Cornish Mackerel, Line Caught
Fresh
Landed by Casey Marie, a Newlyn boat (Friday 9 October).
Qty
Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
Mackerel is a sleek, streamlined fish with a blue-green back marked with dark wavy stripes and a bright silver belly. It moves in shoals through the waters around Cornwall, and line-caught fish are landed by small boats that handle them one at a time.
The flesh is rich and oily, with a full flavour and a soft, moist flake. It is quick to cook, good value and one of the oily fish most people already know, which makes it an easy choice for grilling and barbecues.
Suitable for
- Barbecuing
- Grilling
- Pan-frying
- Roasting whole
- Baking
Ideas
- Barbecued whole with lemon, bay and sea salt
- Pan-fried fillets on toast with horseradish and beetroot
- Grilled with a sharp gooseberry or rhubarb relish
- Roasted with new potatoes, garlic and rosemary
How much to buy
One whole fish (300-400g) or two fillets per person.
Season
Available all year round and at its best in summer.
Storage and freezing
Keep covered at the bottom of the fridge (0-5C) and cook within 24 hours, as oily fish is best eaten very fresh.
Can be frozen on the day it arrives, well wrapped, but eat within 2 months as oily fish loses quality faster in the freezer.
Chef's tip
Cook it skin side down over high heat for most of the time; the skin crisps and the oily flesh stays moist.
Allergens
Contains: Fish.
Product information
- Name
- Cornish Mackerel, Line Caught
- Sold
- fresh
- Species
- Scomber scombrus
- Caught at sea
- Fishing gear
- Hooks and lines
How ordering works
- 1
Add to your basket. Pick your fish and the delivery day.
- 2
Pay by card. Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
- 3
Delivered chilled. Prepared the way you chose and brought to your door in our own chilled van, never by courier, across Cornwall and Plymouth, Monday to Friday. Order by 4pm the day before.
Free delivery: Cornwall (TR mainland) and Mid-Cornwall· Further out: £5.95–£9.95, free over the zone's threshold· all zones
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