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Mackerel rillettesBreton style

Potted mackerel

Treat your guests to an aperitif with these mackerel rillettes served on toasted bread. A simple recipe with a great taste of fish!

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Ingredients


For 1 bowl :

  • 350 g mackerel fillets
  • 150 g ricotta cheese
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • chives
  • black olives
  • salt and pepper

Recipe

1. In a saucepan, cook the mackerel fillets in water with a sprig of thyme and a bay leaf for 15 minutes.
2. Remove from the water, leave to cool and then crumble.
3. Finely chop the shallot and cut the black olives into small cubes.
4. Place the ricotta in a bowl and mix with a teaspoon of wholegrain mustard.
5. Add the crumbled mackerel, shallot, black olives, lemon juice, finely chopped chives, salt and pepper.
6. Leave to rest for an hour in the fridge before serving.

Enjoy your meal!

Mackerel

A fish emblematic of our coasts

The mackerel(Scomber scombrus) is a local blue fish that lives in shoals on the continental shelf, from the surface to a depth of around 200-250 metres.
It has a streamlined, blue-green body with dark stripes and a silvery belly. It feeds on zooplankton, small crustaceans and fish. Rich in omega-3s, its tasty flesh makes it a food of choice, both nutritious and typically local.

At what time of year?

A fish that can be caught all year round

Mackerel is caught all year round on our coasts, but it is particularly abundant in spring and summer, when shoals come up close to the coast. In autumn, catches decline, and in winter fishing is rarer.

You will need

  • a bowl
  • a saucepan
  • a spoon
  • a good knife

Tips and tricks

  • To save time, you can use tinned mackerel.
  • For a more iodised flavour, you can add samphire.

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