Mackerel is a very valuable commercial fish. It has a fat, vitamin-rich meat, without small seeds. From mackerel you can cook almost any fish dish, where to neutralize the taste of fish oil, usually use a variety of marinades , especially when frying. The greatest application it has achieved in the form of smoking, both cold and hot. Meat gets a bit dryish consistency, but it turns out surprisingly soft and gentle.
Onion husks are exactly the ingredient with which you can get a wonderful smoked mackerel at home and in a very short time. A ready-made dish will acquire a golden color and a fragrant, exquisite taste.
How to prepare mackerel in onion husk, let's see below.
Recipe for mackerel in onion peel and tea
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 2 pieces;
- water - 1 l;
- black tea - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- onion husks - 2 large handfuls;
- salt large - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- granulated sugar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
Preparation
To prepare marinade pour water in the dishes, add salt, sugar, tea and onion husks, boil for five minutes, and let's cool down properly.
We remove the mackerel from the viscera, remove the fins, tail and head and fill it with filtered decoction. From above put a plate and a load on it so that the fish does not float up. Let's stand for two days. During this time, the fish should be turned four times for uniform salting and coloring.
Before serving, fish are taken out, dried and cut into portions. You can sprinkle if desired with lemon juice and butter.
Spicy smoked mackerel in onion peel
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 2 pieces;
- water - 1 l;
- tea strong welding - 120 ml;
- onion husks - 2-3 large handfuls;
- salt - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- granulated sugar - 1,5 tbsp. spoons;
- peas of black pepper - 1 teaspoon;
- peas of sweet pepper - 1 teaspoon;
- seeds of coriander - 1 teaspoon;
- laurel leaves - 2 pcs.
Preparation
Onion husks boil in one liter of water for fifteen minutes and leave to stand for two hours. Then add salt, sugar, laurel leaves, peppers and coriander to the filtered broth, pour in the tea leaves and heat it to a boil.
Let the marinade cool down, and pour it mackerel cleared from the insides. We load the cargo from above and leave it for two or three days, periodically turning over. We remove the prepared fish from the marinade and lightly dry it.
Mackerel in onion husk with liquid smoke
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 2 pieces;
- water - 1 l;
- onion husks - 2-3 large handfuls;
- salt - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- liquid smoke - 3 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
Boil onion husks in one liter of water for fifteen minutes, filter, add salt, sugar, liquid smoke and cool well. Fill the resulting marinade cleaned from the entrails of the fish and leave for two days. Then we take the mackerel from the brine and let it dry.
How to pick up mackerel in onion husks you now know. But this is a rather long process. The next recipe for those who do not want to wait, because it can cook a delicious, fragrant and juicy fish for three minutes.
Mackerel cooked in onion peel
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 2 pieces;
- water - 1 l;
- onion husks - 2-3 large handfuls;
- salt - 5 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
In the dishes, pour water, pour salt and onion husks, bring to a boil and boil for fifteen minutes.
We remove the mackerel, clean it from the entrails and foil, remove the head and fins. In the boiling saline solution with the husk we place the fish. Water should completely cover it. The cooking time is three minutes.
Ready mackerel served with hot boiled potatoes.