One of the great things about mackerel is how amazingly quick it is to cook, 5 minutes in a pan and it's done, ready to serve. It's a bargain too, for this recipe I bought enough mackerel for three people for the grand total of £1!
I served my flash fried mackerel with a delicious mango salsa, it sounds weird but it really works! I based the recipe for the mango salsa on a recipe from the fantastic book Go Faster Food by Kate Percy, she suggests serving it with tuna steaks but it's equally delicious with mackerel.For the salsa chop into smallish dice:
- Half a mango
- 2 or 3 de-seeded tomatoes
- A small red onion
- An avocado
- A finely chopped chilli
- A large bunch of fresh green coriander
- 1-2 tsp ground coriander
- 1-2 tsp ground cumin
- The juice of a lime
- 4 Tbsp olive oil
- A generous pinch of salt
8 comments:
the mackerel looks very tasty. I'm sure its perfect when paired with the mango salsa
Hm, I have so little experience cooking fish that I usually don't know what to do with it, but that looks delicious!
I can just imagine how well that salsa cuts through the lovely oily mackerel flesh! That looks really delicious.
This sounds really good! I've only ever tried mackerel once - when I was in England. I'm sure it can be found here too though. Salsa sounds delicious :)
I had peppered mackerel toast with spicy salsa at the weekend in a gastropub - very nice it was too!
I love mackerel - the fact it's so good for you is a bonus
Mackerel is fantastic value for money. Great idea to serve it with mango salsa.
mackerel is indeed really cheap but I'm not a big fan of the fishiness. Sounds great with the mango salsa though!
Sounds really interesting. I know mackerel is good for you and a guilt-free seafood purchase, but I'll admit I've never cooked it because I wasn't sure what to serve with it. Now I have no excuse!
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