Mackerel fillets....

[Bill]

Anyone got any suggestions? They looked good in our nice new fishmonger's.

[FasterFreddy]

Yes - don't buy them.

Get whole mackerel instead and grill or barbecue them.

If you just have to buy the fillets, I suppose you could make a nice pate or go for the ceviche treatment..

[LordGrover]

Grill 'em and eat 'em. Nothing more is needed. Smashing.

[dougc]

Go well with a salad of decent sliced beef tomatoes, shallots and a mustard based dressing. Coarse sea salt over the top.

[Bill]

I got him to fillet them as SWMBO can't be arced with bones...

And I'd forgotten I was given HFW's Fish for Xmas, so I fried them with bay and garlic and served them with new potatoes and a tomato salad

[neilsfishing]

lovley

[tontoro]

Bill said:

I got him to fillet them as SWMBO can't be arced with bones...

And I'd forgotten I was given HFW's Fish for Xmas, so I fried them with bay and garlic and served them with new potatoes and a tomato salad

try the mackerel recipe in that book with salsa verde. you can do it with fillets and its delicious

[kiteless]

Try them with some horseradish sauce.

Honest.

[anonymous-user]

Dont cook them if they are really fresh! Just cover them in lemon juice, salt and pepper, and a few of your favourite herbs and spices! (sorrel and a little chilli is my fave) and leave them in the fridge for a few hours then serve with fresh bread and a nice Sauvignon Blanc! mmmm

[Todzilla]

I eat this quite often and it's bloody good:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/filletofmackerel...

[Bill]

Loads of ideas for next time. I've put the HFW salsa verde recipe on the list already

[ibisti]

kiteless said:

Try them with some horseradish sauce.

Honest.

+1 a great combination

Edited by ibisti on Thursday 17th June 11:40

[Kneetrembler]

ibisti said:

kiteless said:

Try them with some horseradish sauce.

Honest.

+1 a great combination

Edited by ibisti on Thursday 17th June 11:40

Trout as well & also use Wasabi equally as good

[jason156v6]

Try them with grilled with butter, lemon and capers

I saw this in an old Elizabeth David book - nice in summer

Make a few slashes skin side and put a bit of butter and a coupe of capers in each, squeeze some lemon and season with pepper. Similar on the inside

Grill them for a for a few minutes each side and serve with some salad, a couple of new potatoes and numerous glasses of New Zealand Sav blanc - lovely

[jonlk]

There's a really good recipe which is in Marcus Wareing's book Nutmeg and Custard - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/panfriedmackerel...

Bit faffy but very good. Although I do feel it needs something to accompany it, and am yet to decide what!