Pan Fried Mackerel With Orange Salsa Food

MACKEREL WITH ORANGE AND AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• For the fillets:.
• Mix 1 tbspoon of olive oil with 1 tbspoon of lemon juice, sweet paprika, cumin, basil, salt and pepper(to taste) and rub the fillets (on the meaty side not on the skin).
• Heat 1 tbspoon of olive oil in a non stick pan over medium to high heat and fry the fillets both sides, about 1.1 and half minutes each side (to get it perfect, watch when the fillets are turning white at least half of their thickness before you flip them over).
• For the greek yogurt sauce:.
• Mix the yogurt with the crushed garlic, chilli flakes, sugar, salt and pepper (to taste), lime or lemon zest, juice from half lemon or lime (add juice to your taste, keep in mind that the sauce must be sour and a bit sweet with a kick of hotness from the chilli flakes).
• For the fresh orange salsa :.
• Peel the oranges (and each slice separatley) and chop them roughly, chop the onion, avocado, parsley or coriander and the olives. Add them all into a bowl, add the poppy seeds, a bit of lime or lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of olive oil (optional) and mix them all togheter.
• Serve hot with lime or lemon slices.

MACKEREL WITH ORANGE & HARISSA GLAZE

Steps:

• Sift flour with smoked paprika and seasoning.
• Roll the mackerel fillets in the sifted flour mixture. Shake off excess flour and set the fish aside in a single layer.
• To make the glaze; put 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, the orange zest and juice and the harissa paste into a small bowl, and whisk together.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a frying pan with until very hot. Fry the fish fillets for 5 minutes on the skin side, then on the flesh side.
• When the fish is nearly cooked (it should look firm), pour over the orange and harissa glaze; bring to the boil and allow the liquid to bubble until sticky.
• Sprinkle over the pine nuts and coriander.

MACKEREL WITH ORANGE & HARISSA GLAZE

Steps:

• Roll the mackerel fillets in the flour sifted with smoked paprika and seasoning. Shake off excess flour and set the fish aside in a single layer.
• Put 1 tbsp of the olive oil, the orange zest and juice and the harissa paste into a small bowl, and whisk together. Heat a frying pan with remaining olive oil until very hot. Fry the fish fillets for 5 mins, first on the skin side, then on the flesh side.
• When the fish is nearly cooked - it should look firm - pour over the orange and harissa glaze, bring to the boil and allow the liquid to bubble until sticky. Sprinkle over the pine nuts and coriander.