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Mackerel with gooseberries, pickled onions and salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Mackerel with gooseberries, pickled onions and salad

19 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 2 openrecipes

Gooseberries cut through the richness of this oily fish and using a blow torch to cook it is extremely fast, convenient and enhances the flavour.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

278
Calories
3g
Protein
17g
Fat
32g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Mackerel not in our table 0
Seed 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 whole mackerel
  • 6 pickled onions
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2½cm/1in piece fresh root ginger
  • 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
  • 500g/1lb 2oz gooseberries
  • generous dash of ginger
  • 1-2 sprigs thyme
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 15-20 fresh gooseberries
  • 2 celery
  • 2 handfuls shelled walnuts
  • , for frying olive oil
  • 2 baby onionsonions
  • 2 handfuls rocket
  • 200g/7oz crème fraîche
  • 2 tbsp fresh chives

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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