Recipe for Mackerel Putanesca 
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Yield:
2
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
2 lrg mackerel fillets - (10 oz or more ea)
or 4 small (6 to 8 oz ea) skin on
2 tbl olive oil
1 tsp finely-diced onion
1 tsp chopped garlic
2 tsp small capers
6 x anchovy fillets diced
4 x pepperoncini or Tuscan peppers diced
8 x black Nicoise olives pitted, halved
1 tsp chopped fresh basil
1 tsp chopped fresh oregano
2 tbl tomato puree or juice from
canned tomatoes
6 tsp diced plum tomatoes
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
Instructions:
Instructions: Season fish with salt and pepper. Dust with flour and shake off excess. Saute fillets in olive oil - flesh-side first for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn fillets over and cook other side for an additional 2 to 3 minutes until flesh turns opaque. Remove fillets and keep warm. Save oil.

Saute onion and garlic in the oil that the fillets were cooked in. Cook until soft but not brown (about 5 minutes). Add capers, anchovies, pepperoncini, olives, basil and oregano. Cook for several minutes. Add canned tomato juice or puree. Mix well and add diced plum tomatoes. Simmer approximately 5 more minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.

Pour sauce over mackerel fillets. Sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve with orzo (rice shaped pasta) or rice pilaf.

This recipe yields 2 to 4 servings.

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