Bacon And Sage Stuffed Mackerel

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion
• 100 g bacon
• 150 g bread
• 10 leaves sage
• 1 lemon
• 1 garlic clove
• 8 fillets mackerel
• potato
• vegetables

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to gas mark 6, 220c, 200°c heat 1 tbsp oil in a nonstick frying pan and cook the onion and chopped smoked bacon (or lardons, if you prefer) for 5 minutes.
• 2 put the sliced bread into a food processor along with the sage leaves, lemon zest, garlic and some seasoning and blitz until you have a chunky breadcrumb mixture. add to the onion mix with the remaining oil and cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring until lightly golden.
• 3 lay four of the fillets on a lightly greased nonstick baking tray and spoon over half the stuffing mix. sandwich together with the remaining fillets and spoon over the remaining stuffing.
• 4 cook in the oven for 15-18 minutes, until the fish is cooked through. serve with roast potatoes and steamed vegetables if you like.