Recipe: Baked Mackerel With Gooseberry Sauce [edit]

Step 1

Melt the butter in a saucepan on the simmering plate stir in the gooseberries and cover with a tightly fitting lid.

Step 2

Heat through for a couple of minutes and transfer to the simmering oven.

Step 3

Cook for about 20 to 30 minutes until tender.

Step 4

Season the mackerel inside and out with salt pepper and lemon juice.

Step 5

Make two or three diaganal slashes in the skin on each side of the fish.

Step 6

Place on the rack inside the roasting tin. Slide the tin onto the second set of runners from the top of the roasting ovenand grill for 15 to 20 minutes turning it halfway through until tender.

Step 7

Puree the gooseberries in a processor or sieve.

Step 8

Pour the puree into a dean pan beat in the egg and heat gently stirring.

Step 9

Season to taste.

Step 10

Place the mackerel on warmed serving plates and spoon the sauce alongside.

Step 11

A lovely summer dish that can be eaten all year round if you put some gooseberries in the freezer for the winter. The tang of the gooseberries goes well with this oily fish often a good buy at the fishmongers. For a smooth sauce remove the pips by sieving.

Step 12

Serves 4