Devilled mackerel with potatoes & spinach

Devilled mackerel with potatoes & spinach

A deliciously spicy way to get healthy Omega-3 fish oils into your diet

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Make a couple of slashes in both sides of the fish and rub with half the curry paste. Heat the oil in a roasting tray, then fry the potatoes and onion for about 8 mins until starting to brown.
  2. Stir the remaining curry paste into the potatoes, then sit the fish on top and roast for 20-25 mins until the fish and potatoes are cooked.
  3. Lift the fish onto plates, then place the potatoes back over a high heat. Add the spinach to the pan and cook for 3-4 mins until completely wilted. Scoop out and serve with the fish.
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Buying mackerel

Mackerel, a rich source of omega-3, is one of the healthiest fish you can eat. If you don't fancy eating a whole fish, buy fillets and roast the potatoes for 15 mins before adding the fillets, then roast for 10 mins more.

Per serving

557 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 31 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 4g, sugar 4g, salt 1.06 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2007.

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  • 06 January 2008

    Julie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A very tasty and easy way to cook mackerel.

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  • 10 March 2008

    Felicity rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great recipe which takes the greasiness out of the makeral. I tend to be generous with the curry paste !

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  • 06 May 2008

    Joanne rated and commented on this recipe

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    Did not work for me.

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  • 19 May 2008

    calleigh commented on this recipe

    We thought that this was lovely and light. I used tomato and coriander madras curry paste which worked really well!!

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  • 30 July 2008

    Erin rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was really delicious and very very easy to make. This was my first time cooking mackerel and I was really impressed. I'll use less curry paste next time though, it was a bit too hot for me, and much to hot for my husband! The potatoes were sublime!

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  • 11 March 2009

    Dianne rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is a really simple recipe and a great way to cook mackerel, adding extra flavour and taking away some of the oiliness of the fish. I used slightly less curry paste and the taste was just about perfect. The potatoes were delicious and I also added diced carrots to the onion/potato mix. Great hit with my husband too!

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  • 03 April 2009

    Chris.Suarez rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I would recommend that the potatoes are cooked for about 15 minutes instead first as some of the potatoes were not cooked through properly. I used a jalfrezi curry paste as this is what I had in the cupboard. The curry flavours mixed well with the mackerel and the spinach and potatoes combined made a very nice dish. Will make again.

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  • 13 June 2009

    yummie commented on this recipe

    I wish I could like mackerel, but there is a nasty layer of fat under the skin and though I try to ignore it it puts me off, if anyone can tell me a way of cooking this fish and getting the fat out of the way please tell I know it's good for you, :0

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    30 June 2009

    Cat rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A nice, easy way to cook mackerel - I'll definitely be making this again. Next time I will use a milder curry paste, though: the 'authentic fish masala' one I used was much too strong, and completely smothered the flavour of the mackerel. I cooked an extra mackerel and had it cold, with salad, for lunch the next day - very good indeed!

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  • 14 August 2009

    SimoninParis rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I live in Paris and Friday is the day for my local market. On my favourite fish stall I saw a special offer - 5 good-sized mackerel for 3 Euros; I bought them. Then I wondered about how I should cook them and I stumbled on this recipe by chance (and thanks to Mr Google). I followed the recipe and served it with a glass of chilled Reisling from Alsace. It turned out looking like the photo - how often does that happen?In my opinion, it was a delight and I shall definitely be cooking it again and again .....

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  • 24 April 2010

    Jason23 rated this recipe

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  • 10 May 2010

    Jenbo commented on this recipe

    I used a thai red curry paste from sainsburys! Oh my its AMAZING! Yum!

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  • 18 May 2010

    kerry tutton commented on this recipe

    im goin 2 try this but im goin 2 use jerk seasonin instead ,il let u know later how it works ..

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  • 06 August 2010

    Cabotski commented on this recipe

    Fantastic & yummy scrummy! This one's definitely on the must have more often list! Caught the mackerel last night and cooked it tonight. Tried it with a Tikka Masala paste but will be swapping this out for the Madras next time. Would also recommend the BBQ'd Mackerel with Chilli, Ginger & Lime drizzle.

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  • 23 September 2010

    Sheep commented on this recipe

    Very tasty and easy to do. One suggestion though: if you do the potatoes and Mackerel in separate tins then the potatoes would taste less fishy.

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  • 09 February 2011

    klm909 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fabulous! We only used the curry paste on the mackerel and ignored the instruction to stir in with the potatoes which I think would have been curry paste overload! Delicious and very easy!

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  • 16 July 2011

    Nelly rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Loved this recipe!

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  • 16 August 2011

    is it worth waiting for? commented on this recipe

    this is one of our favourite recipes. we make a slight alteration....check out our food blog http://www.isitworthwaitingfor.com/2011/08/devilled-mackerel-with-potatoes-and.html

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

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Per serving

557 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 31 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 4g, sugar 4g, salt 1.06 g

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