Smoked Mackerel Pasta
 
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PS Feel free to substitute the mackerel for any other hot smoked fish
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Serves: 3
Ingredients
  • 180g smoked mackerel fillets, flaked into chunks (it will break up more when combined)
  • 300g spaghetti
  • 1 banana shallot finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 60 ml marsala wine
  • ⅓ cup golden sultanas, soaked for 5 minutes in boiling water to soften, then drained
  • 2 tablespoons pine nutes, lightly toasted
  • 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons capers (rinsed if salted), I prefer baby ones
  • a few drops of red wine vinegar (I like about a teaspoon in mine)
Instructions
  1. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, place the spaghetti and cooked according to instructions on the packet, reserving ½ cup of pasta water.
  2. In a saute pan, heat the oil to medium and cook the onions for a few minutes until translucent
  3. Add the fish, sultanas, capers and marsala and let the wine bubble for a few minutes.
  4. Add the vinegar and turn the heat off.
  5. Add the pine nuts and dill and the drained pasta and toss to combine, using a little of the reserved pasta water to thin if required.
  6. Drizzle with a good olive oil and scatter with a little more dill
Recipe by Dish and the Spoon at https://dishandthespoon.com/2015/10/05/m-is-for-mackerel/