How to cook a delicious fish quickly and easily? The taste of homemade dishes is always better. Salted mackerel will not leave indifferent even those who are not fans of this product. Having prepared this fish once, you will never buy it in the store. There are many recipes from which you can choose the most suitable. The simplicity of salting makes this dish affordable even for a novice housewife. In addition, the set of necessary ingredients is minimal and always at hand.
Choose a fish
We select the main product with particular care. The taste of the future dish depends on this. In addition, do not forget that you are preparing for yourself and your loved ones. A good fish has a dense structure and not cloudy eyes.
Product quality can be determined by the color that the gills have. They should be pink. The smell should not be repulsive. Choose fresh or chilled fish. Although some recipes require a frozen carcass. After choosing the right fish, head home and start cooking.
First way
Making salted mackerel is a simple but interesting activity. You can make the choice of spices at your discretion. But remember that the taste of the future dish depends on it. The first recipe includes a standard set of ingredients. Pour water into the container and add two handfuls of onion peels, salt and sugar. We make the marinade to your taste.
When the liquid boils, turn off the heat and cool the contents. During this time, you can prepare the fish. Remove the insides, head and rinse again. Filter the marinade and pour two large spoons of
liquid smoke into it. We place the pieces of fish in the cooled liquid and leave for salting. You can put light oppression on top. Three days later, salted mackerel will be ready. It is obtained with a light aroma of smoking.
Second way
This recipe does not use marinade. We take quality fish and wash it thoroughly. If the mackerel is frozen, let it thaw. After that we remove the offal and the head. Then we make an incision along the ridge and pull out the spine and bones. We still have a clean filet. We rinse it again under a stream of cold water. Next, the fish must be dried with a paper towel. We chop a bunch of dill very finely.
Add any pepper (hot, paprika) to it. Separately, mix a spoonful of salt and half a spoonful of sugar. We rub the fish with this mixture. Dill mixed with pepper, spread on one half of the fillet and cover on top with the second half. Next, we roll the roll from the fish fillet and wrap it in cling film. A delicious salted mackerel will be ready in a day.
Spiced ambassador
The more spices and spices added to the marinade, the tastier the fish will be. Salted homemade mackerel is prepared as follows. We take two medium-sized fish, two onion heads, a bay leaf, cloves, black peas, 30 milliliters of vinegar and 50 milliliters of vegetable oil. We clear the fish of the insides and remove the head. Then we take out the bones and remove the skin. There remains a fillet, which we will salt. Peel the onion and cut in half rings or a little smaller. In a separate bowl, mix all the spices and seasonings, as well as vinegar and vegetable oil. Cut the fish into pieces and put in a separate bowl. Sprinkle it with coarse salt (1.5 tablespoons), mix and leave for 10 minutes. Then add onion and marinade to it. Mix well and leave for 10 hours at room temperature. After that we put it in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Salted mackerel is a delicious appetizer that goes perfectly with potatoes of any kind.
Tasty fish
This is a quick recipe for a delicious fish. Salted homemade mackerel will be ready in 4 hours. The recipe is for 2 large fish. You will need a glass of salt, a glass of sugar, 12 peas of black pepper, a few sheets of laurel and a liter of water. We put all these ingredients in a pan and prepare the marinade. When the liquid boils, turn off the heat and completely cool. In the meantime, let's fish. Better if it is half frozen. We remove the head and tail and get rid of the insides.
After that, we wash the carcass from all sides and cut into portioned pieces. We put them in a suitable dish and pour brine. Remember, it should cool completely. We put a little oppression on top so that the fish is in the marinade. Salted mackerel will be ready for use after 4 hours. In the future, it can be transferred to a separate bowl, pour vegetable oil and send in the refrigerator for another two hours.
Little addition
The amount of salt can be adjusted as you wish. If the fish is, in your opinion, more salty, then reduce the amount of this ingredient. To give the mackerel a spicy flavor, you can use coriander, caraway seeds or any other spices. Also use ready-made mixes for salting and pickling fish. Vinegar can be replaced with lemon juice, and simple salt with sea salt. Trust your intuition and choose the necessary ingredients yourself. This is the whole charm of home-made salting of fish.