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Thai mackerel & sweet potato traybake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 red chillies, deseeded and roughly chopped, plus extra sliced chillies to serve
- 4 shallots, roughly chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and chopped
- 1 lemongrass stalk
- 1 tbsp hot smoked paprika
- 2 limes, zested and juiced, plus wedges to serve
- 200g sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 2 red peppers, deseeded and sliced
- 3 lime leaves
- 4 raw mackerel fillets
- 4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced
- small bunch coriander, chopped
- 320g broccoli, steamed, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Put the chillies, shallots, garlic cloves, ginger, lemongrass, paprika, lime zest and juice and 1 tbsp water into a small food processor and blitz to a smooth paste.
- STEP 2
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the sweet potato in a large roasting tin and toss with the oil. Add the curry paste, peppers and lime leaves and roast for 35-40 mins until the potato is tender. Heat the grill to high.
- STEP 3
Slash the mackerel skin a few times with a sharp knife. Arrange the fish over the veg, skin-side up, then grill for 4-5 mins until the skin is blistered and the flesh is cooked through.
- STEP 4
Scatter over the spring onions, coriander and extra chillies, then squeeze over the lime wedges. Serve with the steamed broccoli.