Baked mackerel in foil is an incredibly tasty fish, the preparation of which is not difficult. Baked mackerel retains almost all of its beneficial qualities.
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To prepare the mackerel, baked in foil, you will need the following ingredients: 1 mackerel, 1 ripe tomato, 0.5 onions, black pepper, basil, parsley, dill, salt. To lubricate the foil, you need 1 tbsp. l vegetable oil.
The carcass of a mackerel is thoroughly washed in cold running water and dried with paper towels. Then the fish are gutted, making a longitudinal section on the abdomen. The insides are removed and washed again with the fish, removing the black film from the inner surface of the ribs. The carcass is cut off the head, gills, fins and tail. Mackerel is cut along the ridge and the vertebral bone is taken out. Using tweezers and kitchen scissors, remove the ribs.
Tomatoes are cut into circles of medium thickness. Onions are peeled and cut into rings. The carcass is cut across into several approximately equal parts. The foil is spread on a baking sheet, greased with a small amount of vegetable oil and fish is collected on it.
Between slices of mackerel paste mugs of tomato, onions, sprigs of fresh dill, basil, parsley. You can grate the fish with salt and black pepper. Mackerel turns out to be quite original in taste, if thin slices of lemon peeled off between its pieces are placed.
When baking fish, it is often recommended to lubricate the carcass with butter, sour cream or cream. Mackerel does not need to be further processed, as the fish contains a sufficient amount of fat.
Mackerel is tightly wrapped in foil. The oven is heated to 180-200 ° C. A baking sheet with fish is placed at an average level. Cooking fish will last about 30-40 minutes, depending on the size of the carcass. If you want to get a mackerel with a golden brown crust, about 15 minutes before the fish dishes are ready, you need to open the top layer of foil.
Fish is served with a side dish of boiled potatoes and a light vegetable salad. You can put the baked mackerel in portioned dishes or transfer to a common dish.
Serve the dish hot and cold. If you wait until the mackerel baked in foil cools down, its taste will slightly resemble the taste of smoked fish.
This is the basic cooking option for mackerel in foil. The recipe can be varied by cooking fish with a side dish. In this case, the following products will be required: 1 carcass of mackerel, 1-2 medium potato tubers, 1 head of onion, 1 medium carrot, 1 tbsp. l sour cream, salt and black pepper.
The fish are gutted and cleaned of bones in the same way as in the basic recipe. The onions are peeled and chopped into thin half rings, the carrots are rubbed on a coarse grater. The potatoes are washed, peeled and cut into thin circles. The baking sheet is lined with foil. Its surface is lubricated with vegetable oil. Mackerel rubbed with a mixture of black pepper and salt. After that, the fish should lie down for 10-15 minutes.
Put the fish on a baking sheet and stuff them with vegetables. Leftovers from onions, carrots and potatoes can be spread around the fish. The surface of the mackerel is smeared with sour cream. The fat secreted by the fish should be enough to soak the vegetables.
The fish is wrapped tightly in foil and baked in an oven heated to 220 ° C for 10 minutes. After that, the temperature is reduced to 180-190 ° C and the fish is baked for another 25-30 minutes. The prepared mackerel is removed from the oven and carefully transferred to a wide dish.