Broiled Mackerel with Onion and Pickle Butter Recipe

Broiled Mackerel with Onion and Pickle Butter Recipe

  • 8 pickled cocktail onions, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped mixed sweet pickles or dill pickle
  • 4 teaspoons country-style Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 6 (4- to 6-oz) pieces mackerel fillet with skin
  • Accompaniment: lemon wedges
  1. Preheat broiler. Oil a large shallow baking pan.
  2. Stir together onions, pickles, mustard, butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 3/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl.
  3. Arrange fish, skin sides down, in baking pan and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread butter mixture on fish and broil 5 to 6 inches from heat until fish is just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes.
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