Mackerel Toasted with Sugar
Ingredients
Directions
Score the thick fleshy parts of the mackerel to allow even cooking.
Toast the mackerel until cooked through but not overdone.
Sprinkle pounded loaf sugar over the toasted mackerel before serving.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Whole mackerel
- Provides the main protein and fish flesh that is cooked through by toasting.
- Pounded loaf sugar
- Adds sweetness and a contrasting sugary finish to the savoury toasted fish.
The step that matters
Toast the mackerel until cooked through but not overdone. Fish proteins tighten and dry out quickly once past the point of doneness, so stopping at just cooked keeps the flesh moist and tender.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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