Nico's Cook In, Cook Out airs Wednesdays at 8.30pm on RTÉ One.
Ingredients
Serves: 4
Time: 40 mins
- 500g baby potatoes
- 3 whole Mackerel, filleted, skin on
- 3 leeks, green and white parts separate and washed
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lemon, juice and zest
- 1 tablespoon of turmeric powder
- 4 lemongrass stalks, remove the woody outer layer and top and of the stalks
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- Handful flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Method
- Turn your gas grill to a medium-high heat and keep the lid closed to heat up the BBQ. Turn off one of the burners to create a direct and indirect cooking area.
- Wrap the potatoes in tin foil with a knob of butter and a pinch of salt, then place on the hottest part of the grill and close the lid (20 - 25 mins)
- With a pestle and mortar,(or blender) crush the garlic, lemon zest, lemongrass and turmeric into a paste/marinade and loosen with the juice of one lemon and a drizzle of olive oil
- Pat the fish dry and season with salt and pepper
- Cut small diagonal slits into the fish skin
- Spread the flesh side of the mackerel with plenty of paste/marinade
- Spread a small quantity of the mackerel skin with paste/marinade
- Drizzle with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper
- Grill the mackerel skin side down for 3 minutes over the direct side
- Place the green leek leaves over the indirect side of the grill then flip the mackerel and place on top of the leek leaves and close the lid for 10- 15 mins until fish is flaky
- Remove fish from the leaves and leave to rest
- Cut the whites of the leeks down the middle and place over the direct side of the BBQ, grill until nicely charred, flipping after a few minutes
- Take the potatoes from the grill, slice and add to a bowl, chop the charred leeks and add to the bowl along with a knob of butter, a drizzle of oil, the chopped parsley, mix into the potatoes and season with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.
Nico's Cook In, Cook Out airs Wednesdays at 8.30pm on RTÉ One.
