Description
30-minute sous vide mackerel recipe with perfectly tender meat and crispy skin. Drizzled with a homemade spicy cilantro lime dressing, it makes a quick and easy workday dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 mackerel fillets, defrosted
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
For the spicy cilantro lime dressing:
- 1 cup fresh cilantro, firmly packed
- 1 jalapeño pepper, roughly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Lime juice from 2 limes, about 1/4 cup
- 1 tablespoon coconut aminos
Instructions
- Preheat water to 122°F using a sous vide machine. (I use the Anova sous vide precision cooker.)
- Prepare mackerel fillets by rinsing under cold water. Pat dry with paper towels. Season the fillets generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper on both sides.
- Transfer the fish into a large sous vide bag in one single layer, ideally leaving a little room in between each fillet. Vacuum-seal the bag using a hand pump or a vacuum sealer.
- Once the water bath is ready, lower the bag into the water, making sure that the fish is completely under the water. Use a heavy object to weigh it down if necessary. Set timer for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the spicy cilantro lime dressing by combining all ingredients in a food processor or blender, blend on high speed for 30 seconds until thoroughly mixed.
- When the timer goes off, remove the bag from the water bath and remove the mackerel fillets from the bag. Pat dry with paper towels.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick pan or a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, place the fish into the pan, skin side down, and sear for 30 seconds or until the skin is brown and crispy.
- Dish and drizzle with spicy cilantro lime dressing. Enjoy!
Notes
- If the spicy cilantro lime dressing isn’t your thing,  simply squeeze some fresh lemon juice over the mackerel or garnish with lemon slices.
- The spicy cilantro lime dressing recipe yields 1 cup. Keep the leftover dressing in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to one week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 261
- Sodium: 594.6mg
- Fat: 15.3g
- Saturated Fat: 3.9g
- Carbohydrates: 0.4g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Protein: 36.1g
- Cholesterol: 142.1mg
