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Grilled Mackerel with Fine Herbs and Creamy Mustard-Green Peppercorn Sauce, Guérande Fleur de Sel

Ingredients for 4 servings
  • 4 mackerels (300 g each)
  • 6 tablespoons green pepper mustard
  • 20 cl fresh cream
  • 3 sprigs dill
  • 3 sprigs tarragon
  • 1 bunch chives
  • 3 sprigs basil
  • 1 teaspoon freeze-dried pink peppercorns
  • ½ bunch flat-leaf parsley
  • Fleur de sel from Guérande and ground pepper, to taste
  • Preparation time: 20 minutes
  • Cooking time: 15 minutes

Instructions

Preheat the broiler. Gut the mackerels, remove the heads, rinse thoroughly, and pat dry with paper towels.

Season the cavities with pepper. Brush with a little green pepper mustard and stuff with half the fresh herbs, rinsed and finely chopped.

Wrap each in aluminum foil papillotes. Broil for 15 minutes, turning halfway through cooking.

In a saucepan, mix the cream with the remaining mustard. Simmer gently over low heat. Off the heat, stir in 1 tablespoon chopped herbs.

Unwrap the mackerels. Sprinkle with remaining chopped herbs, crushed pink peppercorns, ground pepper, and Guérande fleur de sel. Surround with sauce.

Serve with a mix of white and wild rice.