Maple-Soy-Glazed Mackerel Fillets With Avocado

Serves: 6

Jonathan Flatley

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

48

Sweetness

56

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Soy Sauce

1 cup

Sherry (dry)

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Black Pepper

Directions:

1

Briskly simmer vinegar, soy sauce, Sherry, and maple syrup in a 9- to 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately low heat until reduced to about 1/3 cup, 20 to 25 minutes

2

Keep warm

3

Briskly simmer vinegar, soy sauce, Sherry, and maple syrup in a 9- to 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately low heat until reduced to about 1/3 cup, 20 to 25 minutes

4

Keep warm

5

Prepare avocado while sauce reduces: Quarter avocado lengthwise, then pit and peel

6

Cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices, then gently toss together with lemon juice, oil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl

7

Quarter avocado lengthwise, then pit and peel

8

Cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices, then gently toss together with lemon juice, oil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl

9

Glaze and bake fish: Preheat broiler

10

Line a large (15- by 10-inch) shallow baking pan with foil

11

3Reserve about one fourth of glaze in a small bowl

12

Arrange fillets, skin sides down, in 1 layer in baking pan

13

Spoon about one third of remaining glaze over fillet, then spread with back of spoon to coat evenly

14

Broil fish 5 to 6 inches from heat, without turning, 2 minutes

15

Remove pan from broiler and coat with another layer of glaze, then broil 2 minutes more

16

Remove fillets from broiler and apply a third coat of glaze, then broil 1 minute more (for a total of 5 minutes)

17

Remove from broiler and, with a clean spoon, apply reserved glaze

18

(Reserved glaze will not have touched uncooked fish

19

) Divide avocado salad among 4 plates, then serve fish alongside it

20

Preheat broiler

21

Line a large (15- by 10-inch) shallow baking pan with foil

22

3Reserve about one fourth of glaze in a small bowl

23

Arrange fillets, skin sides down, in 1 layer in baking pan

24

Spoon about one third of remaining glaze over fillet, then spread with back of spoon to coat evenly

25

Broil fish 5 to 6 inches from heat, without turning, 2 minutes

26

Remove pan from broiler and coat with another layer of glaze, then broil 2 minutes more

27

Remove fillets from broiler and apply a third coat of glaze, then broil 1 minute more (for a total of 5 minutes)

28

Remove from broiler and, with a clean spoon, apply reserved glaze

29

(Reserved glaze will not have touched uncooked fish

30

) Divide avocado salad among 4 plates, then serve fish alongside it