Pan-fried Mackerel With Red Pepper And Squash

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 mackerel, large
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely grated
• 1 chayote, peeled, seeded, cut in 1 inch cubes
• 3 cups acorn squash, peeled, seeded, cut in 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 large sweet red pepper, cored, seeded, cut in 1/4 inch strips
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare mackerel:.
• 2 clean, remove heads and tails, split fish down the spine and remove bones, wash fillets and set aside; this will yield 4 fillets.
• 3 cook vegetables:.
• 4 heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large frypan over medium heat.
• 5 add onion, sauté stirring for 1 minute, add ginger, stir.
• 6 add the squash, chayote, salt, pepper and lemon juice, continue to sauté until vegetables are tender crisp.
• 7 add the pepper strips, parsley and cook for 1 minute.
• 8 remove from heat, set aside, keep warm.
• 9 cook fish:.
• 10 on a flat dish combine cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper and paprika
• 11 in a large frypan over medium-high heat melt butter and 3 tblsp. olive oil.
• 12 roll fillets in cornmeal mixture, shake off excess.
• 13 place in frypan skin side up, cook 3 to 5 minutes, flip over and cook another 3 to 5 minutes (depends on thickness of fish).
• 14 serve immediately with warm vegetables on the side. enjoy!