Boneless Mackerel Fillets With Cracked Pepper Recipes

SPICED CRUMBED MACKEREL WITH SMOKED PAPRIKA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil a baking dish large enough to hold the fillets in a single layer. Rinse and dry the mackerel, then lay skin-side down in the baking dish. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• In a sauté pan over medium heat, pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the onion and sauté until softened. Remove from heat and add the parsley, garlic and paprika. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the bread crumbs and 3 tablespoons olive oil.
• Spoon the spiced bread crumbs evenly over the fillets. Bake until the bread crumbs are golden and the fish is opaque and tender, about 20 minutes. Squeeze lemon juice over each fillet, and serve.

PAN-SEARED MACKEREL WITH SWEET PEPPERS AND THYME

Steps:

• Season mackerel with salt, black pepper and paprika. Let fillets rest at room temperature while preparing vegetables.
• Set a large skillet over medium heat and add 5 tablespoons oil. Then add leeks, carrots, bell peppers and thyme, cooking them until they soften, about 10 to 12 minutes. Add garlic, stirring gently, and cook for 2 minutes more. Add wine and cook until most of liquid has evaporated, about 7 minutes. Season to taste with more salt, pepper and sherry vinegar, then transfer to one side of a serving platter.
• Wipe the skillet with a paper towel, add remaining oil, and set over high heat. When oil is hot, add mackerel in one layer, skin side down. Cook for 3 minutes, then flip and cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer, until fish is cooked through. Add fillets to platter and spoon vegetables on top of fish.

BROILED MACKEREL FILLETS WITH TOMATO-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler to high.
• Place the mackerel fillets on a flat dish and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Brush the fillets with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and sprinkle the thyme evenly over the fillets. Set aside.
• Place the tomatoes in boiling water for about 10 seconds. Drain and pull away the skin. Cut away the core and discard. Cut the tomatoes crosswise and then cut into small cubes. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the garlic, turmeric, capers, lemon juice and rind, tomatoes, cayenne, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.
• Place the mackerel fillets skin side up under the broiler and cook about 3 minutes. Carefully flip the fillets and cook another 3 to 4 minutes until the fish is cooked through.
• Transfer the fillets to a warm serving plate and spoon equal portions of the tomato-caper sauce over them. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

BONELESS MACKEREL FILLETS WITH CRACKED PEPPER

Steps:

• Lay fillets over cracked pepper, skin side up, to coat them on one side only. Add salt. Pat in the remaining peppercorns with your hands.
• Core and devein the red and green peppers, and slice them into thin strips.
• Warm the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and add the onions and garlic. Cook until wilted. Add the red and green peppers and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the onions start to brown lightly. Add the tomatoes, thyme, bay leaf and salt. Cook, stirring, for about 7 minutes. Do not overcook. Remove the thyme and bay leaf. Check for seasoning, and keep warm.
• Heat the corn oil in a non-stick skillet large enough to hold the fillets in one layer. When the oil is hot, add the fillets, skin side up, for about 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn them, and continue cooking for about 3 minutes more. Tilt the pan, and baste the fillets occasionally as they cook.
• Divide the pepper and tomato salsa among the plates. Place the fillets on top and sprinkle with basil.