Nutritionists unanimously assure: sea fish is very useful, as it contains fats, vitamins, amino acids, trace elements necessary for the body. Baked mackerel in the oven with lemon is one of the simplest, most affordable, but at the same time delicious dishes. And also it is very tasty, and any housewife or home cook will probably be able to cook this culinary masterpiece.
With lemon and onion
The recipe for mackerel baked in the oven with lemon is quite simple. Today we are preparing a fish on an onion pillow. We will do this in the oven, in the form or on a baking sheet. What do you and I need? Well, of course, the mackerel itself is fresh or frozen, peeled (3-4 carcasses without a head and tail: so much from experience gets into the average form). And also: lemon - 2 pieces, onions (for pillows) - 2-3 pieces, butter 50 grams (you can take vegetable oil), salt, pepper, baking dish. And you can start making a tasty and fragrant dish - mackerel, baked in the oven with lemon.
Simple cooking!
- Cut the onion: cut into halves, then again - into halves.
- It turns out a quarter, and then finely cut it into strips. You can take an arbitrary amount of onions: that is, those who love it, they can take more, those who do not love - less. Or you can make fish on a vegetable pillow (but it will be a slightly different recipe). Chopped the onion - put it in a cup and leave it, slightly pepper-salt.
- We prepare the lemon: cut it into halves and cut into slices (again in half). We remove all the bones. We prepare, put in the bowl and set aside.
- How to bake mackerel in the oven? Very simple! We are preparing a baking dish - glass (but you can take any other one you have at hand). We take a piece of butter (or you can take vegetable oil, if against the animal), and lubricate the container. You can additionally cover it with parchment, or you can not close it, but simply grease the dishes themselves.
- Now put the pillow out of the onion. Cut the remaining oil into pieces and place it on the onion cushion (you can simply pour a little bit with high-quality vegetable oil).
- We clean the fish: that is, remove the head, cut off the tail, fins. We clean it and inside - remove everything black. Now we take each carcass and cut across. We make pockets so as to cut through the bone of the ridge - but not to the end, let the structure rest on the bottom. And now we will pepper and salt. It’s already to your taste.
- Insert lemon slices into the cuts. And put the carcass into the mold and continue to work further with the next fish. How many mackerels you have, how much you make. But according to experience, 3-4 carcasses can enter the baking dish.
- In order to make a dish, we heat the stove to 180-200 degrees. Cooking time for mackerel baked in the oven with lemon is about 30-40 minutes.
- Put the mold in the oven for 30 minutes (180 degrees).
Note
We prepare this option without vegetables, so to speak, in a simple way, but you can take a larger container or a baking sheet and put more vegetables or potatoes on it. Well, what you want. Instead of lemon, by the way, you can use a tomato (this, again, is to everyone's taste).
How to serve
Well, the mackerel baked in the oven with lemon is ready. Again, everyone has their own oven, so visually also make sure that the food is not burnt or, on the contrary, is not damp. Then we cover the portioned plate with lettuce. And put the mackerel baked in the oven with lemon. We do this in batches and add on the sides carcasses of fresh vegetables (you can make stewed vegetables, but this time with fresh ones). Put another radish, then lay out a couple of lemon slices on the side. And put onion on which the fish was cooked. We got a delicious, tasty, healthy dish with fresh vegetables, lemon. We hope that you also cook fish according to this simple and easy recipe.
Mackerel baked in foil with lemon
- Now let's cook the mackerel in food foil. The fish made according to this recipe turns out to be very tasty, juicy and so tender that it just melts in your mouth. For this dish we use ordinary frozen mackerel (3-4 fish).
- Now, it has already thawed in our country, now it needs to be thoroughly washed, cleaned, and all that was inside should be removed. And most importantly: remove the black film that is on the ribs. If you do not remove it, then the fish will be unpleasantly bitter (very convenient to clean with a napkin or paper towel). Also cut off the head, tail and fins.
- The next step will be to salt and pepper. You can still season with a universal spice “to fish”. Mackerel on top and inside should be sprinkled with lemon juice.
- We send the fish in this form to the refrigerator for 30 minutes so that it is slightly marinated.
- Onions must be cut into thin rings. Four large thick rings must be cut off from the lemon (you can use half rings instead of rings everywhere, cut in half).
- We take the mackerel out of the refrigerator and immediately spread it on the food foil (diagonally square piece). Now in each fish we put inward two slices of lemon and onions. Carcasses need to be well wrapped in food foil.
- We send the fish to a preheated oven. At what temperature do you bake mackerel in the oven? Let's choose the middle one: up to 180 degrees. We will cook for about 40 minutes. Baked Mackerel is ready. Expand foil bags. The fish turned out appetizing, very fragrant, tasty, inside - so juicy and delicate that it almost does not have to be chewed. This can be eaten both in fasting and on a normal day.
Oven-baked mackerel with lemon: cooking tips
Although the dish is simple, there are several nuances that a novice cook cannot do without.
- Tails and heads are usually cut off, but if you want, then you can not do this (as the finished fish looks more natural, and even less trouble). The main thing is to thoroughly clean all the insides and remove the black film, which causes bitterness.
- If caviar comes across, it can also be prepared, in several ways. First, fry in vegetable oil. Secondly, salt. Get an extra “yummy”.
- Foil envelopes in which mackerel carcasses are baked are wrapped as carefully as possible. Thus, juices do not leak onto a baking sheet, and the fish itself will be tender and juicy.
- Advice for those who like a golden brown crust on a dish. Shortly before the end of cooking, open the envelopes and turn on the “grill” mode (if available in your oven).
Fish stuffed with vegetables in mayonnaise
Stuffed mackerel in mayonnaise, baked in the oven with lemon. In addition to fish (3-4 carcasses), the cook will need fresh herbs (a bunch of parsley and dill), grated carrots (3 pieces), tomatoes (several), cut into small pieces, bell pepper (one large), onion (2 pieces) . Wash, cut and three - make a mixture. Actually, there are no strict proportions: a little bit, a little different. Almost all ingredients can be replaced, except for the main one - fish.
About the benefits of seasoning
How to bake mackerel in the oven? She will be stuffed. We have already prepared minced meat. It remains only to salt and pepper it. It all depends on taste preferences: you can have more or less, according to personal preference (some do not use salt at all). Now put all kinds of spices in the stuffing. It has long been known that there is a huge amount of herbs from which seasonings are made, which are very healthy. If you constantly introduce seasonings into the diet (this is not unprofitable), then the person will feel completely different. We suggest using rosemary, celery and basil, dried ginger, turmeric. We add mayonnaise here (it is advisable to cook it yourself - nothing complicated, but olive or quail eggs are also suitable, the main thing is that there are no preservatives). This is a fish dressing - set aside in a bowl covered with a lid, let it insist.
Simple cooking!
Now we are doing fish. We begin to clean it: cut the abdomen, remove the insides and fins, cut off the head and tip of the tail. We wash the dark film inside with running cold water. Be careful not to break through! The stove is already warming up. Salt the mackerel and pepper a little (remember that minced vegetables also have salt). We put the fish aside for half an hour (in the lower compartment of the refrigerator) so that it is saturated properly.
Further, while the fish is pickled, peel the potatoes. We cut it into rings. You can, of course, do without potatoes. But with a root crop, a full-fledged dish is obtained, and the baking sheet is enough to feed a large family with dinner. And you can make a variation with stewed vegetables.
Salt the potatoes with pepper, mix. Now that we have all the components ready, you can get down to stuffing.
Gutted carcasses stuffed with minced meat with mayonnaise rather tightly. We spread it in the form of the abdomen up, and on top we put the rings of lemon (you can slightly sprinkle citrus juice). We surround the fish around the perimeter with chopped potatoes. On top, pour a little more with mayonnaise (in the form of a net). And send to the oven. Mackerel stuffed with vegetables in mayonnaise, baked in the oven with lemon, takes about 40-45 minutes. We set the temperature to average: 180 degrees. When the fish with vegetables is ready, we take out the baking sheet and lay out on the plates in portions. You can sprinkle with fresh chopped herbs. Bon appetit to all!