Soused Mackerel

I've just had a quick Google around to no immediate avail so can anybody help?

My late Dad often used to cook soused mackerel but it is something I have neither tasted nor seen in years and years.

From memory it had mackerel sliced across its length, bone and all (no need to worry about them as they go soft and can be munched up), into chunks. Next came cheap as chips malt vinegar and pickling spices, cloves, bayleaf, some onion and garlic.

But that's all I remember apart from it was served cold from the fridge with bread and butter. Have I missed any ingredients and was it cooked (in terms of application of heat) or just pickled and served raw?

Any hints or advice gratefully received.

why is this in the football section?

Cause ee don't care, he's a Sir, the little people should do what they aren't paid for and move it to the appropriate section.

Where seadog when you need a good mod and a fisherman

Angry wrote:

why is this in the football section?

I did it to annoy the precious ones who give a toss about such things.

Or just plain got it wrong.

Or both.

Or neither.

You decide.

you got it wrong

Sir Francis Drake wrote:

I've just had a quick Google around to no immediate avail so can anybody help?

My late Dad often used to cook soused mackerel but it is something I have neither tasted nor seen in years and years.

From memory it had mackerel sliced across its length, bone and all (no need to worry about them as they go soft and can be munched up), into chunks. Next came cheap as chips malt vinegar and pickling spices, cloves, bayleaf, some onion and garlic.

But that's all I remember apart from it was served cold from the fridge with bread and butter. Have I missed any ingredients and was it cooked (in terms of application of heat) or just pickled and served raw?

Any hints or advice gratefully received.

Wiki it....there is a BBC recipe....second down.

I care so its being moved. Off to half time

So do I. Naughty Francis.
Why not get a bottle of those roll mops, or whatever they're called ?

Sir John Hawkins wrote:

So do I. Naughty Francis.
Why not get a bottle of those roll mops, or whatever they're called ?

Yes very very naughty francis go and sit on the naughty step and think about what you have done wrong.

lawnmowerman wrote:

Sir John Hawkins wrote:

So do I. Naughty Francis.
Why not get a bottle of those roll mops, or whatever they're called ?

Yes very very naughty francis go and sit on the naughty step and think about what you have done wrong.

Done.

As for rollmops... Herrings are rubbish. Not the same thing at all.