The biological value of fish, in particular mackerel, is very high. Mackerel has a low calorie content. Her meat has no small bones, it is tender and tasty. Fish oil contains a significant amount of vitamin A, as well as a good set of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The whole set of nutrients is perfectly preserved when salting fish.
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You will need
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- Two carcasses of mackerel
- water
- Bay leaf
- black peppercorns
- allspice peas
- coarse salt
- vegetable oil
- vinegar
- granulated sugar
- dill
- container with a lid.
Instruction manual
1
Butcher the carcass of a mackerel. Cut off the tail, fins and head of the fish. Gently gut the abdomen, remove the black film from it. Separate the mackerel fillet from the ridge. Cut into thin slices.
2
A "wet" way of salting mackerel.
Cook brine. Pour one liter of water into the bucket, add 4 tablespoons of coarse salt, 10 peas of black pepper and 5 peas of allspice, bring to a boil, remove from heat and cool.
Pieces of mackerel put in a container, pour brine and leave in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, the fish can be served at the table.
3
"Dry" method of salting mackerel
Prepare a dry mixture of 2 parts of salt and 1 part of granulated sugar. Add ground black pepper. Roll pieces of mackerel in this mixture and place in a container. Put in the refrigerator overnight.
In the morning, rinse pieces of fish, pour a mixture of vegetable oil with vinegar. Let it brew and serve.
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Salting of mackerel with dill.
Prepare a dry mixture of 2 parts of salt and 1 part of sugar. Roll pieces of mackerel in a mixture. Spread one layer of mackerel slices in a container.
Finely chop the dill. Generously sprinkle a layer of fish with dill. Put the next layer of mackerel on dill, sprinkle with dill again. Put the container in the refrigerator overnight.
note
If you like fish with a pronounced aroma of spices, then with any salting, you can add garlic and cloves.
Useful advice
To conveniently carve a carcass of a mackerel, do not defrost it completely.
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