Smoked fish chowder

[Pea Brain]

I have been given some smoked mackerel fillets and thought I would like to make a chowder - the only recipes I can find say to use smoked haddock. Can anyone think why I should not use smoked mackerel instead ?

[EcclesCake]

Nope.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...print/recipe261.shtml

[woofgang]

It's an oily fish, not a whitefish so it's going to be a much oilier soup. Personally I find the thought of it a bit stomach turning.........

[mccfluff]

chowders made with milk and i don;t like the thought of milky mackeral

but it might be nice, try it and tell us

[Pea Brain]

Many thanks for your prompt replies !! I think you might have put me off the idea !! ( Oily, milky fish - I hadnt thought of it like that - yuk !!! )

[jamesnan]

Pate would be better, using cream cheese

[vodkancoke]

You could make kedgeree instead. Smoked mackrel is lovely in that

[vodkancoke]

*mackerel even!

[rowanwitch]

No good for chowder but lovely cooked and flaked and added to cooked pasta with some finely chopped fried onion, black pepper and lemonjuice and some extra olive oil if its still a bit dry

[mccfluff]

eccles, that sounds horrible

can you really get your head around oily smoked fish and milk?

[EcclesCake]

It sounds like a chowder recipe to me!

I know mackerel is classed as an oily fish but I don't consider it to be overly oily.

If anything I think mackerel has a more intense flavour so you could get away with using less than you would if going down the haddock route.

[friedgreentomato]

the only way to eat smoked mackerel fillits is hot with brown bread and butter!!

[EcclesCake]

Admittedly, I prefer smoked mackerel mashed up with creme fraiche, horseradish and lemon juice and served with toast or crackers.