Mackerel salted at home, does not go to any comparison with the fish bought in the retail chain. It is much tastier and more useful, as it does not contain preservatives, taste enhancers and other chemicals. The main thing is to choose the combination and the number of components of the brine and determine the degree of spice of the finished fish.
Below from our recipes you will learn how to pick up mackerel in brine, and offer several options for its preparation.
Brine for mackerel spicy salting slices
Ingredients:
- mackerel carcasses - 2 pieces;
- purified water - 0,5 l;
- salt is large - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- granulated sugar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- mustard dry - 0.5 tbsp. spoons;
- laurel leaves - 3 pieces;
- cloves - 1 pc .;
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- coriander - 0.5 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
Finished and washed carcasses of mackerel are cut into pieces one and a half to two centimeters thick and piled into a jar or container.
We warm up the water to a boil, add sugar, salt, dried mustard, vegetable oil, cloves, coriander and laurel leaves. Boil for five minutes and let cool. We fill the fish with the brine obtained and put it in the refrigerator. The next day the fish will be ready.
The degree of spice can be adjusted to your taste, adding or removing those or other spices from the brine.
How to salt mackerel in spicy brine pieces with onions
Ingredients:
- mackerel carcasses - 2 pieces;
- onion of medium size - 1-2 pcs .;
- purified water - 0,5 l;
- cloves - 10 pcs .;
- coriander seeds - 0.5 tsp;
- salt - 4 teaspoons;
- sugar - 1 teaspoon;
- apple vinegar - 5 tbsp. spoons;
- vegetable oil - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- pepper fragrant peas - 4 pcs .;
- pepper black peas - 10 pcs.
Preparation
The mackerel, if necessary, is thawed, we get rid of the head and all the viscera, cut off the fins and tail, remove the black film inside the abdomen and rinse thoroughly with running cold water.
Then cut the fish into pieces, approximately one and a half to two centimeters thick. Onion relieves the husk
Water heat to a boil, add sugar, salt, vegetable oil, black pepper and sweet peas, cloves and coriander seeds. Boil the brine for five minutes, at the end pour apple cider vinegar and let it cool down at room temperature. Fill the marinage with the onion and leave in the refrigerator for a day.
According to the proposed recipes, it is also possible to pickle mackerel entirely, but in this case it is necessary to increase the time of soaking in the brine for at least a day.