Chilli, Lime and Ginger Mackerel with Soba Noodles and Greens

These past few weeks haven't been the best for me. I've been suffering with excruciating back and neck pain and have been off work for a long while now. Having to stay indoors and not be able to even dress yourself is pretty depressing. So I wasn't eating particularly well until I decided that I couldn't take any more. I had to make this pain go away. I spent a long time researching the right diet to try and help me and found a lot of information on foods with anti-inflammatory properties. It was worth a shot. So for the past few days I've been eating wholegrains, fruits, vegetables, and foods with good oils such as oily fish, avocados and olive oil.

Tonight is the first time I've cooked a proper meal for myself in days and it involves all of these aspects. Using inspiration from my Wagamama cookbook, I developed the following recipe.

Chilli, Lime and Ginger Mackerel with Soba Noodles and Stir fried Greens

Ingredients

1 fillet of chilli, lime and ginger mackerel (£1 from Tesco)

1 tbsp Lime Juice

1 tbsp Mirin

1 tsp Nam Pla 

1 tbsp Chilli Oil

Soba Noodles

Fresh greens (I used kale, brocolli and spinach)

Salt and Pepper

Method

In a bowl, mix the lime juice, mirin, nam pla and chilli oil. Add the mackerel fillet and gently massage to cover in the marinade. Season with salt and pepper. Leave to rest for 1 hour.

Chop your greens. 

Boil a pan of water.

It will only take you about 5 minutes to cook this entirely, so make sure you have everything to hand.

Add the noodles to your pan of water - simmer gently for 5 minutes.

Pour the remaining marinade into a frying pan on a medium heat. Add your greens and stir fry in the liquids for 2 minutes. 

Push the greens to one side of the pan and place your fish, skin down on the other side. 

Cook your fish for 2 minutes on the skin side and 1 minute of the flesh side. 

Drain the noodles and all your tasty components up.