Friday, January 9, 2009

Mackerel with Tomato and Olives

Ingredients
4x375g Mackerel Fillets
3 Anchovy Fillets
250g Chopped Peeled Plum Tomatoes
24 Pitted Black Olives (halved)
150ml Fish Stock
2 Tablespoons Flour
A Good Splash of Oil
1 Clove Garlic (crushed)
A Handful Fresh Parsley (chopped)

Equipment
1 SHARP Knife
1 Chopping Board
1 Garlic Press
1 Large Frying Pan

The Good Bit
  1. Lightly flour the mackerel on both sides then set aside whilst you heat your oil in the pan, add in the garlic and anchovies and cook until it is a light brown colour, then add the fish and cook for a few minutes, turning just once.
  2. Next and the tomatoes and olives and a little stock, cook for 30 minutes adding more stock from time to time, test that the fish is cooked by trying to flake it with a fork, your sauce should also be quite thick now too, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle over the parsley just before you are about to serve up (you don't want the parsley to loose it's striking green colour)
  3. Serve the fish with the sauce poured over the top with some nice freshly baked bread.
Serves 4