Name: Mackerel with Lemon & Fennel
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 4 skin-on mackerel fillets (about 5 oz. each); 4 oz. country-style bread, torn into ½″ pieces; ½ cup plus 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; 1 bulb fennel, trimmed and coarsely chopped, fronds reserved to garnish; 1 pint cherry tomatoes; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Italian Comfort Food

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

About

Mackerel, favored for its distinctive rich, savory flavor, is paired here with lemony fennel and tomatoes that have softened from baking. Make sure the fish skin is completely dry before searing so it can get extra crispy, and serve the fish skin side up so the skin doesn’t get soggy on the platter.