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Cavala Grelhada
Whole mackerel grilled with olive oil and salt, served with lemon and rosemary potatoes.
About Cavala Grelhada
Nuno's cavala grelhada follows the mackerel preparation he learned from a fishmonger at a Portuguese market. Whole fish are seasoned with salt and olive oil before cooking under the grill.
Olive oil coats the mackerel, while lemon slices accompany the finished fish. The simple seasoning leaves the fish at the centre of the meal.
New potatoes roasted with olive oil and rosemary are served alongside. Nuno keeps the heads on his mackerel, presenting the whole fish with the lemon slices and the potato accompaniment.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cavala Grelhada
Nuno's Portuguese market-style cavala grelhada.
- Whole mackerelProtein
- Sea saltSeasoning
- Olive oilCooking medium
- Lemon slicesAccompaniment
- WaterCooking medium
- New potatoesAccompaniment
- RosemaryAromatic
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Whole mackerel: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual19/31 cavala/mackerel, exact scientific species unprovided, full fish with head retained17/29.
- Sea salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual20 Portuguese generic sal; same author English32 explicitly sea salt, exact actual offered identity.
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual21/24 fish and25/37 potato medium consolidated.
- Lemon slices: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual22/25/34/37 prescribed slices, no generic lemonjuice marinade invented.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual23/35 explicit fish rinse, contact not added cooking broth.
- New potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual25/37 whole own qualitative oven-roasted newpotato side expanded; broader potato candidate preserves form. Full upstream growth cultivar/timing unprovided, not quantities-only incomplete.
- Rosemary: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual25/37 named potato herb, not dropped as ancillary side seasoning.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Portugal
- Cabo VerdeCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Portuguese Cuisine
- Cape Verdean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.