Mackerel in White Wine (maquereaux marines au vin blanc) Recipes

Ingredients :

2-3 mackerel

2 carrots

1 onion

6 peppercorns

juice of 1/2 lemon

1/4 pint white wine

7fl oz water

bouquet garni

2 cloves

pinch salt

Ask the fishmonger to fillet the mackerel. Slice the carrots and onion and simmer with all the ingredients except the mackerel for 20 minutes. Strain the stock and poach the mackerel in it very gently for 10 minutes. While still warm, remove their skins and any remaining bones, then return to the cooking liquor to cool. Serve cold in this liquor.

Herrings can be cooked and served in the same way.

Serves 6

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