Salted Mackerel

You can certainly buy ready-made, but you will not buy such mackerel. According to this recipe, you get just a gorgeous salted mackerel.

Ingredients

• Mackerel – 1-2 pcs.
• For brine (for 1 liter of water):
• Coarse table salt – 3-4 tbsp
• Sugar – 0.5-1 tbsp
• Bay leaf – 1-2 pcs.
• Black peppercorns – 4-5 pcs.
• Allspice peas – 1-2 pcs.
• Cloves (optional) – 1-2 pcs.

Directions

1. The ingredients for the preparation of lightly salted mackerel are in front of you.
2. Process the carcass of mackerel – take out the gills, gut, paying special attention to the black film near the abdomen. Clean well and wash in cold water.
3. Make a pickle. For a liter of water –
   3-4 tablespoon. l, salt + 1 tbsp sugar + spices and bring everything to a boil. Cool the brine to room temperature. Place fish in brine for 12 hours. Can be refrigerated.
4. Our salted mackerel is ready. Cut. Put in a dish. It is good to serve lightly salted mackerel with hot potatoes.

   

Enjoy your meal!