Mr TH loves peppered mackerel.
Mackerel is good flaked on salads...
...but even better as Poor Man's Pâtѐ. (Why do I call it that? I've no idea...)
Mix soft butter or cream cheese with flaked mackerel. I normally add a third to a half pack of butter to a whole packet of fish. If you want a really smooth texture, use a blender/food processor.
Add lemon juice (and grated lemon rind if you want).
Chill...(the pâtѐ)
Eat.
I never season Poor Man's Pâtѐ because the fish is peppered & the butter is salted.
One pack of fish makes 2 good sized pots of pâtѐ; one for the fridge & one for the freezer!
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If I get a pack of mackerel with three pieces, I reckon one one each flaked onto our bowls of salad - and one leftover to make pate.
Doesnt Shirley Goode call this recipe poor mans pate too??
I love mackerel pate but have never tried it with peppered mackerel before - great idea!
Oooh...who's Shirley Goode? I remember my mum making it when I was a child but I don't know if she called it that or not...I'm off to google Shirley Goode now!
...I’ve done a quick internet trawl & found Shirley Goode’s recipe for fish pate
http://shirleygoode.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/making-comparisons.html
The only Poor Man’s Pate Recipes that I could find all seemed to be liver based...
What I did notice was that Shirley Goode is from Lancashire, as was my Grandma...maybe it’s a Lancashire thing?
If anybody else can shed any light on it I’d love to know!
I do wonder whether butter was every cheap enough to qualify as a Poor Man's Anything - anyone know?
Oh delish, I love peppered mackerel and this is so easy and yummy too, thanks for sharing xox
Yum. thanks for the reminder. I love it made with cream cheese and then slathered on hot buttered toast. Its on next week's menu!
I do this and also call it Poor Man's Pate. We love the stuff :D
Oh yum - we love mackerel and strangely our incredibly faddy kids adore it too and I buy it a lot. We usually just eat it with bread and butter or salad but I really like your idea. yum! x
We never seem to see mackerel here.
I like the name "Poor Man's Pâté". It has a nice ring to it. (And "pâté" sounds more appealing than "paste".)
Pâté: sounds very French and very tasty. Thanks for the recipe!
Yum!
I recognise this! It was indeed delicious. Although I confess that too much pepper and it catches the back of my throat really easily. The fault of my throat, I hasten to add! I'm sure the recipe would work just as well with ordinary mackerel and some seasoning.
I'm not a fan of the peppered variety but love the plain Jane ones. Mum does something like this for her Dinner, Bed & Breakfast guests, however I never have..... but rather feel that now I will :)
CKx
I love Mackrel, yum yum yum... This sounds delicious too. - Annie
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