Delicious Mackerel packed with Omega-3 essential fats with a healthy sour tamarind marinade.
❓Why This Recipe Works
- Healthy and delicious fish recipe.
- Sweet and sour but so easy to make.
📝 Ingredients
Note: This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
- Mackerel
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Tamarind paste
- Dill
- Coriander
- Cumin
🥄 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.
- In a bowl combine all ingredients without the fish and mix very well.
- With a sharp knife, slash the mackerel on each side.
- Coat the fish thoroughly on both sides adding the marinade mixture in the slashes with your fingers.
- Bake in a 350F oven for 20-25 minutes or until done.
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Mackerel recipe
Ingredients
- 1 mackerel head removed.
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil.
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic- about 3 large ones.
- 1 Tablespoon tamarind paste.
- 1 Tablespoon dill.
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger.
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne peppers .
- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder.
- ⅛ teaspoon salt - or to taste.
- ¼ cup fresh coriander- chopped.
Instructions
- In a bowl combine all ingredients without the fish and mix very well.
- With a sharp knife, slash the mackerel on each side.
- Coat the fish thoroughly on both sides adding the marinade mixture in the slashes with your fingers.
- Bake in a 350F oven for 20-25 minutes or until done.
- Serve with brown rice.
- Enjoy.
Notes
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Teera Rakchard
Hi Amira
Thank you very much for your sharing. I'm an old man with stage4 colon cancer also. Now I don't eat any meat,suger and milkbut
I eat fish and beans.I'm drinking fruit juce every day and taking some herbal medicine. I was taken sugery operation last month(21 December 2018). And after that I reject chemothery. I'm feeling healthy and riding bicycle everyday starting from 14 January till now. Due to I just eat fish with some coconut oil so I want to change some different. Your Tamarind Mackerel is very helpfull for me. I just want to know that whether can I use other fish or not.Plase instruct me.
Amira
Teera, wishing you all the best during your healing and recovery period, you are doing great. For the fish, I am using mackerel as it has good fats and helps us eat healthier. I haven't tested the recipe with any other type of fish, but I am thinking why not.
Evelyne CulturEatz
So sorry to hear about your mother-in-law and her cancer, and all your sad brushes with it. Cancer is a terrible thing we have all experienced at some degree. I so agree everything you come in contact with can help fight, like this delicious recipe. I do monthly liver cleanse and they are suppose to help cancer too. Hit me up if you want more info.
John/Kitchen Riffs
Cancer is tough -- my mom died of it, and it was a struggle for her. I feel for you. Anyway, lovely dish -- so much flavor. Tamarind is such good stuff, isn't it? Thanks for this.
Amira
Sorry to hear that John, Thanks for stopping by.
Juliana
This mackerel sounds delicious...very tasty and yes, healthy! I yet have to cook with tamarind paste...
Have a great week Amira 🙂
Amira
It is really tangy and tasty, Thanks Juliana.
Bam's Kitchen
Amira, I am so sorry that your family has been going through so much lately and I hope that your mother in law stays strong and you do too. It is very difficult to go through this. I am so glad you are turning to food as part of treatment as it really has healing power. Delicious tamirand mackerel.
Amira
Thanks Bam, really seems like food is one of the main sources of our sickness.. not the food itself but what we have done to our food.. you know processing and stuff.