Bonfire Fish

Please Make sure no local bye laws will be infringed in setting fires.

Ingredients

A good supply of dry driftwood and Kindling

Yesterday's paper (today's if it’s boring) some for setting fire and at least 95% for the parcel

A whole fish with inner workings removed: salmon, sea trout or sea bass roughly 500 grams of fish per person should be enough.

A crusty loaf or 2

Salt and pepper to taste

A good supply of bottled beer

A few cans of soft drink for the children and the driver, to keep them quiet.

Optional extras (butter, herbs; dill thyme parsley and basil all work well on most fish)

What you will need

Not much! See above

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Method

First, in a safe place well away from any trees or other people,

Build a fire, keeping a watchful eye on the children and the fire make sure the fire is well stocked with wood. Soak several sheets of newspaper in water and place the fish ontop of paper, rub salt all over its skin and add any optional extras you have chosen.

Let the flames die down to embers.

Put the parcel on the embers and when the paper begins to char the fish should be cooked about 10 to 15 minutes depending on fire.

Set the fish in the middle of the party, open up the wrapping and attack it with fingers.

Eat it with the loaf, not sliced but torn off in chunks. At the end of the feast the only things needing washing are fingers, but do leave the fire safe and the area clean and leave it as you found it.

A similar fish dish

Enjoy!

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