Roasted horse mackerel with boiled potatoes and green beans (carapau assado)
Roasted horse mackerel with boiled potatoes and green beans (carapau assado) is ready in 30 minutes (10 hands-on) and has 517 kcal and 30 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $2.68. Prices from Walmart, 2026.

- Total time
- 30 min
- Hands-on
- 10 min
- Calories
- 517 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $2.68
Ingredients (Serves: 2)
- Fresh horse mackerel, whole400 g
- Potatoes500 g
- Frozen green beans300 g
- Olive oil30 g
- Garlic10 g
- White wine vinegar16 g
- Lemon30 g
Method
Heat the oven to 220 °C. Peel the potatoes, cut them in half and put them in a pot of salted water; boil for 20 minutes.
Season the horse mackerel with salt, put them on a baking tray with a little of the olive oil and roast for 18 minutes, turning once, until the skin is crisp.
Add the green beans to the potato pot for the last 6 minutes of cooking, then drain everything.
Gently warm the remaining olive oil with the sliced garlic and the vinegar for 1 minute. Pour it over the fish, potatoes and beans and serve with lemon.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 517 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 30 g |
| Carbohydrates | 56 g |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Fiber | 10 g |
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