Two Ways to cook Mackerel.

Mackerel via WikipediaMackerel are very versatile and can just be fried or grilled but below are some different recipes for cooking Mackerel.

Mackerel Parcels

Ingredients
4 Mackerels,
2 oz butter,
pinch of garlic salt,
1 small onion grated or chopped,
an orange cut into chunks,
grated rind and juice of 1 orange,
salt and pepper to taste,
few sprigs of parsley.

Preparation
After heading,gutting and cleaning fish season with salt and pepper.
Then mix butter until soft
add the orange rind and juice mixing until smooth.
Add the garlic salt and onion mixing well.
Divide this into 4 portions and place inside each mackerel.

Place each fish on a large piece of greased foil and fold and crimp edges together to form a parcel over each fish making sure no juices can escape.
Place the parcels on a baking tin or casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes in a preheated oven (200F).
When cooked open parcels and decorate with orange pieces and parsley.
Serve hot or cold.

Honeyed Mackerel

Ingredients
2 X 1 lb Mackerel cleaned headed etc,
1 carrot,
1 stick of celery and
2inch piece of ginger
all cut into matchstick size strips,
2 Tablespoons honey,
1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar,
1 Tablespoon soya sauce.
Salt and pepper

Preparation
Put the 2 Mackerel on a large piece of greased baking foil.
Brush the fish with the (Manuka) honey
Put the celery, carrot and ginger strips on the fish.
Pour over the (honeygar) vinegar and (shoyu) soya sauce
Season with salt and pepper.

Fold the foil over to make a watertight parcel as in above recipe then place in dish or on baking tray in a preheated oven (200F) for 30 mins.

With some pre-cooked quinoa heated up with the juices from the parcel.

Yummy!