Best Spanish Mackerel With Almond Caper Butter Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN OVEN ROASTED SPANISH MACKEREL RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and set a roasting sheet pan inside to warm.
• Using a mortar and pestle, crush garlic with salt until smooth. Add coriander and cumin and continue crushing. Mix in parsley and dill.
• Pat the fish dry, inside and out. Remove the dark vein that runs along the back of the cavity, if it's still there. And if needed, run your knife along the cavity to open it up some more. Salt generously inside and on both sides outside, then place on a lightly oiled piece of foil that is large enough to enclose the fish.
• Stuff the fish cavity with lemon slices and the garlic and herb mixture you just prepared. Drizzle generously with olive oil.
• Fold the foil over the fish lengthwise, tightly closing the top seam to trap the steam. Place the foiled fish on top of the hot sheet pan and bake in the 350 degrees F heated-oven for 30-40 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish.
• Remove from heat and add the lemon juice. Serve immediately with suggested sides and salads (see ingredient list).

BROILED SPANISH MACKEREL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Lightly grease a baking dish.
• Rub both sides of each mackerel fillet with olive oil and place with the skin side down into the prepared baking dish. Season each fillet with the paprika, salt, and pepper. Top each fillet with two lemon slices.
• Bake the fillets under the broiler until the fish just begins to flake, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve immediately.

MACKEREL WITH OLIVES, ALMONDS AND MINT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place mackerel on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle fillets with oil and juice from the lime and sprinkle with salt. Roast for 7 to 10 minutes, until done to taste.
• While the fillets roast, spread out almonds in a large skillet set over medium heat and toast until fragrant and lightly golden, about 3 minutes. Pour almonds onto a plate to cool.
• Add wine to the skillet and let reduce until syrupy, about 3 minutes. Whisk in butter until smooth, then stir in a pinch of salt, pepper and garlic and let heat for 20 seconds to warm the garlic. Remove from heat and stir in olives and almonds.
• Spoon olive sauce over fish, garnish with mint, and serve.

SPANISH MACKEREL WITH ALMOND CAPER BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small sauté pan, dry roast the almonds over low heat for about 3-5 minutes until golden, then remove from heat and let cool.
• Pulse the almonds to a smaller uniform size, almost like coarse sand, in a food processor.
• Place softened butter in a bowl, and whip until pale.
• Chop up the capers to a fine mince and add to the bowl with almonds, fresh parsley and lemon juice.
• Stir with a spatula or spoon to mix thoroughly. Season to taste.
• Roll out a sheet of cling wrap on a flat surface.
• Spoon out some of the butter mixture in a long line. Cover with cling wrap and gently roll into a log about an inch and a half in diameter.
• Secure the ends by tying in a not. Refrigerate for about an hour until firm.
• In a colander, place eggplant slices and toss with salt, about a tablespoon. Let stand for 30 minutes to draw out all the liquids. Drain.
• In a sauté pan, drizzle some olive oil and heat over a medium flame.
• Pan fry the vegetables until evenly toasted on all sides, about 3-5 minutes. let drain over kitchen towels.
• In a sauce pan, add onions and garlic and toss until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add peeled tomatoes and bring to a boil. Lower heat and let simmer for 30-45 minutes stirring occassionally. This slowly brings out the fruit sugars.
• Add the fresh herbs when the tomatoes have reduced by half. Season to taste.
• Ladle the sauce in a small baking pan. Spread evenly.
• Now layer the vegetables in rows.
• Cover with parchment or wax paper and bake in oven 200C for 10-15 minutes.
• Place fillet in a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice. Then season with salt and pepper.
• Heat sauté pan over medium heat. Add a little olive oil.
• Lay fish one side and lower heat. Sear each side for one minute. Fish cooks easily, so keep an eye on how long it is over the fire. A protein food, it tends to get tough the longer it stays over heat.
• Lay the ratatouille neatly in the center of the plate. Add a bit of the tomato sauce.
• Place the seared Tanigue on top of the ratatouille.
• Top with a slice of almond caper butter. You can garnish it with a chive.

SALT-GRILLED SPANISH MACKEREL

Steps:

• Rinse each of the fish steaks under fresh cold water, then pat them dry. Let the fish marinate in the rice wine for 5 to 10 minutes, turning the fish once halfway through.
• Preheat your broiler to the highest setting possible, or if you are grilling outdoors, make sure your coals are burning hot.
• Remove the fish from the marinade, and very lightly salt the flesh on both sides. Salt the surrounding skin a bit more generously. Place the fish on a rack set over a foil-lined tray, or use disposable foil broiling pans for easier cleanup. If you are broiling outdoors, you may wish to lightly oil the rack on which the fish will be laid. Broil the fish for 6 to 7 minutes, or until it is opaque and slightly browned around the edges. Flip the fish with a large metal spatula, and broil for 2 to 3 more minutes, until the fish is just cooked through.
• Cut the lemon into 4 wedges, and serve each piece of fish with one of them. The Japanese typically serve a small mound of grated radish to the side of the fish. Each person then dribbles some soy sauce over the radish and spread this mixture on the fish just before conveying it to the mouth. If you wish to follow suit, drain the grated radish of excess liquid before mounding it on the plates.

MACKEREL WITH ONIONS AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Cut onions in half lengthwise. Place each half cut side down on a flat surface and cut onions into very thin slices. There should be about 3 cups.
• Heat one tablespoon of the oil and one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan. Add onions and cook, stirring fairly often, about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Add wine and cloves and cover closely. Bring to the boil and let cook over low heat about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put the milk in a flat dish and add salt and pepper. Put the fillets in the milk and turn. Let stand until ready to use.
• Sprinkle the flour on a flat surface. Lift the fillets from the milk, one at a time, and shake off excess milk. Do not pat dry. Dip the fillets in the flour to coat well on both sides. Shake off excess.
• Heat the remaining 1/4 cup of oil in a skillet large enough to hold the fillets in one layer and when it is quite hot add the fillets, skin side up. Cook on one side over moderately high heat 3 minutes. Turn the pieces and cook on the other side about 3 minutes. Tilt the pan and baste the fillets occasionally as they cook.
• Arrange the fillets on a serving dish and spoon an equal portion of the onion mixture over each fillet.
• Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet and cook, shaking the skillet vigorously around and around until the butter starts to brown and takes on a hazelnut color.
• Add the vinegar and pour the mixture over the onion-topped mackerel. Sprinkle with parsley and capers and serve immediately.