Best Baked Mackerel Recipes

BAKED MACKEREL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a saucepan over low heat combine all ingredients except for the fish.
• Cook over low heat for about 20 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf.
• Place fish in a baking dish and pour the sauce over the fish.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes.

BAKED MACKEREL IN MUSTARD-SCALLION SAUCE

Steps:

• Score the mackerel on both sides, making two or three large X's one-half-inch deep with a small sharp knife. Squeeze the half lemon over the fish.
• Combine and stir the remaining ingredients. Coat the mackerel with this mixture and allow to marinate one-half hour. Turn once during the marinating so the cuts in the fish are well coated with the sauce.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place mackerel in a small buttered oval baking dish and bake until the fish is opaque. Serve at once.

BAKED MACKEREL WITH QUINOA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Place each mackerel fillet on a sheet of foil with 1 tsp oil, 1 tsp butter and add tomatoes, parsley and lemon juice evenly across each fish fillet, season with salt and pepper. Wrap and seal each fillet in a loose parcel of foil. Set aside.
• Rinse quinoa and place in a saucepan, add hot stock, season with salt and pepper, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 mins.
• When quinoa has been simmering for 5 mins, place fish parcels into oven to bake for 12-15 mins.
• Fry off onion and red pepper with the olive oil for a few minutes, add Harissa paste then stir into the quinoa for final cooking until the stock is absorbed.
• Delicious served with steamed carrots and butternut squash, drained and dressed with a 1/4 tsp Harissa paste.