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By Kirsty Scobie and Fenella Renwick
Published 2020
This is so easy it doesn’t really count as a recipe but we thought we’d add it in as people are always surprised at how delicious smoked mackerel is cooked. We serve it with herby crispy potatoes and some fresh green salad with a sharp balsamic or basil dressing and it always goes down a storm.
Place the fillets of mackerel skin side down in a frying pan over a medium heat. Cook for around two minutes: the natural oils will start to release, and the skin will crisp up. Turn the fillets over and cook for another two minutes, making sure the fish doesn’t burn. Smoked mackerel is already cooked so you are only heating it up - the cooking time may vary slightly depending on how fat a fill