Grilled John Dory

Ingredients

Potatoe Salad

  • 800g cooked new potatoes, halved
  • 3 tbsp good quality mayonnaise
  • 3 tbsp crème fraiche
  • 6 celery sticks, finely chopped
  • 50g Cornichons, sliced
  • 2 tbsp dill, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • Dont forget to soak a handful of wood chips in water

Method

  • Place the olive oil, salt herbs and spices into a shallow sided tray and mix with a spoon. 
  • Next lay the John dory onto a chopping board, make three slices into the fish on both sides.
  • This will allow the fish to cook quicker and crisp up the skin easier. 
  • Then lay the fish onto the spice rub and massage into the fish making sure you work it into those cut marks.
  • Once the coals are ready, lay the fish directly onto the hot grill and leave them so that the skin starts to crisp up and blister (5 or 6 minutes). Do not be scared at leaving it a little longer, charred fish skin is stunning slightly sweet, savoury, and crispy.
  • Then carefully turn the fish over and continue to cook for the same time.
  • Remove the fish from the BBQ and lay onto a serving plate, squeeze over the lemon juice, and leave rest for three minutes.