Although fatty fish, which include mackerel, is less attractive for those who want to lose weight in the diet, however, it contains more nutrients. For example, it contains a lot of vitamin D, which is very important for maintaining human bone health, and the fatty acids contained in it prevent the possibility of cardiovascular disease. In this regard, doctors recommend including mackerel or other oily fish in the menu at least twice a week.
From mackerel, you can cook a lot of both everyday and holiday dishes. The mackerel meat is tender and juicy, therefore very easy to prepare. Undoubtedly, it is better to purchase mackerel in frozen form and cook at home, as in this case all its beneficial properties will be preserved.
Baked mackerel is very tasty and healthy . There are a lot of baking recipes, but perhaps the mackerel in foil deserves the most praise. Such a dish can be prepared at the stake, the unique aroma of smoke will only improve the taste of fish.
In the oven, mackerel in foil is prepared with the addition of various spices and lemon. To do this, take several thawed mackerel, gut, peel and cut into portioned pieces, not cutting them to the end. The fish should be salted, pepper, add spices to taste and put between sliced pieces on a slice of lemon. Then you need to carefully wrap the mackerel in foil and place in a preheated oven. Mackerel in foil is cooked for about 30 minutes at a temperature of 180 ° C. Sprigs of greens will be appropriate as a decoration before serving. Mackerel in foil is a great beer snack. To bake mackerel in foil, you can use various sauces seasoned with spices, depending on taste preferences. In this case, the fish is poured with sauce, wrapped in foil and baked.
You can bake mackerel not only in the oven or on a fire, but also in an air grill . In this case, it is better to do without foil, since baking in an aerogrill is carried out by blowing with hot air. Mackerel in an air grill is prepared both in foil and without it, but only in this case it is better to do without lemon. The cleaned and gutted fish is rubbed with salt, spices and baked at a temperature of 180 ° C for half an hour at an average fan speed.
Air-grilled mackerel with vegetables is a wonderful holiday dish. Cooking it is not difficult, you just need a little patience. Vegetables should be taken at the rate of one fish for one medium onion and carrots and a couple of spoons of mayonnaise. Sliced vegetables should be fried in a pan in a small amount of sunflower oil and, adding mayonnaise, mix. After cutting the fish from the side of the abdomen, carefully remove the mackerel ridge and stuff the fish with cooked minced meat. Next, you should wrap the mackerel in foil, put in an air grill and cook for 20 minutes on a medium lattice at a temperature of 190 ° C, then you need to carefully unfold the foil, like a boat, and continue to bake for another 10 minutes to make the fish brown.
A mackerel in a double boiler is more suitable as a dietary dish. It has a delicate taste and is often cooked with potatoes and other vegetables. For example, mackerel turns out to be very tasty in a double boiler with onions and carrots. For this, a layer of onion, cut into half rings, and grated carrots on a coarse grater, and then pieces of peeled mackerel are laid out in a double boiler bowl. Top the fish must be greased with salted and pepper sour cream to taste. Steamed fish is cooked for no more than 15 minutes, served on the table with a lot of greens. Mackerel in foil, in an air grill or in a slow cooker is a tasty and healthy dish, which, undoubtedly, should be present in a healthy diet of any person.