Mackerel With Peas

Name: Mackerel With Peas
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 3 or 4 thyme sprigs; 1 large or 2 medium tomatoes, chopped; Salt; pepper; 2 cups or more shelled peas, fresh or frozen; 4 medium-sized mackerel, about 3/4 to 1 pound each, cleaned; 1/2 cup white wine or water; Crusty bread for serving

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 or 4 thyme sprigs
1 large or 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
Salt
pepper
2 cups or more shelled peas, fresh or frozen
4 medium-sized mackerel, about 3/4 to 1 pound each, cleaned
1/2 cup white wine or water
Crusty bread for serving

Directions

1

Put oil in a broad skillet over medium heat; add onion, garlic and thyme.
2

When onion turns golden, add tomato and some salt and pepper.
3

Turn heat to high; when tomato breaks down, add 1/2 cup of water or white wine.
4

When liquid returns to a boil, lower heat and add peas and mackerel.
5

Cover and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until mackerel is done (a thin knife pierces thickest part of fish with little resistance).
6

Put mackerel on a serving plate, covered with peas and sauce; serve with bread.