Smoked Mackerel

[pinkiefriend]

I have just bought Smoked Mackerel and 1 red pepper. I'm planning making some pasta for dinner, any ideas of what I could use for a sauce? Nothing major that's going to take lots of ingredients to make. Somthing simple that I can buy.

[alfiebrady]

Try your soup from last night!

[andyjevs]

Not sure it'll exactly compliment your fish but get some cold natural youghurt, add some chopped mint, chopped cucumber and some lemon or lime juice....a nice simple Raita.

[nickmo]

Simple basic sauce - chop onions, garlic, the red pepper and fry in little oil. Add a little flour, cook 1 min and add tin of chopped tomatoes, some herbs and season to taste. Cook another 5 mins, add the flaked fish, and serve over pasta with grated parmesan cheese over.

To dress it up a bit - grill the pepper first, skin it, chop and add to sauce for a sweeter version (fried red peppers can be a bit bitter)

Or grill the pepper and skin it, blitz in a blender with cooked onion and garlic and a little extra oil to loosen. This makes a good 'sweet and sour' flavour sauce. Add soy and chilli to spice it up, Thai fish sauce if you have it, and a touch of wine vinegar. Marjoram and basil are good herbs to use.

How are you with making a cheese sauce? Fry some onion and garlic til clear.(1 or 2 mins) and make a roux for a white sauce but add grated hard cheese and season for the sauce. Add the onion and garlic, then add cooked peas, the mackerel and then simmer for 5 mins. Don't let it boil. Skin and deseed a tomatoe, and cut to tiny dice. Add to sauce, cook 1 min and serve over pasta with extra parmesan

Fry the red pepper, with onion and garlic and a tin of chopped tomatoes. Add some herbs. Add lemon or lime juice and chopped deseeded chilli. Add flaked fish and heat through. Cook pasta and serve sauce over with a nice side salad.

[tweenyb]

campbells or weight watchers chicken soup or mushroom soup with mackeral or tuna or cod and either masd or pasta is yum can always add sweetcorn or peas too