Ingredients
Serve these spiced fish with a dressing made with buttermilk to cut through the richness of the mackerel.
- 6 whole mackerel (about 275g each), cleaned and gutted
- 125g butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 teaspoons caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons English mustard
- 3 teaspoons red-wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
To serve:
- Tomato salad dressed with buttermilk
Instructions
- Heat your grill to its highest setting.
- Using a sharp knife, make 3 slashes on both sides of each mackerel.
- With a fork, mash the remaining ingredients together in a bowl and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Rub the spiced butter all over the mackerel, including inside their cavities and into the slashes.
- Cover a grill tray with foil (for easier cleaning) and place the mackerel on it.
- Grill for 4 minutes on each side, until the fish is cooked through. (Domestic grills vary a lot and this cooking time works for my grill, which does get very hot. You might have to increase the time, but be careful not to burn the skin.)
Source: Diana Henry
29 Comments
Excellent recipe!
Simple and delicious.
This recipe is delicious! Thanks
Very simple, very nice.
this is one of my favourite recipes!
Love this recipe!
Fabulous!
Delicious and very easy!
Very tasty and easy to do.
Fantastic & yummy scrummy!
This one’s definitely on the must have more often list!
Will try it with a Tikka Masala paste but will be swapping this out for the Madras next time.
il let u know later how it is ..
Oh my its AMAZING!
In my opinion, it is such a delight and I shall definitely be cooking it again and again …..just like how i do it with your other recipes.
A nice, easy way to cook mackerel
very good indeed!
This is a really simple recipe and a great way to cook mackerel
this is lovely and light
Great recipe
Mackerel, a rich source of omega-3, is one of the healthiest fish you can eat.
Great Recipe! Thanks so much for this!
Love these !
What a fantastic recip
sounds scrumptious. 🙂
Don’t they just are yum!
Very happy to see this recipe!
Thank you so much for this recipe.
This is definitely getting prepared!
I so love this!