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Smoked Mackerel Hotpot

April 4, 2017 By Rachel Leave a Comment

Smoked Mackerel
Smoked Mackerel Hotpot
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Servings Prep Time
4 10 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 10 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Smoked Mackerel
Smoked Mackerel Hotpot
Print Recipe
Servings Prep Time
4 10 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 10 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
  • 300 g Smoked mackerel fillets skin removed and flaked into bite size pieces
  • 1 small red onion -finely chopped
  • 1 leek - sliced
  • 1 red pepper - diced
  • 1 green pepper - diced
  • 4 tomatoes - chopped
  • 200 g pack of cream cheeese
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 50 ml milk Add extra milk if sauce is too thick
  • 3 tbsp chopped dill or parsley
  • 400 g Fresh gnocchi
  • 75 g breadcrumbs Optional
  • 75 g Grated Cheddar Optional
  • freshly ground black pepper Check seaoning before adding salt as the smoked mackerel can be quite salty.
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Remove the skin from the mackerel - it should peel away easily - flake the flesh into bite size pieces and set aside.
  2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the onion and leek and cook gently for 1-2 minutes. Add the peppers and tomatoes and continue cooking for 4-5 minutes.
  3. Mix the cream cheese, milk and lemon juice together, add to the pan along with the herbs, stir to mix well and until thick and creamy.
  4. Cook the gnocchi according to the instructions on the packet. This normally takes 2-3 minutes. Once cooked, add to the pan along with mackerel and gently fold through the sauce. Tip the mixture into a shallow oven proof dish.
  5. Optional. sprinkle over the breadcrumb and cheese mixture and brown under a hot grill for 5 minutes or until golden brown
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