Mackerel Pickling Liquor

Name: Mackerel Pickling Liquor
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 500 ml
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 100 ml White Wine Vinegar; 400 ml Olive Oil; 1 g Sugar; 1 g Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Paul Ainsworth recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Paul Ainsworth.

Mackerel Pickling Liquor from a starred kitchen.

Ratio

White Wine Vinegar 100 mlOlive Oil 400 ml

Ingredients

White Wine Vinegar — 100 ml
Olive Oil — 400 ml
Sugar — 1 g
Salt — 1 g

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): White Wine Vinegar, Olive Oil.
Add finishing notes: Sugar, Salt.
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

Provenance

Paul Ainsworth works in Modern British / Cornish at Paul Ainsworth at No. 6; credentials include Michelin 1* (Paul Ainsworth at No. 6, Padstow).

Adapted from a Paul Ainsworth recipe (Paul Ainsworth / Great British Chefs (barbecued mackerel with celeriac mayonnaise)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts in the ingredient list are from the published source, converted to ml and grams where the ingredient allows. On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Paul Ainsworth / Great British Chefs (barbecued mackerel with celeriac mayonnaise) (published as “Mackerel Pickling Liquor”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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