Whole mackerel - 2 fish
- Order number: 212015
- Each pack contains two whole fish, that have been gutted
- These fish are intended to be cooked whole, find a delicious recipe and give it a go
- A 400g pack would be enough to serve two good sized main meals
Mackerel is an oily fish rich in healthy Omega 3. Its eating qualities are legendary and ought to cost three times as much but fortunately, it's prolific. Cooking fish whole keeps it moist and in the case of mackerel ensures you get the super-oil-rich belly flesh (it tends not to be included on the fillet). The flesh slides readily off the bone and with a lifetime's practice, you’ll be able to eat an entire mackerel without getting a single bone in your mouth. If you're wondering where to start, just slice up some lemon and fresh herbs such as thyme or oregano and stuff them into the belly cavity. Then wrap in foil and bake in the oven for about 18 minutes at 180C.
If you're looking for mackerel fillets, look here.
Sustainability - Our rating 8/10
We aim to only buy line-caught mackerel from South West England or Scotland. Mackerel stocks are healthy in these areas.
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 | Temperature |
| Frozen | Stored frozen at -22C |
| Chilled | Stored at 2-5C |
| Ambient | Stored at room temperature |
 | Source |
| The area where the fish was caught or farmed | |
 | Wild or Farmed |
| Wild | Fish that are caught from their natural habitat |
| Organic | Organically farmed and certified by the soil association |
| Farmed | Fish that have been bred on a commercial fish farm |
 | Prepared |
| Raw | This product has not been cooked in any way |
| Cooked | This product has been cooked, and is ready to eat |
| Cured | This product has been smoked or otherwise preserved |
| Reheat | This product has been prepared and only needs to be heated up to eat. |
 | Catch Method |
| Hand pole & line | Caught using the traditional fishing rod and line |
| Longline | Caught using a long line that has baited hooks and floats attached along its length |
| Dived | Hand caught using divers |
| Foraged | Caught by foraging along the beach |
| Pots & Traps | Caught using stationary pots or traps that are placed along the ocean floor. |
| Dredges | Caught using a net with a heavy steel frame that is dragged along the ocean floor. |
| Gill netting | Caught using a curtain of netting that hangs in the water using floats. Usually does not touch the ocean floor. |
| Seine net | Caught using a ring of netting in the open ocean with floats at the top and pinched at the bottom. |
| Trawled | Caught using a large fishing net dragged behind a fishing boat |
| Netted | Caught using any of the types of netting |