Pan-Fried Mackerel With Red Pepper and Squash Recipe #161352
Mackerel is best when purchased, cooked and served FRESH! Delicious and healthy!
50 min | 30 min prep
SERVES 4
- 2 mackerel, large
- 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 chayote, peeled, seeded, cut in 1 inch cubes
- 3 cups acorn squash, peeled, seeded, cut in 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 large sweet red pepper, cored, seeded, cut in 1/4 inch strips
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- Prepare mackerel:.
- Clean, remove heads and tails, split fish down the spine and remove bones, wash fillets and set aside; this will yield 4 fillets.
- Cook vegetables:.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large frypan over medium heat.
- Add onion, sauté stirring for 1 minute, add ginger, stir.
- Add the squash, chayote, salt, pepper and lemon juice, continue to sauté until vegetables are tender crisp.
- Add the pepper strips, parsley and cook for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat, set aside, keep warm.
- Cook fish:.
- On a flat dish combine cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper and paprika
- In a large frypan over medium-high heat melt butter and 3 tblsp. olive oil.
- Roll fillets in cornmeal mixture, shake off excess.
- Place in frypan skin side up, cook 3 to 5 minutes, flip over and cook another 3 to 5 minutes (depends on thickness of fish).
- Serve immediately with warm vegetables on the side. Enjoy!
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