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Stuffed Norwegian Mackerel with Bearnaise Sauce

Did you know that Norwegian mackerel is also the perfect fish for a homemade luxury meal? Try out this juicy recipe!

Cooking timeOver 60 min
Difficulty levelDifficult
Rating5/5

Ingredients

Preparation

Marinade

  • Add all the marinade ingredients to the Norwegian mackerel and marinate it for at least an hour.

Stuffing

  • Slice and mince chorizo, black olives, shallot, celery, dill, and cornichon. Cut the bell pepper into very small dice shapes, and delicately slice the shrimp.
  • Place chorizo ​​and minced garlic on a pan and stir fry. Then, add all the ingredients from Step 1 to stir fry together. Then, add lemon juice and white wine over high heat to blow off the alcohol. Then add breadcrumbs to thicken the density and cool it.

Bearnaise Sauce

  • Stir-fry shallot slices and minced garlic. Add white wine and bring to a boil. Add whole peppercorns, bay leaves, clam stock, lemongrass, and wine vinegar and bring to a boil again, then filter through a sieve.
  • Boil water in a pot and mix 3 egg yolks and butter until the consistency is thick. Add the stock from Step 1 to adjust the consistency and taste, then add minced dill and saffron to finish.

Grilled Norwegian Mackerel

  • Place stuffing inside the marinated Norwegian mackerel fillet and wrap it well with the remaining Norwegian mackerel fillet. Tie the cooking twine to hold the shape.
  • Cook the Norwegian mackerel from Step 1 on a pan, and then cook in an oven at 180 degrees for 5-10 minutes.
  • Spread butter-cooked spinach and Bearnaise sauce on a plate and top with Norwegian mackerel, chervil, and borage to serve.