In our opinion, cooking mackerel fillets in a pan is one of the best ways to serve this delicious and healthy fish. Succulent, flavourful mackerel fillets with a beautifully crisp skin make a tasty, quick meal. Mackerel fillets are widely available, relatively inexpensive and very quick to cook, so make a great midweek fish dinner. Mackerel is particularly unpleasant when overcooked, leaving dry, almost chewy flesh, so always err on the side of caution when cooking the fish. Leaving the skin on not only provides a crispy treat, but helps hold the fillet together.

Take a look at our simple method for pan-frying mackerel fillets below to ensure beautifully cooked mackerel fillets time after time.