2020-08-13 / test@t

Jamie Oliver&`s Mackerel Tacos

Tacos, a traditional Mexican dish, is prepared with a variety of fillings and in many different ways. Only the serving is unchanged: well flavored with sauce (most often salsa or guacamole), tacos are served in a round wheat or corn tortilla, like Jamie Oliver's mackerel tacos.

Jamie Oliver&`s Mackerel Tacos
Ingredients
  • 4 mackerels
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • a pinch of cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp fennel seed
  • ½ tsp ground red hot pepper
  • ½ tsp sweet paprika
  • juice of 2 limes
  • olive oil
  • 150 g fat-free unsweetened yogurt
  • 12 tacos tortillas
  • 1 head of iceberg or romano
  • coarse sea salt, pepper
  • 3 ripe avocados, cut in half
  • juice of 1 lemon or 2 limes
  • ½ bunch of cilantro
  • 300 g cherry tomatoes
  • ½ bunch cilantro, leaves only
  • 1 chili pepper
  • olive oil

STEP-BY-STEP COOKING RECIPE

Step 1
Fillet the mackerel.
Step 2
Crush the garlic, cumin, fennel and ½ tsp in a mortar. sea salt in a thick puree. Stir in chili flakes, paprika and 1 lime juice, then dilute with a generous serving of olive oil. Use a sharp knife to cut crosswise notches on the skin of the mackerel at 1 cm intervals, being careful not to cut through the meat. Spoon the spice mixture onto the fish and rub gently into the incisions. Place the fillets skin side down on a baking sheet and set aside.
Step 3
For the guacamole, cut the avocado in half lengthwise, remove the pits, remove the skin and fold into a blender. Add lemon (lime) juice, cilantro leaves, crush everything together, then salt.
Step 4
In the meantime, coarsely chop the tomatoes, cilantro and chili to make the salsa. It is convenient to do this on a large board while chopping and stirring vegetables at the same time. Add a small pinch of salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
Step 5
Brush the fillet with vegetable oil on both sides and fry on a well-heated grill for a couple of minutes on each side, so that the skin becomes crispy and the meat is baked.
Step 6
Mix the yogurt with the juice of 1 lime. Heat the tortillas on the grill and place in plates. Place the fillings and herbs on top. As soon as the fish is ready - put it in the cakes and serve immediately!
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