Mackerel with Scallops

Name: Mackerel with Scallops (Maquereaux Saint-Jacques)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 1 h 3 min
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: half a carrot; 2 tomatoes; 4 freshly-caught mackerel; 8 live scallops; 2-3 sprigs of parsley, coarsely chopped; salt, freshly-ground pepper; 5 tablespoons dry white wine; juice of half a lemon; 60 g (2 oz) butter; 32 coriander seeds; a clove of garlic; 2 shallots; salt, freshly-ground pepper

Maquereaux Saint-Jacques

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

By Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

4 freshly-caught mackerel
8 live scallops
half a carrot
2

Europe
France
Fish course
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Make sure the mackerel are at the peak of freshness - they should have shining eyes and rosy gills. Remove the gills and fins, clean and gut the fish and wash them in plenty of cold water. Using a narrow-bladed knife, cut along either side of the backbone from the inside of the fish to detach the flesh, cut through the bone with scissors at each end and remove it. Make f