MACKEREL (Broiled Boston or Atlantic Mackerel)

"This is a recipe that my father used to make for the two of us many years ago. My mother would make something different for my brother & herself. Trust me, this is a GREAT TASTING RECIPE!"
 
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Ready In:
13mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
2-3
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ingredients

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directions

  • Have your fish monger clean& split for broiling, or buy fillets.
  • Preheat broiler to 450 degrees.
  • Brush fish with olive oil on both sides.
  • Place fish, skin side down, on a greased broiler rack, 2” below the heat.
  • Broil 5 minutes, then turn the fish& broil the other side for 3 minutes.
  • While the fish broils, melt the butter.
  • Mix the melted butter with salt, pepper, lemon juice, garlic powder, onion powder,& parsley.
  • Place the fish on a warmed serving platter,& pour the butter sauce over the fish.
  • Sprinkle lightly with paprika& serve at once.

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Reviews

  1. Great dish! I did it exactly like the recipe said other than using cilantro rather than parsley because I thought it would go better with the side of pico de gallo I made to go with it. It came out perfectly and I am very pleased because it was a very cheap meal for fish, only about %u20AC2.50 for about a pound of fish.
     
  2. This was quick, easy and very tasty. Thanks for posting.
     
  3. I was pleasantly surprised! This was my first time trying makerel and was very worried about having a "fishy" taste. I accidentally overcooked mine (left it in the oven to keep warm... didn't realize the broiler was still on) but it came out mild, and the sauce was amazing and worth the extra effort!
     
  4. Stunning flavor! I had no garlic powder so I put a couple of largish cloves of garlic through the garlic press and added that. I had no parsley, so for a bit of color I used sliced green scallions instead of the minced onion or onion powder. We had whole fish, rather than filets. But they were small. About an inch thick, so I broiled 10 minutes--5 on each side. Perfect.
     
  5. First of all, just broiling the fish this way before you even add the sauce is good. Then top it with the sauce - fantastic and simple. For all those who are concerned to get enough omega 3, this is the way to go.
     
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  1. Stunning flavor! I had no garlic powder so I put a couple of largish cloves of garlic through the garlic press and added that. I had no parsley, so for a bit of color I used sliced green scallions instead of the minced onion or onion powder. We had whole fish, rather than filets. But they were small. About an inch thick, so I broiled 10 minutes--5 on each side. Perfect.
     

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I was born in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in this GREAT United States of America. I have since resided in Baltimore Maryland, Atlanta Georgia, Orlando Florida, Fort Lauderdale Florida, Los Angeles California, Selma Oregon, and now in Albuquerque New Mexico. I have enjoyed not only eating, but cooking all my life.
 
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