Smoked Bacon & Sage Stuffed Smoked Mackerel Recipe

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Ingredients

8 Smoked Mackerel Fillets
100g Smoked Bacon, chopped
150g Sliced bread
2 tbsp Fino Olive Oil
1 Onion, finely chopped
1 Lemon, zested
1 Garlic Clove, crushed
1 tbsp dried or fresh sage leaves
Halen Môn Sea Salt and black pepper

Preheat the oven to gas mark 6 / 220°C / fan 200°C.

Heat 1 tbsp of Fino Olive Oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and chopped Smoked Bacon and cook for 5 minutes.

Put the sliced bread into a food processor along with the sage leaves, lemon zest, garlic, and season with Halen Môn Sea Salt and black pepper. Blitz until you have a chunky breadcrumb mixture.

Add to the onion mix with the remaining Fino Olive Oil and cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring gently until golden.

Lay 4 of the Smoked Mackerel fillets lightly on a greased baking tray and spoon over half of the stuffing mix. Sandwich together with the remaining fillets and spoon over the remaining stuffing.

Cook in the oven for 15-18 minutes and serve with steamed vegetables.

Enjoy!