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Mackerel, Gooseberry, Lime and Chilli Marinade

  • Time preparation 10 minutes
  • cook time 15 minutes
  • Serve Serves 5

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  • 175g gooseberries, topped, tailed and sliced
  • 1 stick lemon grass, bruised and broken up
  • 2 cloves garlic, halved and gently crushed
  • ½ red chilli, deseeded and chopped
  • 4tbsp olive oil
  • 2tbsp lime juice
  • Piece of lime rind
  • 1tbsp chopped coriander
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 8 mackerel fillets
  • 4tbsp Pernod or Pastis

Place the mackerel in a long gratin dish with the lemon grass, garlic and chilli. Add the oil, lime juice and rind and seasoning, mix well and then add in the fish. Turn once to cover well and then leave for up to one hour.

Remove the fish from the marinade and grill or barbecue fast for 2 minutes each side.

Place the marinade in a small pan with the Pastis and cook only until the liquid bubbles and the gooseberries begin to fall. Then serve a little with each fish.

Ingredients

  • 175g gooseberries, topped, tailed and sliced
  • 1 stick lemon grass, bruised and broken up
  • 2 cloves garlic, halved and gently crushed
  • ½ red chilli, deseeded and chopped
  • 4tbsp olive oil
  • 2tbsp lime juice
  • Piece of lime rind
  • 1tbsp chopped coriander
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 8 mackerel fillets
  • 4tbsp Pernod or Pastis

Method

Place the mackerel in a long gratin dish with the lemon grass, garlic and chilli. Add the oil, lime juice and rind and seasoning, mix well and then add in the fish. Turn once to cover well and then leave for up to one hour.

Remove the fish from the marinade and grill or barbecue fast for 2 minutes each side.

Place the marinade in a small pan with the Pastis and cook only until the liquid bubbles and the gooseberries begin to fall. Then serve a little with each fish.

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