Pasta with Canned Mackerel

Mackerel Pasta

2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 small onion, minced (about 1/2 cup.)
1 clove garlic, crushed or minced if no press
1 carrot julienned or grated
1/2 cup. peas fresh or frozen is fine
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup white wine (I use Chardonnay, but it's optional)
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. fennel seed, slightly crushed
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
15 oz. can mackerel
1 Tbsp butter
1/2 pound pasta (I usually use spaghetti, but use your favorite)

Put on a large pot of pasta water to boil, and cook your pasta while
preparing the sauce. Add salt and oil to the pasta water if you like. The
trick is to have the pasta come done at the same time as the sauce without
overcooking the pasta, peas or fish. I do it by preparing the sauce up to
step 5., and then dropping the pasta in the boiling water. When pasta is
five minutes away from done, proceed with step 6., and so on. Heat chicken
broth to boiling. A bouillon cube is fine for this. Add turmeric, fennel
seed and crushed pepper to the hot broth so they begin to soften and
release their flavors. Heat olive oil in saucepan. Add onion and stir-fry
until caramelized. Add carrot and garlic and stir-fry about a minute.
Don't let garlic get dark. Add wine to the skillet and let boil to deglaze
pan. You may want to add 1/2t. white vinegar to your chicken broth if you
choose not to use the wine. Add your spicy broth, and let this come to a
boil. Add peas, and if they're still frozen let come back to a boil before
adding your fish, which is already fully cooked. Add mackerel to sauce,
and you want it to just come back to a nice hot boil, but not to cook
anymore. Finish the sauce by swirling in your butter, and serve
immediately over your hot pasta, which you have drained and placed in
serving dishes. I felt compelled to share this recipe because there really
aren't very many recipes even on the web for canned mackerel. Many of the
results are either making fun of canned mackerel or recipes for pet foods.

It was inspired by pasta with white clam sauce because I wanted another
way to serve this nutritious, economical fish other than the standard
patties and croquettes.

I hope you enjoy it!


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