Super Easy Canned Mackerel Rice Bowl

Name: Super Easy Canned Mackerel Rice Bowl
Total time: 300 s
Yield: 1 Serving
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 can (125 g) Mackerel in Brine *drained, broken into bite-size pieces; 1/2 teaspoon grated Ginger; 1 small clove, grated Garlic (to replace Ginger); 1 Spring Onion *finely chopped; 1 teaspoon Toasted Sesame Seeds; 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil; 1/2-1 teaspoon Chilli Sauce *e.g. Toban Djan (Chilli Bean Sauce); 1/2 teaspoon Soy Sauce *add more if required; 1/2 sheet Toasted Nori; 1 serving warm Cooked Rice; Shichimi (Japanese Chilli Spice Mix) OR Ground Chilli *optional

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

I had been making ‘Super Easy Canned Sardines Rice Bowl’ for many years before I realised that I had never made it with canned Mackerel, even though Mackerel is my favourite fish. So, I tried to make it with canned Mackerel, and I absolutely loved it. Much more than Sardine version.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

5 minutes

1 Serving

1 can (125 g)Mackerel in Brine *drained, broken into bite-size pieces
1/2 teaspoongrated Ginger
1 small clove, gratedGarlic (to replace Ginger)
1Spring Onion *finely chopped
1 teaspoonToasted Sesame Seeds
1 teaspoonSesame Oil
1/2-1 teaspoonChilli Sauce *e.g. Toban Djan (Chilli Bean Sauce)
1/2 teaspoonSoy Sauce *add more if required
1/2 sheetToasted Nori
1 servingwarm Cooked Rice
Shichimi (Japanese Chilli Spice Mix) OR Ground Chilli *optional

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Steps

5 minutes

1

Combine Toasted Sesame Seeds, Sesame Oil, Chilli Sauce and Soy Sauce in a bowl. Add Mackerel and Spring Onion, mix to combine. *Note: Mackerel in Brine is often quite salty, but add extra Soy Sauce if required.
2

Toast Nori over gas flame OR a heat source until aromatic and crispy. The colour of Nori should turn greenish colour.
3

Half fill a bowl with warm Cooked Rice and cover it with the Mackerel mixture, add Nori on top, sprinkle with some Shichimi (Japanese Chilli Spice Mix) OR Ground Chilli, and enjoy.