It is believed that the easiest fish to prepare is mackerel, and at the same time it is one of the healthiest.
It is baked in the oven or a regular microwave with herbs, but more often it is salted. Here is a recipe for spicy salting of this fish, which takes only 15 minutes to prepare.
To prepare you will need:
- mackerel - 5 carcasses;
- 1 l of water;
- 6 tbsp. salt;
- 4 tbsp sugar;
- 10 black peppercorns;
- 10 allspice peas;
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds;
- 7 bay leaves;
- 2 carnation inflorescences.
How to cook
Bring the water to a boil and add salt, sugar and spices. After the brine has boiled for 3-5 minutes, remove it from the heat and let it cool.
At this time, you need to cut and clean the fish. Be sure to remove the head, tail, fins, entrails, wash the belly from bile and remove the black film.
Then cut the fish into portions, place it in a glass container, pour in the prepared brine and put it in the refrigerator.
It is believed that fish is best salted if left overnight.
Bon appetit!
