Miso mackerel with chilli brown rice

Name: Miso mackerel with chilli brown rice
Total time: 20 min
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: mackerel 2 whole (or 4 fillets); oil; white miso 4 tbsp; golden caster sugar 2 tsp; mirin 2 tsp; brown rice 150g; ginger 1cm piece, grated; red chilli 1, seeded and finely chopped; spring onions 2, finely chopped

20 minutes
serves 2
A little effort

Quick Japanese-style recipe for mackerel. Grilling is an easy way to cook oily fish and the miso-mirin marinade takes minutes to make. Serve with brown rice.

December 19, 2014 at 2:33 pm

Ingredients

mackerel 2 whole (or 4 fillets)
oil
white miso 4 tbsp
golden caster sugar 2 tsp
mirin 2 tsp
brown rice 150g
ginger 1cm piece, grated
red chilli 1, seeded and finely chopped
spring onions 2, finely chopped

Method

Step 1

If using whole fish, cut the fillets away from the fish and pull out any fine bones you can see. Oil the fillets and lay them skin-side down on tray. Mix the miso, sugar and mirin together and brush the mixture all over the flesh. Leave to marinate while you cook the rice.
Step 2

Cook the brown rice. Put the ginger, chilli and spring onion in a small jug and add a little oil. Once the rice is cooked tip it into a bowl and stir through the ginger mixture and season well.
Step 3

Heat the grill to high and grill the mackerel for about 5 minutes, or until the top browns and the fish cooks through. Serve with the rice.