IN THE KITCHEN WITH...
SMOKED MACKEREL PÂTÉ
We currently have a smoked mackerel pate on the menu, however this recipe is also lovely using unsmoked fillets. A really simple recipe, it is great with toast or crusty bread. We serve it with lemon and herb crackers.
TO SMOKE MACKEREL
4 large mackerel fillets Coarse sea salt Zest of one lemon and one orange
1 Sprinkle the sea salt, orange and lemon, leave for a couple of hours. 2 Wash and pat dry then place in a smoker. 3 Hot smoke over oak chippings or hay for 15 mins then cool. 4 Remove the skins and any bones.
250g smoked/unsmoked mackerel Zest & juice of 1 / 2 lemon 1 tbsp of horseradish Pinch of cayenne pepper Sea salt and black pepper to taste 100g cream cheese
1 Mix all the ingredients together. This can be done by hand to keep chunky or in a food processor if you prefer it smooth.
Leftovers idea: If you have a lot of mackerel cook it all on the barbecue and pick through whatever you don’t eat to remove all the skin and bones. Place in a bowl, add a couple spoonful’s of mayonnaise, a squeeze of lemon juice, a teaspoon of horseradish and chopped parsley, salt and pepper. Mix it all up. This can be frozen and brought out and used as a pre-dinner nibble – perfect.
DARK CHOCOLATE FONDANT
125g Dark chocolate 125g Unsalted butter 2 whole eggs 2 egg yolks 70g caster sugar 30g plain flour
1 Line four or six ramekins with butter and sugar.
2 Melt the chocolate and butter together over a pan of hot water and stir, mixing well.
3 In a separate bowl place the eggs, yolks and sugar together and whisk until twice its bulk.
4 Add the egg mix to the chocolate mix; stir lightly to mix together.
5 Finally fold in the flour, again lightly and trying to keep the air in the mix.
6 Place the mix into the ramekins and bake at 180o
C for 8 – 12 minutes
depending on the size of your ramekins. For example a 4oz ramekin will take 12 mins.
7 When ready these can be carefully turned out and will be a chocolate pudding with a runny centre.
8 Serve with honeycomb ice cream. 30 | THE WESTCOUNTRY FOODLOVER
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