“Mackerel is such a wonderful fish and also one of the most under-used,” says Graham. At The Harwood Arms, he cooks it over a charcoal flame. “Grilling it in this fashion is my favourite way of preparing mackerel.”
Ingredients
Pickled cucumber
Method
Main
1.For pickled cucumber, combine ingredients (except cucumber) in a blender with 250ml water and ½ tsp sea salt flakes and blend to combine, then strain through a fine sieve into a non-reactive bowl, add cucumber and stand at room temperature to pickle (3-3½ hours). Drain and reserve cucumbers and pickling liquid separately.
2.Preheat a woodfired or charcoal barbecue (or a char-grill pan) to high heat. Mix oil, Sherry vinegar and soy sauce in a bowl and set aside. Drizzle mackerel with extra oil, season both sides with salt to taste, then cook skin-side down until skin is well grilled and crisp (3-4 minutes). Turn and cook until almost cooked through (1-2 minutes; do not overcook).
3.Arrange cucumbers and fish on plates, drizzle with a little pickling liquid, scatter with horseradish and herbs and serve warm.
Nori powder is available from Japanese grocers. If it’s unavailable, fold half a sheet of nori into a small rectangle and chop very finely.
This recipe is from the June 2012 issue of
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Drink Suggestion: Slightly off-dry riesling. Drink suggestion by Luke Robertson
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