Baked Mackerel Wrapped in Foil

Name: Baked Mackerel Wrapped in Foil
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Europe, German
Ingredients: 1600 g mackerel (ready to cook, 4 whole mackerels); Salt; black pepper (freshly ground); 2 Garlic cloves; 0.5 Red chili pepper; 100 g Soft Butter; 2 tbsp chopped mixed herbs (e.g., parsley, chervil, dill, …); 1 lemon (juice)

Prep: 15min

| Servings: 4 | Cook: 30min

Baked mackerel wrapped in foil is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the saltwater fish category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

1600 g mackerel (ready to cook, 4 whole mackerels)
Salt
black pepper (freshly ground)
2 Garlic cloves
0.5 Red chili pepper
100 g Soft Butter
2 tbsp chopped mixed herbs (e.g., parsley, chervil, dill, …)
1 lemon (juice)

Instructions

1.
Wash the mackerel, pat dry, fillet (or have a fishmonger do it), and season with salt and pepper. Place one fillet on each of four large sheets of aluminum foil.
2.
Finely chop garlic and chili pepper and mix with butter, herbs, and lemon juice. Spread this mixture over the fillets and cover with another sheet of foil. Fold the edges together and bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (convection) for about 25 minutes.