Mackerel With Sizzled Garlic, Ginger & Tomatoes
This recipe offers a flavorful and vibrant dish featuring grilled mackerel complemented by a fragrant mix of ginger, garlic, chillies, spring onions, and cherry tomatoes. It's a delightful combination of charred fish with a savory and aromatic topping, perfect for a fresh and satisfying meal. Ideal for grilling or barbecuing, this recipe brings together the bold flavors of the sea and the garden in a simple yet delicious way.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 2 whole mackerel , gutted and cleaned (ask the fishmonger to do this for you)
- 2 tbsp sunflower or groundnut oil
- thumb-sized piece ginger , finely shredded
- 3 garlic cloves , thinly sliced
- 2 fat red chillies , deseeded if you like, shredded
- bunch spring onions , finely shredded
- 250g pack cherry tomatoes , quartered
- 1 tsp Chinese rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce , plus more to serve if you like
Instructions
- Heat the grill to High, or fire up the barbecue. Slash the fish a few times on each side, then season with black pepper. Grill or barbecue the fish for 3-5 mins on each side, until charred and cooked through (see Tip).
- Heat the oil in a frying pan (you can put the pan on the barbecue rack), then fry the ginger, garlic and chillies for about 2 mins until the garlic is lightly golden. Take off the heat and toss in the spring onions and cherry tomatoes. Lift the fish onto a plate, splash with the vinegar, then spoon over the contents of the pan and splash with soy sauce.
Cook Time
10M
Prep Time
PT10M
Yield
Serves 2
Nutrition
- Calories: 586 calories
- Fat Content: 44 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 8 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 7 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 6 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 2 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 40 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 1.78 milligram of sodium
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