Saba shioyaki salt grilled mackerel

Name: Saba shioyaki salt grilled mackerel
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 mackerel fillets, whole fillets, pin boned; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp sake; 3 tbsp daikon, grated; 1 lemon, cut in wedges; 200g cooked rice; 2 tsp tamari (gluten free)

Crisp-skinned mackerel grilled with salt, served with lemon and grated radish. Simple and full of flavour.

Time20 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.75 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

2 servings

Ingredients

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2mackerel filletswhole fillets, pin boned
1 tspsalt
1 tbspsake
3 tbspdaikongrated
1lemoncut in wedges
200 gcooked rice
2 tsptamari (gluten free)

Method

1
Heat the grill to high. Pat the mackerel dry and sprinkle over the sake and salt. Leave for 10 minutes.
10 min
2
Pat dry again and lay skin side up on a lined tray.
3
Grill for 6 to 8 minutes until the skin is blistered and golden and the flesh flakes easily.
7 min
4
Serve with the grated daikon dressed with the tamari, lemon wedges and rice.

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