Cheat’s smoked mackerel pilau

Name: Cheat’s smoked mackerel pilau
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Indian recipes
Ingredients: 4 shallots, thinly sliced; 100g baby spinach; 350g microwaveable pilau rice; Handful frozen peas; 200g hot-smoked mackerel fillets,; skinned and thickly flaked; 100g ready-roasted peppers from a jar, drained and sliced; Bunch fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped

Published: 31 Jan 10
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

This smoked mackerel pilau rice recipe is a great one-pot dish that is both quick and easy, plus it makes enough to have leftovers the next day.

Serves 2
Ready in 20 minutes

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Ingredients

4 shallots, thinly sliced
100g baby spinach
350g microwaveable pilau rice
Handful frozen peas
200g hot-smoked mackerel fillets,
skinned and thickly flaked
100g ready-roasted peppers from a jar, drained and sliced
Bunch fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped

Method

In a large pan, melt a knob of butter with a splash of oil over a medium-low heat, add
the shallots and fry for 8 minutes until softened and golden.
Meanwhile, put the spinach in a colander in the sink and pour over boiling water to wilt. Refresh under cold water, then squeeze dry.
Increase the heat to medium-high, add the rice, peas, mackerel, red pepper and spinach to the shallots. Season and stir for 5 minutes until warmed through.
Stir through the chopped coriander, spoon into 2 shallow bowls and serve with lemon wedges to squeeze over.

Recipe from February 2010 Issue

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