Mackerel, Gooseberry, Lime and Chilli Marinade
10 minutes prep, 15 minutes cook
Serves 5
Ingredients
175g gooseberries, topped, tailed and sliced
1 stick lemon grass, bruised and broken up
2 cloves garlic, halved and gently crushed
½ red chilli, deseeded and chopped
4tbsp olive oil
2tbsp lime juice
Piece of lime rind
1tbsp chopped coriander
Salt and black pepper
8 mackerel fillets
4tbsp Pernod or Pastis
Method
Place the mackerel in a long gratin dish with the lemon grass, garlic and chilli. Add the oil, lime juice and rind and seasoning, mix well and then add in the fish. Turn once to cover well and then leave for up to one hour.
Remove the fish from the marinade and grill or barbecue fast for 2 minutes each side.
Place the marinade in a small pan with the Pastis and cook only until the liquid bubbles and the gooseberries begin to fall. Then serve a little with each fish.
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