Salt Broiled Mackerel Food

SALT-BROILED MACKEREL

Steps:

• Slash the skin side of the fish about 1/4-inch deep, at 1-inch intervals. Put it on a rack set over a sink or bowl and sprinkle liberally with salt on both sides (you should use at least 1 teaspoon per side for each fillet). Let rest for 30 minutes.
• Heat the broiler, with the heat source within 4 inches of the broiling rack. Put a grate or rack on a sturdy pan (lined with aluminum foil, if you like, to ease cleanup) and heat it for about 5 minutes. Rinse the fillets and pat them dry.
• When the pan is hot, put the fillets on the rack, skin side up. Broil, carefully turning once about 3/4 of the way through cooking, until the fish is opaque and the tip of a knife flakes the thickest part easily, no more than 10 minutes. Carefully remove the fillets with a spatula and serve, skin side up, with lemon wedges and soy sauce.

BROILED SPANISH MACKEREL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Lightly grease a baking dish.
• Rub both sides of each mackerel fillet with olive oil and place with the skin side down into the prepared baking dish. Season each fillet with the paprika, salt, and pepper. Top each fillet with two lemon slices.
• Bake the fillets under the broiler until the fish just begins to flake, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve immediately.

GRILLED MACKEREL WITH TOASTED GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill to medium heat and oil the grates with a brush or towel.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter and add the smashed garlic.
• Make 3 deep cuts on each side of the fish. Season fillets generously with salt and pepper. Place flesh side-down and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip fish over and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from grill and brush with some of the garlic butter (about 2 tablespoons).
• Squeeze 1/2 of a lime over each fillet and serve immediately.

SALT-GRILLED SPANISH MACKEREL

Steps:

• Rinse each of the fish steaks under fresh cold water, then pat them dry. Let the fish marinate in the rice wine for 5 to 10 minutes, turning the fish once halfway through.
• Preheat your broiler to the highest setting possible, or if you are grilling outdoors, make sure your coals are burning hot.
• Remove the fish from the marinade, and very lightly salt the flesh on both sides. Salt the surrounding skin a bit more generously. Place the fish on a rack set over a foil-lined tray, or use disposable foil broiling pans for easier cleanup. If you are broiling outdoors, you may wish to lightly oil the rack on which the fish will be laid. Broil the fish for 6 to 7 minutes, or until it is opaque and slightly browned around the edges. Flip the fish with a large metal spatula, and broil for 2 to 3 more minutes, until the fish is just cooked through.
• Cut the lemon into 4 wedges, and serve each piece of fish with one of them. The Japanese typically serve a small mound of grated radish to the side of the fish. Each person then dribbles some soy sauce over the radish and spread this mixture on the fish just before conveying it to the mouth. If you wish to follow suit, drain the grated radish of excess liquid before mounding it on the plates.

MACKEREL (BROILED BOSTON OR ATLANTIC MACKEREL)

Steps:

• Have your fish monger clean& split for broiling, or buy fillets.
• Preheat broiler to 450 degrees.
• Brush fish with olive oil on both sides.
• Place fish, skin side down, on a greased broiler rack, 2” below the heat.
• Broil 5 minutes, then turn the fish& broil the other side for 3 minutes.
• While the fish broils, melt the butter.
• Mix the melted butter with salt, pepper, lemon juice, garlic powder, onion powder,& parsley.
• Place the fish on a warmed serving platter,& pour the butter sauce over the fish.
• Sprinkle lightly with paprika& serve at once.

BROILED MACKEREL FILLETS WITH TOMATO-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler to high.
• Place the mackerel fillets on a flat dish and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Brush the fillets with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and sprinkle the thyme evenly over the fillets. Set aside.
• Place the tomatoes in boiling water for about 10 seconds. Drain and pull away the skin. Cut away the core and discard. Cut the tomatoes crosswise and then cut into small cubes. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the garlic, turmeric, capers, lemon juice and rind, tomatoes, cayenne, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.
• Place the mackerel fillets skin side up under the broiler and cook about 3 minutes. Carefully flip the fillets and cook another 3 to 4 minutes until the fish is cooked through.
• Transfer the fillets to a warm serving plate and spoon equal portions of the tomato-caper sauce over them. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

BROILED MACKEREL WITH ONION AND PICKLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Oil a large shallow baking pan.
• Stir together onions, pickles, mustard, butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 3/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl.
• Arrange fish, skin sides down, in baking pan and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread butter mixture on fish and broil 5 to 6 inches from heat until fish is just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes.