• 4  garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 2  teaspoons cracked black pepper
• 1  tablespoon ground coriander
• 2  tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
• 1  tablespoon paprika

Directions

1. Slash fish diagonally 4-5 times to the bone.
2. Rub whole fish with salt and put into a deep dish.
3. Mix all marinade ingredients together and pour over the fish.
4. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours turning over after 2 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
6. Stuff belly of fish with large balls of aluminium foil to retain its shape and also allow you to stand it upright in a baking pan.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes until cooked to your liking and flesh is opaque and flakes easily.