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Main course · British

Cardigan Bay Mackerel with Samphire and New Potatoes

30 min Serves 4 ~344 kcal/serving ~£6.80 (£1.70/serving) Gluten-freePescatarian

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Ingredients

  • 4 mackerel fillets
  • 500 g new potatoes
  • 150 g samphire
  • 30 g butter
  • 1 lemon

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
344 kcal
Protein
18.9 g
Carbohydrate
20 g
of which sugars
2.5 g
Fat
20.5 g
of which saturates
6.9 g
Fibre
3.8 g
Salt
1.30 g

Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.

Method

  1. 1

    Boil the new potatoes for 15-18 minutes until tender, then drain.

  2. 2

    Season the mackerel fillets and pan-fry skin-side down in a little of the butter for 3-4 minutes until the skin is crisp, then turn and cook for a further 1-2 minutes until just cooked through.

  3. 3

    Add the samphire to the pan for the last 2 minutes and toss in the buttery juices.

  4. 4

    Squeeze over the lemon juice.

  5. 5

    Serve the mackerel and samphire with the new potatoes.

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