Maquereaux Basquaise “Chez Michel”

Name: Maquereaux Basquaise “Chez Michel”
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 3 lemons, thinly sliced; 2 ounces shallots, finely chopped; ½ pound green peppers; 2 pounds fresh tomatoes; 12 small fresh mackerel; 6-8 tablespoons olive oil; salt and freshly ground black pepper; ¾ pint dry white wine; ⅓ pint vinegar; half-rounds of lemon; 1 bouquet garni

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Robert Carrier Cookbook

By Robert Carrier

Published 1965

About

Ingredients

12 small fresh mackerel
2 pounds fresh tomatoes
½ pound

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Clean and empty 12 small fresh mackerel and arrange fish in a large heatproof baking dish. Peel, seed and chop tomatoes; seed and chop peppers, and combine with finely chopped shallots in a saucepan. Slice lemons into thin rounds and add to vegetable mixture with dry white wine, vinegar and olive oil. Season to taste with salt, freshly ground black pepper and a bouquet garni.

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