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Marinated Mackerel in Tea
Yield:  4 servings 

4 225g mackerels, cleaned
4 bay leaves       
2 tablespoons demerara sugar   
6 peppercorns      
150 ml cider vinegar    
150 ml cold black tea   
4 slices brown bread; buttered, in triangles

Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F / Gas 4.

Place the mackerel in a shallow oven-proof dish. Place a bay leaf
inside each fish. Sprinkle the sugar over them and add the peppercorns.
Add a little salt if you wish.

Mix the vinegar and the tea together. Pour over the mackerel. Cover
the dish and bake for 45 minutes until cooked.  Chill well before
serving the fish with a little of the marinade and the bread.

Printable version: mackerel-tea.txt.