Pickled in a spicy marinade mackerel is an excellent independent snack and no less important ingredient in cooking all sorts of fish salads and sandwiches. Due to the fat content of the meat of this fish, the dish turns juicy and very tender. It can be placed with dignity on a festive table, and from the use of boiled potatoes at a casual dinner too few will refuse.
But, unfortunately, the kind of spicy salted salted fish sold in stores does not inspire confidence because of the quality of the fish, salting or timing. It is quite possible to prepare it yourself using a spicy marinade at home.
Recipes of spiced salted mackerel are very simple, do not require high costs, and the fish itself is quickly enough marinated.
How correctly to make a mackerel of spicy salting we will tell below in our recipes.
Recipe for mackerel spicy salting
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 1 pc .;
For marinade:
- salt - 2 tbsp. spoons (without a slide);
- granulated sugar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- peas of sweet pepper - 3 pcs .;
- cloves - 3 pcs .;
- peas of black pepper - 5 pcs .;
- coriander - 10 g;
- laurel leaves - 3 pieces;
- water 250 ml.
Preparation
Mackerel, if necessary, defrost, rid of the head, entrails and fins and thoroughly rinsed.
Now prepare marinade for mackerel spicy salting. To do this, mix all the ingredients in a scoop or saucepan and cook for two minutes.
We put the fish in an enamel or plastic container and fill it with a completely cooled brine. In the absence of suitable dishes, you can use for marinating a cropped plastic bottle. We keep the fish in brine for two to four days.
For long-term storage, you need to get the fish from the brine, put it in a bag and send it to the freezer.
Quick mackerel spicy salting with mustard
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 2-3 pcs .;
For marinade:
- mustard powder - 1/2 tbsp. spoons;
- salt - 2 tbsp. spoons (without a slide);
- granulated sugar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- cloves - 1 pc .;
- peas of black pepper - 5 pcs .;
- coriander - 1/2 tbsp. spoons;
- vegetable oil - 25 ml;
- laurel leaves - 3 pieces;
- water - 500 ml.
Preparation
We remove the carcasses of mackerel from the viscera, head and fins, wash it, cut it into pieces and add it to a suitable container. Mix all the ingredients of the marinade, boil for three minutes, cool and fill it with fish. We hold the pieces in the brine for 24 hours and can try. Bon Appetit!