Buried Mackerel

Name: Buried Mackerel
Ingredients: red and green apple slices; red and green apple slices; sprig coriander leaves; spring onions; 2 tablespoons groundnut oil; 6 tablespoons apple juice; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; 2 medium-sized mackerel, carefully filleted and with all the bones removed; 1 tablespoon light muscovado sugar; 2 tablespoons coarse sea salt; 2-3 teaspoons crushed coriander seeds; 2-3 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 4-6 tablespoons apple juice; 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

About

This is a favourite recipe for curing mackerel in the style of gravad lax.

Ingredients

2 medium-sized mackerel, carefully filleted and with all the bones removed
2 tablespoons coarse sea salt
1

Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

Place 2 of the mackerel fillets in a shallow dish, skin side down. Mix the salt, sugar, pepper, coriander seeds and leaves. Spread this over the fillets; sprinkle on some of the apple juice, and place the other 2 fillets on top, skin side up. Spoon the rest of the apple juice over the fish. Cover with clingfilm, place a weighted board on to