Broiled Mackerel or Mackerel Preserves
By: Helen's Cooking
Published: Monday, June 4, 2012 - 3:36pm

Ingredients




Mackerel - 4 lb
Water - 2 cups
Salt - 2 teaspoons
Pepper - 2 teaspoons
Sunflower oil - 1/2 cup

Preparation

1 The process is simple: take 4 lbs of mackerel, clean and wash the fish. Cut into mid-sized chunks. 2 ***Tip from Helen*** You can fillet the fish or leave it as is and just chop it with bones. *** 3 Put the fish into the clay saucepan. season the fish and stir it. Add  2 cups of water and sunflower oil. Put the saucepan on a medium heat and simmer for 2 hours. 4 The fish is ready when tender and soft. 5 Herbs: you may add dill or basil before serving the dish. 6 Serve the fish with mashed potatoes and/or steamed veggies. 7 Read more here: http://helenscooking.info/?p=2999

About

This dish is better than sardines preserves, it contains a lot of important components for a healthy diet. Mackerel is a great source of protein and  minerals, such as magnesium (21 percent of daily value), phosphorus (24 percent of daily value) and especially selenium (71 percent of daily value).  Remembering all this, you shouldn't also forget that mackerel contains a significant number of calories due to a high protein and fat content.

Comments:
Heidi Weispfenning

I must be missing the broiling part here, or there's a language failure somewhere along the way.
Sheri Wetherell

Since there is water in a saucepan, I think the author means simmer instead of broil. :)