Mackerel with nori butter

Nori, a dried seaweed usually used to make sushi, is naturally salty, so season fish lightly.

Less than 30 minutes

Serves 4

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Ingredients:

½ cup (125ml) softened butter
3 sheets nori seaweed, shredded
Salt and milled pepper
4 large mackerel fillets
2 Tbsp (30ml) olive oil
Juice (60ml) of 1 lemon
Lemon and lime wedges, for serving

Method:

Combine butter and nori and set aside.
Season mackerel lightly.
Heat oil in a pan and fry fillets skin-side down for 3 minutes or until golden.
Add lemon juice and half the nori butter and flip fish.
Fry for another 2 minutes.
Serve fish warm, with remaining butter and lemon and lime wedges on the side.

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