Pan-fried Mackerel Fillet
Very quick and easy, these pan-fried fillets make for a speedy midweek fish supper
Ingredients
- 2 Mackerel fillets skin on and pin-boned
- Olive oil extra virgin
- Sea salt
- Black pepper
- Wedge lemon
Instructions
- Season the mackerel fillets with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Heat a dash of olive oil in a nonstick frying pan
- Once the pan is hot, add the mackerel skin-side down. Turn the heat down to medium.
- Cook for 2 to 4 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish. You can see the flesh change colour as the fish cooks. When the fish is ¾ cooked through, turn the fish over and remove the pan from the heat.
- Leave the mackerel in the pan to cook through in the residual heat, then add a squeeze of lemon juice and serve.