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Cajun Mackerel with Pineapple, Tomato and Corn Salad

We caught a couple of mackerel just out from Undine Cay. The first, which I used for this recipe, was a spotted mackerel which Dwayne filleted. We arrived at Hope Island in time for lunch so I cooked up a couple of fillets and served the with a salsa style salad. This was simple and very delicious.

We made Cajun Mackerel with Pineapple, Tomato and Corn Salad with the spotted mackerel

To make the salad I mixed diced pineapple, tomato, red onion, red chilli with corn kernels and the juice of one lime.

The makings for a corn salsa

Cajun Mackerel with Pineapple, Tomato and Corn Salad

I coated the mackerel fillets with Cajun spices and fried them in canola oil.

Frying up the Cajun Mackerel

 The Cajun spice and the fruity flavour of the salad were amazing together. Yummo!

Cajun Mackerel with Pineapple, Tomato and Corn Salad

Cajun Mackerel with Pineapple, Tomato and Corn Salad

Yellow Curried Mackerel Cutlet

This is what we made with this fish Yellow Curried Mackerel Cutlet

I served this the night Sarah and Joanna came to visit us in Airlie beach .

I made a yellow curry sauce with Mae Ploy’s yellow curry paste, finely chopped ginger and garlic, finely sliced kaffir lime leaves, a little fish stock and coconut milk. I simmered the sauce for 20mins, adding water when necessary, until the flavours had developed at which time I added the mackerel cutlets.

I serve the curry with basmati rice, blanched snow peas and a little tomato.

Yellow Curried Mackerel Cutlet