Tips on
cooking
Mackerel
Mackerel refers to a number of species of pelagic fish that inhabit the both temperate and tropical waters along the coast or offshore in the ocean. Its flavorful and firm flesh is high in omega-3 oils and cooks well in various fish recipes. It can be fried, poached or grilled and made into salads and cooked in baked fish recipes. Mackerel is one of the cheapest fishes to buy, and is widely available. It is rich in nutrients particularly omega - 3 fish oils, and is very versatile and easy to cook. There are many healthy recipes that can be done with mackerel. Henry Lord has gathered the most popular ways of cooking mackerel in his article. These are: Tip 1. Plain and simple cooking of Mackerel Very plain and simple. Just de-fin, clean and slice into the sides to aid cooking and grill. Serve with a simple salad. Fresh fish at it's best. Tip 2. Traditional hot smoked Mackerel One of the most common ways of serving Mackerel is to have it smoked. You can do it yourself quite easily and successfully if you hot smoke the fish, cold smoking is more difficult since it requires very accurate control of the temperature. Tip 3. Cooking Mackerel in a slightly different way Why not spice it up? You can use a whole fish sliced down the sides to take the spice marinade, or use fillets, Pick a spice combination of your choice it could be green or red chilli based or one of the many regional Indian based spice mixes. Just simply grill until cooked and serve with a home-made gooseberry pickle and rice or stir fried noodles. Tips On Cooking Seafood – Mackerel by Henry Lord at ezinearticles.com, May 2012