Photo: Anna Pelzer
Soused mackerel with cucumber salad
14 ingredients
Serves 4
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Sousing just means soaking in a brine mix of salt, sugar vinegar, vegetables and spices. This firms the flesh and gives it a lovely flavour
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
273
Calories
3g
Protein
14g
Fat
37g
Carbs
Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Allspice | 1 tsp ground (1.9g) | 5 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Mackerel | not in our table | 0 |
| Horseradish | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 whole mackerel , or 4 fillets
- sea salt
- 1 cucumber
- olive oil
- 2 tbsp hot horseradish sauce
- 6 tbsp crème fraîche
- 500ml white wine vinegar
- 250g caster sugar
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 2 cinnamon sticks , broken into pieces
- 5 allspice berries
- 1 red onion , sliced
- ½ leek , sliced
- 1 carrot , sliced
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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