what to do with smoked mackerel

spiddy100

Second mackerel pate for you and mackerel fishcakes for the kids - mix with plenty of mash, some sweetcorn then dip in beaten egg and breadcrumbs.

vixtress

thanks for the fantastic suggestions, think i will have a bash at pate, sounds good
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lofty_cherrytree

DO NOT make curry with it! Believe it or not, my husband did and it was vile! (I would never have considered it)

Queenie

unixgirluk wrote:

Cook it (grill is best) then mash up through mashed sweet potato. Its lovely!

Or mustard mash :drool:

I make a seafood pasta salad with smoked mackeral too or sometimes substitute the pasta for couscous and use a light dressing. Scrummy!

Rikki

I've bought some smoked mackerel fillets which I want to eat with a salad.

It says to grill them, no where on the packaging does it say I can just open and eat them. Can I or do I have to cook them?

I thought smoking them was a method of cooking them.

Boodle

I sometimes eat it as it is, but I prefer it hot/warm and so grilled - it seems to release the oils and, in my opinion, improves the texture

foreign_correspondent

Rikki wrote: »

I've bought some smoked mackerel fillets which I want to eat with a salad.

It says to grill them, no where on the packaging does it say I can just open and eat them. Can I or do I have to cook them?

I thought smoking them was a method of cooking them.

nah my mum fed me some like that once - they were definitely raw!!!

Rikki

Right grilled and then allowed to cool slightly.

Moniker

They can be eaten cold - they have been cooked by the smoking process and shouldn't need further cooking. They're delicious flaked and tossed in a baby leaf salad - no need for any extra dressing as they are quite oily and good for you!

Moniker

shazrobo

i've always eaten them cold with salad, the ones i have had have been cooked