Salted mackerel is not only tasty, but also healthy - it provides the body with phosphorus and fatty acids. In general, the process of salting herring is similar to cooking mackerel, the latter just needs a little more time. Therefore, according to most recipes, you can also pickle herring. So there is
two main options: dry pickling and pickling. How to cook for each of them?
How to salt mackerel at home in a dry way?
Try to cook fish in the form of original salt rolls. You will need bay leaves, salt, black pepper and a clove of garlic for each carcass. Clean the fish from bones and skin, remove the fins and head. Cut the fillet into slices. Take a sheet of parchment, put spices and chopped garlic on it, season the salt with the salt and put it on the parchment too. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for three days. The fish will be very spicy and appetizing. If you do not want to bother with rolls, figure out how to salt mackerel pieces at home . Take the frozen fish, remove the head, entrails and tail. Cut into pieces, put them in a bowl, cover with salt. Salt should be taken in a tablespoon per kilogram. Mix everything thoroughly. You can salt without removing caviar or milk. Transfer the mackerel into a glass jar, add peas of cloves and pepper, a teaspoon of vinegar and a tablespoon of oil, close the jar and shake.
Leave on the table at room temperature, shaking periodically again. After two hours, put in the refrigerator for ten hours. Serve such a mackerel with onions and peas, having previously removed the skin and seeds.
Want to learn how to salt mackerel at home with a spicy ambassador? Take parsley, allspice and ground black pepper, cloves, coriander, mustard, a tablespoon of salt and sugar, a teaspoon of vinegar, three tablespoons of vegetable oil. Clean the fish from the insides, cut off the fins, tail, head, skin, remove bones. Cut into three to four pieces. Combine all other ingredients in one bowl. Dip each piece with two sides in a spicy mixture and place in an enamel dish. Spread the rest of the spicy salt mixture over the fish. Cover the dish. It will take you about three days to cook fish in this way. Result
fully justifies this expectation - it turns out very tasty.
How to salt mackerel at home in brine?
To prepare salted fish, take a liter of water per two kilograms of mackerel, five tablespoons of coarse salt, a parsley, one hundred grams of granulated sugar, a teaspoon of mustard or mustard powder, black pepper and cloves. If you don’t know how to salt herring in brine, this method is also suitable for you. So, cut off the fins of the fish, head, tail, remove the insides and cut the carcass into several parts. Rinse the pieces with running water. Boil water in a pan, add spices, sugar and salt, a spoonful of vegetable oil. Transfer the fish to a deep bowl and fill with warm brine. Cover and wait a day, after which the mackerel will be ready to serve. Just clean it from the bones.