Pan-Fried Mackerel With Red Pepper and Squash
- 2 mackerel, large
- 12 cup yellow cornmeal
- 12 cup flour
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 18 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 14 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 12 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 chayote, peeled, seeded, cut in 1 inch cubes
- 3 cups acorn squash, peeled, seeded, cut in 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 large sweet red pepper, cored, seeded, cut in 1/4 inch strips
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- Prepare mackerel:.
- Clean, remove heads and tails, split fish down the spine and remove bones, wash fillets and set aside; this will yield 4 fillets.
- Cook vegetables:.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large frypan over medium heat.
- Add onion, saute stirring for 1 minute, add ginger, stir.
- Add the squash, chayote, salt, pepper and lemon juice, continue to saute until vegetables are tender crisp.
- Add the pepper strips, parsley and cook for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat, set aside, keep warm.
- Cook fish:.
- On a flat dish combine cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper and paprika
- In a large frypan over medium-high heat melt butter and 3 tblsp.
- olive oil.
- Roll fillets in cornmeal mixture, shake off excess.
- Place in frypan skin side up, cook 3 to 5 minutes, flip over and cook another 3 to 5 minutes (depends on thickness of fish).
- Serve immediately with warm vegetables on the side.
- Enjoy!
mackerel, yellow cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper, sweet paprika, olive oil, butter, onion, fresh ginger, chayote, acorn squash, sweet red pepper, lemon juice, fresh parsley, salt, ground pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pan-fried-mackerel-with-red-pepper-and-squash-161352 (may not work)