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🍽️ Herb Makrelen Paste

485 kcal · 45 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 800 g mackerel fillet (fresh)
• 2 shallots
• 1 carrot (small)
• 3 tbsp chive rings
• fish stock
• white wine
• 200 g smoked mackerel fillet
• 120 g butter (melted)
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• salt
• pepper (freshly ground)
• lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius fan-forced.
2. 2. Peel the shallots and chop them finely.
3. 3. Peel the carrot and chop it finely as well.
4. 4. Wash the leek and slice it into rings.
5. 5. Place the mackerel fillets (skinless), shallots, carrots, and leek into a baking dish.
6. 6. Pour 4 to 5 tablespoons of fish stock and 3 tablespoons of white wine over the ingredients.
7. 7. Cover the dish and bake it in the oven for approx. 30 minutes.
8. 8. Remove the dish from the oven and let the contents cool down completely.
9. 9. Take the mackerel fillets out of the dish and break them into small pieces.
10. 10. Mix the broken mackerel fillets with the smoked mackerel.
11. 11. Use the stewed vegetables for another dish.
12. 12. Take 3 tablespoons of the cooking liquid from the baking dish.
13. 13. If necessary, add a little more fish stock.
14. 14. Whip the butter with the cooking liquid until frothy.
15. 15. Stir the oil into the butter mixture.
16. 16. Season the mixture with salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
17. 17. Gently fold the mackerel mixture into the sauce.
18. 18. Blend everything finely until a creamy paste forms.
19. 19. Fill the paste into a serving dish.
20. 20. Decorate the surface with chive rings.
21. 21. Place the dish in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours to let the flavors meld.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 485
• Protein: 39 g · Fett/Fat: 34 g · Carbs: 4 g