Soused Mackerel

Bingo Disco

Bingo Disco

30th January 2011
Bingo Disco

Soused Mackerel

Can be eaten hot, cold, with stuff, without stuff. Love it.

Ingredients

  • 12 mackerel
  • 200g salt
  • 300ml cider vinegar
  • 150g white sugar
  • 1 dried chilli
  • 1/2 teaspoon white peppercorns
  • 1/2 black
  • 1/2 teaspoon corriander seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 allspice
  • 4 bay
  • 4 parsely stalks
  • 1 onion
  • 2 celery sticks

Method

fillet the fish
pin or channel
salt the fish with the 200g
leave 5 mins then rince
heat all the other stuff in a pan
simmer 5 mins
put fish in an oven proof tray, pour over liquor
cover with foil and cook at 180c for 30 mins
cool
leave at least 6 hours
keep for a week in the liquor.

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