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cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 05 3:34 pm Post subject: New Article... The Joy of Mackerel
A neat little article by our very own Jonnyboy, on the joys of Mackerel: https://www.downsizer.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=147

Guest

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 05 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: New Article... The Joy of Mackerel

cab wrote:

A neat little article by our very own Jonnyboy, on the joys of Mackerel:

https://www.downsizer.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=147

If I didn't already love mackerel, I would now have to try it.

Great article from a mackerel addict.

Haven't fished this year, but do have a bag of mackerel in the freezer from a friend

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46246
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 05 9:36 pm Post subject:
i want to go to the seaside

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 05 10:14 am Post subject:
Guest, thanks for your commenst but I'm afraid that as an oily fish mackerel don't freeze to well. If you have a glut then it's often better to make something like gravad mackerel which keeps well in the freezer

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 05 10:38 am Post subject:

They seem to freeze well if you smoke 'em.

Living so far from the sea, its very difficult to get good fish here, however a recent trip to tring farmers market (ironically supposed to be the furthest point from any cost in England!) discovered me a new smoked-things stall, which sold the best smoked mackeral I've ever had. A nice firm fish, with a not too overpowing smoky flavour - wonderful, with poached eggs on toast. Will buy extra next time for mackeral pate too!

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 05 10:45 am Post subject:
Yep, smoked mackerel will freeze OK because a fair bit of the water content has been driven out. They are lovely if not oversmoked so they retain some moistness, supermarket smoked mackerel always seems a little hard.

leebu

Joined: 23 Nov 2004
Posts: 418
Location: east yorkshire

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 05 7:36 pm Post subject:
Must admit I've never thought they froze any worse than other fish- still enjoyed them on the barbi afterwards... but will bow to the greater knowledge of a true connesseur. Intend to try your mackerel recipe out tomorrow Jonnyboy. Sounds great. Unfortunately I'm not sure it will go so well with the pike I caught today otherwise I'd have had some fresher fish to play with!

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