Celebrate Sustainable Shores with this recipe for Mackerel Two Ways

Celebrate Sustainable Shores with this recipe, created by Mark Greenaway, for Mackerel Two Ways, Beetroot Pickled Shallots & Wild Scottish Flowers


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Published: November 2, 2015
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For the sousing liquor:

1 Make a dry caramel with the sugar till it turns a walnut brown colour

2 Add the water and remove from the heat

3 Add the vinegar, star anise, coriander seeds, mustard seeds and toasted sesame seeds

4 Leave the liquid to cool completely

5 Place all of the mackerel fillets into the liquid for 2 hours

6 Remove the fish from the liquor, then rinse well removing all of the seeds and spices and pat dry with kitchen paper

7 Keep 4 fillets whole and set aside, then remove the skin and dice into ½ cm cubes

Beetroot pickled shallots:

1 Peel the shallots into separate layers and set aside - this is done best by cutting each shallot into quarters and using a small knife just tease the layers apart

Modern Scottish recipe: Cullen Skink Fish Pie from Stevie McLaughlin

2 In a heavy based pan add all of the pickling ingredients and bring to the boil

3 Pour the boiling liquid over the shallots and leave to go cold

For the mackerel tartare:

Mix all of the ingredients together and check for seasoning, it shouldn’t need much because of saltiness of the capers and the sharpness of vinegar

For the soused and blackened mackerel:

Recipe: Sloans legendary macaroni cheese

1 Trim the 4 whole mackerel fillets into uniform rectangles, then score the skin with a very sharp knife 7-8 times

2 Blow torch the skin side to a caramelised blackened colour this will add sweetness and in effect cook the mackerel

3 Alternatively flash the fillets skin side up under a really hot grill

To Serve:

Plate all elements of the dish as per the image

Traditional Scottish recipe: Tablet

Ingredients

  • For the sousing liquor:
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 200ml cider vinegar
  • 200ml water
  • 2 star anise
  • ½ tsp coriander seeds
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
  • 8 fillets mackerel, deboned
  • Beetroot Pickled Shallots
  • 4 shallots, peeled
  • 100ml beetroot juice
  • 25ml red wine vinegar
  • 4 coriander seeds
  • 1 star anise
  • For the mackerel tartare
  • The 4 diced mackerel fillets
  • 1 tbsp shallots, diced
  • 1 tsp gherkins, diced
  • 1 tsp capers
  • 1 tsp dill, chopped
  • To garnish:
  • ½ a cucumber, cubed into ½ cm dice
  • Fresh dill
  • Edible wild flowers
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