Card Color
#a1c6eb
Card Label
Fish Recipes
Recipe Name
Mackerel, Tomato and Basil
Difficulty
Easy
Total Time
00:45
Ingredients
- 6 or 3 Mackerel fillets / whole mackerel
- 2 Onions, finely diced
- 6 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
- 80g Tomato puree
- 5g Paprika
- 4 x 400g Tinned chopped tomatoes
- 1 bunch Fresh basil
- To taste Salt and pepper
Method
- Step 1 For the tomato sauce: Put all of ingredients (except the basil) into the slow cooker pot and cook on the highest setting for 4-5 hours.
- Step 2 Stir in the basil leaves just before serving the sauce with the mackerel.
- Step 3 For the mackerel: Preheat the grill to setting 5.
- Step 4 Once heated, rub the mackerel with a little oil, season and place it onto the flat part of the grill, skin side down.
- Step 5 If it is a whole fish turn over once the skin starts to be crisp.
- Step 6 Cook until the fish starts to flake apart.
- Step 7 Chefs Tip: Serve with our delicious Saffron rice for a quick evening meal.