Grilled Mackerel with Green Sauce
6 servings
40 minutes
Fresh mackerel has a strong and powerful character - just what you need for grilling, when all the sensations should be bright to the point of spiciness. You don't even need a marinade for it - just olive oil, garlic, a little salt and pepper. All you need is to squeeze lemon onto the fish. However, lemon is not necessary either, if you accompany grilled fish with plenty of greenery, it will also accurately beat off the specific smell that mackerel sometimes has. Try cooking mackerel according to this recipe, in which Georgian roots are visible. Everything is elementary: hot fish with a smoky aroma, cold sauce with a shock dose of cilantro, and in total - such a fresh feeling, as if the fish was just caught and fried right on the shore.
1
Cut off the heads and tails of the fish, and divide each carcass into two fillets.
2
Rinse the fillet and remove large bones.
3
Make diagonal cuts on the fish skin.
4
Mix lemon juice and 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Lemon: 1 piece
- Olive oil: 150 ml
5
Press 3 cloves of garlic and add it to the marinade.
- Garlic: 7 cloves
6
Salt and pepper the marinade to taste.
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
7
Put the fish in the marinade for 20 minutes.
- Mackerel: 4 pieces
8
Chop the cilantro and stems finely.
- Cilantro: 150 g
9
Pound 4 cloves of garlic with a pinch of salt into a smooth paste.
- Garlic: 7 cloves
- Salt: to taste
10
Add cilantro and mash or blend to make a green paste.
11
Mix in cumin and add a little vinegar.
- Ground cumin: pinch
- Wine vinegar: to taste
12
Salt, pepper, and add olive oil. To achieve a sauce consistency, about 6 tablespoons are needed. Taste and add a bit more vinegar if desired.
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Olive oil: 150 ml
13
Grill the fish for 3-5 minutes.
- Mackerel: 4 pieces
14
Flip the fillet and fry for another 3-5 minutes.
- Mackerel: 4 pieces
15
Place the green sauce on the prepared mackerel and serve.
- Cilantro: 150 g
- Ground cumin: pinch
- Wine vinegar: to taste
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Olive oil: 150 ml
