Peppered mackerel & potato bake

Peppered mackerel & potato bake

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Cooking time

Ready in around 1¾ hours

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 4

A comforting and rich supper dish of smoked fish with potatoes and cream - serve with crisp green salad leaves

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition info

Nutrition

kcalories
737
protein
17g
carbs
36g
fat
60g
saturates
27g
fibre
3g
sugar
0g
salt
1.31g
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Ingredients

  • 750g medium-sized waxy new potatoes, such as Charlotte
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 2 large peppered smoked mackerel fillets, about 250g/9oz total weight
  • 284ml carton double cream

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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5/fan 170C. Boil the potatoes in their skins for 12-15 minutes until nearly cooked through. Drain and slice into thin discs. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion until soft and golden. Gently toss the potatoes and onion together and season with salt to taste.
  2. Put half the mixture in a shallow 1.4 litre ovenproof dish. Remove the skin and any bones from the mackerel, flake the fish and spread it out over the potatoes. Top with the remaining potatoes and pour over the cream.
  3. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for a further 20-25 minutes, until the topping is a lovely golden brown.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2003

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brenglyn05:45, 29th Sep, 2011

I made this and changed it a little, i used skimmed milk and corn flower added red and black pepper and a dash of cayenne. I added cooked chopped onion the cooked flaked mackerel i rosted and sliced the new potatoes tossed then together poured over the milk mixture sprinkled a little mature cheese and baked... My partner loved it and he is an amazing cook, so did i .....

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quin198112:34, 23rd Sep, 2011
5

This was a very good recipe, my wife and I loved it and will make it again, the only thing we changed was we put a can of cream of mushroom soup on top and a 1/4 cup of cream and topped it with shredded cheddar cheese. MMMMmmm.

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queendoodle11:47, 19th Jan, 2011
4

This was lovely,my husband loved it too- I also reduced the cream and used some milk and cornflour,added the cheese as well. Will definitely make again

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lynnfitz10:37, 6th Dec, 2009
3

This was a great way to use up some peppered mackerel which had been lurking in the freezer for a while. I found it a bit rich, but I had added a bit more cream than the recipe suggested as I thought it might have been a bit dry for me. However, my husband loved it and requested I make it again. I topped it with cheese as suggested previously, and next time I would probably add more onions.
It is a very tasty dish, and I will definitely make it again, but alter my quantities.

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penyfai08:13, 17th May, 2009
3

I enjoyed this meal, but it wasn't anything special. I would have been just as happy having the peperred mackerel and boiled potatoes (which would have taken less than half the time...

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dilleight08:49, 15th Mar, 2009
5

Great! Followed hlnharrison's advice to lower calories and topped with cheese like topchef.

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lizziebanks08:08, 28th Oct, 2008
4

Mmm lovely - very creamy, very tasty!

Like the idea of putting cheese on top, will try that next time.

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hlnharrison06:28, 9th May, 2008
5

We are trying to reduce the saturated fat in our diet so instead of double cream I used skimmed milk thickened with sauce flour. Really tasty and so quick and easy.

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jolkerr10:34, 26th Nov, 2007
5

So simple but tasted lovely. Only used half the cream but topped with a little cheese, delicious!

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