Devilled mackerel

Name: Devilled Mackerel recipe
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 6 whole mackerel (about 275g each), cleaned and gutted; 125g butter, softened; 2 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 3 teaspoons caster sugar; 2 teaspoons English mustard; 3 teaspoons red-wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; Boiled waxy potatoes; Lettuce and tomato salad dressed with buttermilk

Diana Henry's Devilled Mackerel recipe seasoned with cayenne pepper, chilli and ginger, then grilled. Yes, please.

By Diana Henry

20 June 2022

Easy Fish Seafood Recipes | Salmon Prawn Mussels

Easy, Healthy Fish Recipes, Juicy prawns in a rich curry sauce, meaty roast salmon fillets and delicate yet fresh ceviche. Healthy seafood recipes that are seriously easy to cook.Martin Poole

I serve these spiced fish with a dressing made with buttermilk to cut through the richness of the mackerel.

To drink: A zesty, unoaked white, especially dry or just off-dry Riesling, from the Old World or New, is a match for the spices and cuts through the richness of the mackerel.

Recipe by Diana Henry; photograph by Martin Poole; food preparation and styling by Aya Nishimura; table styling by Alexander Breeze; wine recommendations by Joanna Simon.

Recipe notes