MACKEREL WITH SIZZLED GARLIC, GINGER & TOMATOES

Mackerel with sizzled garlic, ginger & tomatoes image

This fish, served whole and baked with Chinese flavours, makes a stylish meal for two. Grill it or pop it on the BBQ

Provided by Jane Hornby

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 whole mackerel , gutted and cleaned (ask the fishmonger to do this for you)
2 tbsp sunflower or groundnut oil
thumb-sized piece ginger , finely shredded
3 garlic cloves , thinly sliced
2 fat red chillies , deseeded if you like, shredded
bunch spring onions , finely shredded
250g pack cherry tomatoes , quartered
1 tsp Chinese rice vinegar
1 tbsp light soy sauce , plus more to serve if you like

Steps:

Heat the grill to High, or fire up the barbecue. Slash the fish a few times on each side, then season with black pepper. Grill or barbecue the fish for 3-5 mins on each side, until charred and cooked through (see Tip).
Heat the oil in a frying pan (you can put the pan on the barbecue rack), then fry the ginger, garlic and chillies for about 2 mins until the garlic is lightly golden. Take off the heat and toss in the spring onions and cherry tomatoes. Lift the fish onto a plate, splash with the vinegar, then spoon over the contents of the pan and splash with soy sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 586 calories, Fat 44 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 40 grams protein, Sodium 1.78 milligram of sodium