Soused Mackerel With Arabic Spices

Name: Soused Mackerel With Arabic Spices
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 to 3 servings
Cuisine: middle eastern
Ingredients: 1 pound mackerel steaks; 1 onion, sliced; 1 lemon, sliced; 3 whole cloves; 1 medium clove garlic, minced; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 cup dry white wine; 1/4 cup wine vinegar; Strips of sweet red pepper

By Marian Burros

Updated March 14, 2023

Total Time: 15 minutes
Rating: 3(7)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 to 3 servings

1pound mackerel steaks
1onion, sliced
1lemon, sliced
3whole cloves
1medium clove garlic, minced
½teaspoon ground cumin
½teaspoon ground coriander
2teaspoons sugar
1cup dry white wine
¼cup wine vinegar
Strips of sweet red pepper

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Preparation

Step 1
Place mackerel in pan (not an aluminum pan, since the aluminum may interact with the vinegar and discolor the sauce). Add all remaining ingredients except for red pepper strips. Cover pan and bring to simmer. Simmer about 10 minutes for one-inch-thick steaks, less if steaks are thinner. Remove from heat and chill overnight to give fish flavor.
Step 2
Fish may be served with or without the jelly that forms. It should be decorated with the onion and lemon slices and strips of red pepper. It will keep several days.