Well, how not to love mackerel? Juicy and unusually fragrant fish can melt the heart of many, especially if cooked properly. Its incredible taste is revealed in the marinade, and fried, and when baked.
This fish is easy to clean, it has so few bones, and there are many recipes for its preparation. In addition, this juicy fish is very useful for the body.
If you are a fan of delicious mackerel, the article presents several delicious recipes and tells how to cook mackerel in the microwave quickly and very tasty.
Mackerel "10 minutes"
The fastest recipe for mackerel in the microwave is the 10 minutes recipe. If after work you have neither the time nor the desire to cook, standing for another hour at the stove, try this recipe. You will need only 10 minutes.
To make mackerel, take:
- 2 pcs. Mackerel
- 10 g of provence herbs;
- 1 lemon.
Quick cooking
Consider how to cook mackerel in the microwave. First of all, thoroughly rinse the carcass, remove the entrails, cut off the head and tail, rinse thoroughly inside and out again.
Cut into pieces 4-5 cm thick. Put them in the largest ceramic bowl, but not on top of each other, but next to each other so that the meat is well baked.
Sprinkle with salt and Provencal herbs. In a microwave oven, the liquid evaporates quickly, for softness and juiciness of the fish pour a little water, a couple of spoons is enough. Cut the lemon in half. Cut one part into circles, and squeeze the other into mackerel.
Stir everything in a bowl and send to the microwave. Choose the maximum power, it will take only 5-7 minutes to complete cooking.
Put the slices nicely on a flat dish, add your favorite side dish and serve with chopped lemon. This is the simplest and very successful preparation of mackerel. It turns out incredibly tasty and juicy.
Mackerel with potatoes
We offer another recipe for a delicious mackerel fried at home. This is a mackerel with potatoes in the microwave.
To prepare this delicious dish you will need:
- 750 g of mackerel;
- 500 g of potatoes;
- 1 onion;
- 20 ml of vegetable oil;
- a bunch of dill;
- spice.
This recipe will require much more time than the first, but the finished dish is worth it.
Cooking
Take a container in which you can bake in the microwave. Dishes need deep. Lubricate it generously with vegetable oil.
Rinse the mackerel, gut it, trim the fins, tail and head. Remove the bones and cut into small pieces. Try not to grind, also remove all the bones from the fish.
Rinse the potatoes, peel and cut into several pieces, the slices should be slightly smaller than when cooking potatoes "in a rustic way." Put it in the dishes, evenly distributed over the entire surface.
Peel the onion and cut into half rings, lay on top of the potatoes in an even layer. Top with water (two to three spoons are enough) and put in the microwave for 5-7 minutes at maximum power. Before you cook the mackerel in the microwave, you need to slightly fry the potatoes, because the fish cooks much faster.
Remove the potatoes, mix and send to cook for another three minutes. In the meantime, season the mackerel with your favorite spices, salt, add your favorite herbs. Put everything on the potatoes and, having covered with a lid, set to bake for 7 minutes.
Take out the dish, mix everything together and bake for another 5 minutes.
Chop greens and sprinkle an already prepared dish. Serve the mackerel baked with potatoes and fresh vegetable salad.
So you can cook mackerel in the microwave, tasty, juicy and aromatic. These are quick and easy recipes that even inexperienced chefs can afford.