This delicious and spicy recheado paste by award winning chef Paul Ainsworth of the Mahé Cookery School works beautifully with fresh mackerel. Cooking on a Miele Induction Hob ensures precise temperature controllability, which is ideal when toasting spices and cooking delicate fish.
Ingredients
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1 tsp caster sugar
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1tsp cumin
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2tsp coriander
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2tsp black peppercorns
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1tsp whole cloves
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1tsp turmeric
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10 red chillies, chopped
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1tsp salt
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6 cloves of garlic, chopped roughly
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5cm piece of ginger, peeled and chopped roughly
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2tbs tamarind paste
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4tbs red wine vinegar
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1 whole mackerel butterflied/de boned
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2 tsp recheado paste
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Seasoned plain flour
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Olive oil
- String
Method
To make the recheado paste
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In a non-stick pan, toast all the dry spices lightly on Setting 6 on a Miele hob, making sure not to burn them. Then add the garlic, chillies, ginger and tamarind paste and toss in the spices.
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Place all the ingredients into a spice grinder or pestle and mortar with the vinegar and sugar and blitz until you have a smooth paste; you may need to add a little water to achieve the desired consistency. Tip: If planning to keep for a long time at room temperature, use olive oil.
- Put the paste into a jar with a lid and keep refrigerated or at room temperature.
To prepare and cook the mackerel
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Open your mackerel up on the board, exposing the fleshy sides.
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Spread a teaspoon of paste on each fillet of mackerel on the flesh side then place the fillets back on top of each other so it looks like a whole fish again.
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Tie string around the mackerel to secure - depending on the size of the mackerel three string ties should be enough.
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Place the mackerel in the seasoned flour on both sides and tap off any excess.
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Place into a non-stick frying pan with a little olive oil and cook until golden on both sides.
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Using a food thermometer, the mackerel should be between 43°C- 45°C in the centre of the fish.
- Place the fish into a pre-heated Miele oven at 180°C if more cooking is required.
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