Baked Ling With Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise Recipe

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   Slice the top off the garlic bulb.

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   Drizzle with 5ml (1tsp) oil and sprinkle with grnd black pepper.

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   Wrap in foil and bake in a preheated oven 180 C, 350 F, gas mark 4 for 30 min.

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   Cold, squeeze out the pulp and add in to the mayonnaise.

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   Season and refrigeratetill required.

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   Wash the fish and pat dry with with kitchen paper.

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   Heat remaining oil in a roasting tin on the hob.

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   Add in fish and fry over a high heat for 2 min each side.

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   Season then turn fish skin-side uppermost and transfer to a preheated oven 200 C, 400 F, gas mark 6 for 20 min, or possibly till cooked.

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    Serve accompanied by garlic mayonnaise.

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    NOTES : Ling is once of New Zealand's most densely textured fish often used as an alternative to orange roughy.

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    The fillets are very white and hard and hold their shape well in cooking.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.