QiMeal
Pasta Z Makreli
Pasta Z Makreli · ready in 30 min · 4 servings · 343 kcal per serving · easy · 9 ingredients
A classic Polish breakfast spread where smoky mackerel meets egg, pickle sharpness, mustard bite, and chive freshness.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Serves
- 4
- kcal
- 343
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients · 4 servings
- 250 gSmoked mackerel, skin and bones removed
- 2Hard-boiled egg, cooled and peeled
- 100 gPickled cucumber, finely diced
- 50 gOnion, finely diced
- 4 tbspMayonnaise
- 2 tspMustard
- ½ bunchChive, chopped
- ⅓ tspSalt
- ¼ tspBlack pepper, ground
Equipment
stovetop, medium pot, mixing bowl, fork, grater, cutting board, chef's knife, spoon, measuring spoon, serving bowl
Instructions
- Prepare Station
Gather all measured ingredients and set out a pot, mixing bowl, fork, grater, cutting board, knife, spoon, and measuring spoon. · 3 min
What to look for: All ingredients are measured and tools are within reach.
- Boil Eggs
Boil the eggs until hard, 9-10 minutes, then cool under cold running water, peel, and pat dry before chopping. · 10 min
What to look for: Egg shells are cool enough to handle and the yolks are firm.
- Clean Fish
Remove skin and every visible bone from the smoked mackerel, then flake about 250 g of flesh into the mixing bowl. · 5 min
What to look for: The fish is in moist flakes with no visible skin or bones.
- Chop Additions
Grate or finely chop the hard-boiled egg, then finely dice pickled cucumber and onion so each piece blends into the fish. · 5 min
What to look for: Egg is fine and fluffy, while cucumber and onion are small even dice.
- Mix Base
Add egg, pickled cucumber, onion, mayonnaise, and mustard to the mackerel; fold gently until moist but not smooth. · 3 min
What to look for: The spread holds together but still shows small flakes of fish and egg.
- Season Paste
Season with salt and black pepper, fold in chopped chive, then taste and adjust only with the listed seasonings. · 2 min
What to look for: Green chive is evenly dotted through the creamy fish paste.
- Serve Thickly
Serve the paste thickly as a Polish breakfast spread, keeping it chilled if it waits longer than 30 minutes. · 1 min
What to look for: The paste is creamy, speckled with chive, and firm enough to mound on a spoon.
Nutrition (per serving)
| kcal | 343 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 16 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3 g |
| of which sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 30 g |
| of which saturated | 6 g |
| Fibre | 1 g |
| Sodium | 936 mg |
Nutri-ScoreD
Allergens
Contains: fish, eggs, mustard
Ingredient substitutions
Hard-boiled egg
- Mayonnaise: Use only if you need a softer paste and accept less egg texture.
Pickled cucumber
- Mustard: Adds sharpness but will not replace the cucumber crunch.
Onion
- Chive: Use more chive for a gentler onion flavor.
Mustard
- Pickled cucumber: Adds acidity and crunch, though the mustard bite will be weaker.
Chive
- Onion: Use very finely diced onion because its flavor is stronger than chive.
Salt
- Mustard: Use carefully because it adds sharpness as well as perceived seasoning.
