Spanish mackerel can be delicious

Matt Nelson of Charlotte admires a 9-pound Spanish mackerel he caught on live bait last spring.

Some people don’t like the taste of mackerel, probably because they’ve only eaten king mackerel.

Here is simple-to-prepare recipe for broiled Spanish mackerel that may make you change your mind about mackerel.

You’ll need six 3-ounce fillets, a 1/4-cup of olive oil, 1/2 a teaspoon of paprika, salt and ground black pepper, and 12 lemon slices.

Preheat an over’s broiler after setting the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Lightly grease a baking dish. Rub both sides of each fillet with olive oil and place skin-side down in the baking dish. Season each fillet with paprika, salt and pepper to taste and top with two lemon slices. Bake the fillets until the fish just begins to flake, usually 5 to 7 minutes. Serve immediately.

New or baked potatoes or french fries, cole slaw and hush puppies complete this meal.

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Craig Holt of Snow Camp has been an outdoor writer for almost 40 years, working for several newspapers, then serving as managing editor for North Carolina Sportsman and South Carolina Sportsman before becoming a full-time free-lancer in 2009.

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