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Aromatic mackerel
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Aromatic mackerel

11 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 as a starter, 2 as a main course openrecipes

Nigel Slater offers an easy way to spice up mackerel fillets, perfect for a weekday supper.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

240
Calories
3g
Protein
14g
Fat
29g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Coriander not in our table 0
Mackerel not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks of lemongrass
  • 4 spring onions
  • a small, hot, red or yellow chilli
  • a walnut-sized piece of ginger
  • 4 limes
  • 4 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp flavourless oil, such as groundnut or vegetable oil
  • small bunch coriander
  • few bushy sprigs of basil
  • 4 mackerel

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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