Mackerel is a unique marine fish with a bright taste. For many fish lovers, mackerel seems too oily, because of this, mackerel is most often consumed either smoked or in preserves. However, fatty mackerel is a source of fatty acids and vitamins D and B, so it can also be baked in its diet.
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You will need
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- Mackerel
- Garlic
- Parsley
- Lemon
- Vegetable oil
- Peppercorns
- Coarse salt
Instruction manual
1
Before cooking, fish should be prepared as follows. Wash, gut, and cut the gills of the fish (if they are not removed, they can ruin the taste of the fish). Then thoroughly rinse the prepared carcasses under running water and then dry.
2
Then you need to prepare the mixture for the marinade. To do this, garlic is peeled, then placed in a mortar with allspice, coarse salt and chopped. After that, the juice of half a lemon, vegetable oil is added to the resulting mixture and everything is thoroughly mixed.
3
After this, you need to grate the carcasses of mackerels with this mixture on all sides. After that, chopped greens must be placed in the abdomen of the fish.
4
Then the mackerel should be put on a folded sheet of foil. It should be borne in mind that the foil sheet must be sized so that the fish is wrapped in it whole. Then the fish is wrapped tightly in foil and marinated at room temperature for about half an hour.
5
After 30 minutes, you need to place the fish in a preheated oven to 190 degrees and bake for about 40 minutes.
Useful advice
According to this recipe, you can cook not only mackerel, but also herring.