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Pan-fried mackerel, shallot purée and vegetables à la Greque
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Pan-fried mackerel, shallot purée and vegetables à la Greque

23 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

A gutsy fish dish – great as a starter or main – where the vinegared vegetables really offset the mackerel’s richness.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

651
Calories
44g
Protein
31g
Fat
52g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 23 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Mackerel not in our table 0
Broad Bean not in our table 0
Chanterelle not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Saffron 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

  • 4 x 200g/7oz mackerel
  • knob of butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • knob of butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 350g/12oz shallots
  • 300ml/10½fl oz chicken stock
  • 3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 12 baby carrots
  • 12 cauliflower
  • 12 small asparagus
  • 200g/7oz (podded weight) baby broad beans
  • 200g/7oz chanterelle mushrooms
  • 4 celery
  • 2 large garlic
  • 25g/1oz coriander seeds
  • 4 bay leaves
  • good pinch saffron
  • 300ml/10½fl oz dry white wine
  • 4 plum tomatoes
  • small bunch basil
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • splash red wine vinegar

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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