Smoked mackerel/Kippers ideas...

newlywed

Hi we eat these regularly as one of the oily fish portions.

But I'm getting bored with serving them with roasted veg or ratatouille.

Does anyone have any smoked mackerel/kippers recipes - other than pate? Or something else to serve them alongside?

I've done a search but can't find much

Thanks

RachelW1987

I like them on toast, yummy

How about on a salad

Or in Pasta sauce

Jacket pot

Bronnie

I like them as a quick lunch with bread, red onion and tomato salad and a BIG dollop of good-quality horseradish sauce on the side

Flaked into Kedgereee and topped with quartered hard-boiled eggs.

ubamother

I love smoked fish risotto - flaking smoked mackerel in to warm through at the end is gorgeous. Do say if you want greater details

lowesy

I often do a sort of smoked mackerel biriani (sp?) thingy for me and DH - very tasty.

Fry some onion and garlic in a little bit of oil until soft. Add a chopped fresh chilli and rinsed basmati rice, then stir in some tumeric, cumin and ground coriander until the rice is a nice golden colour. Then basically you cook it like a risotto, adding stock (I use vegetable) until the rice is cooked through. For the two of us it usually doesn't take much longer than half an hour and most of the liquid will cook away/be absorbed by the rice.

Just before it's done add a handful of frozen peas, your flaked mackerel and some chopped fresh coriander if you have any. Flippin gorgeous it is too!!

HTH

PollyFlinders_3

I shred smoked mackerel and stir it through warm cous cous. Add some gently fried onion, plus peas/sweetcorn/ anything else you have lying around. You can add mayo or chilli sauce to bind it together if wanted, or just eat as it comes. We usually make enough to have cold the next day for lunch too.

soappie

You could use it instead of smoked haddock and make a kedgeree

thriftlady_2

I often do something similar to PollyFlinders.

Also I use either fish in kedgeree.

Another idea is to layer the fish with cooked potato slices and a cheesey sauce and bake. You could also add pieces to a macaroni cheese.

They are both good in a quiche/tart, or how about pasties with potato and sweetcorn.

Smoked mackerel hash is lovely too.

Stephen_Leak

Kippers are fabulous in a fish pie. Recipe available if required.

Boodle

I'm another fan of smoked mackerel in couscous - nice with tomatoes and pineapple or orange pieces in it too. It's also nice shredded and mixed with grapefruit pieces, tomatoes, mayo and some horseradish if you happen have it in, then served with baby spinach or other green salad leaves.

For hot meals, I like to grill smoked mackerel with halved tomatoes done alongside. We have it with chips and bread and butter. Usually have peas or baked beans too. Big dollop of brown suace on side necessary

Smoked mackerel is also nice in a cream sauce (with a little horseradish or mustard in too) to serve over either rice with peas or on thick buttery toast... mmmm.... Haven't done that in ages. It's good to fry some mushrooms before making the sauce as well.

I can vouch for smoked mackerel in kedgeree. I once did a nice green lentil dhal with some flaked in, but it was a bit too rich so would do it with less mackerel next time - possibly a fillet for three of us (2 adults, 1 toddler).

I also second both for fish pie:)

Just came to mind after posting... kippers, poached egg and buttery toast?

newlywed

Hmmm never thought of adding it to fish pie usually have salmon, smoked haddock and white fish - sometimes prawns - sometimes a tiny bit of smoked salmon.