Salted Mackerel

by Editorial Staff

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

Summary

Prep Time	15 mins
Total Time	12 hrs
Course	Main Dish
Cuisine	Russian
Servings (Default: 1)

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.

Instructions

The ingredients for the preparation of lightly salted mackerel are in front of you.
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.
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.
Our salted mackerel is ready. Cut. Put in a dish. It is good to serve lightly salted mackerel with hot potatoes.

Enjoy your meal!

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