Serves 2
Preparation time less than 30 mins
Cooking time 10 to 30 mins
By Good Food Magazine
Preparation time less than 30 mins
Cooking time 10 to 30 mins
By Good Food Magazine
2 whole mackerel
1 lemon
4 fresh rosemary sprigs
2 garlic cloves, sliced
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
4 tbsp cider or apple juice
boiled potatoes
roughly chopped parsley, to serve
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 or fan oven 180C/350F/Gas 4 from cold.
2. Put each fish on a large square of tin foil or baking paper on a baking sheet. Season the fish inside and out with salt and pepper.
3. Slice the lemon, then cut each slice in half. Tuck the lemon slices inside each fish with a couple of rosemary sprigs and a few garlic slices.
4. Scatter over the onion and pour 2 tbsp of cider or apple juice over each fish.
5. Wrap thtin foil or baking paper loosely around each fish to make a parcel, and bake for 25 minutes.
6. Serve with boiled potatoes sprinkled with parsley.