i’ve been missing out on mackerel

[Jim in CT]

My son and i jigged up tons of mackerel on the fishbucket this weekend. the captain suggested we take a few fillets home, I had it in my head the mackerel were disgusting, he suggested fish tacos would be good

when i saw how red and obviously oily the filets were, i was more than a little bit skeptical.

So i took fresh filets, dipped them
in melted butter, sprinkled some blackening powder on them, and smoked them on my charcoal grill.

i was surprised at how tasty they were. much better than bluefish.

i’ve been missing out. i’ve turned my back on a lot of
mackerel over the years.