Spicy salted mackerel

6 servings

20 minutes

Recipe from Svetlana Krotkova's book "I choose fish! A complete guide to choosing and cooking from a third-generation fisherman.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 171
• Proteins: 12.9g
• Fats: 11.4g
• Carbohydrates: 4.5g

Ingredients

• Mackerel: 1 pc
• Water: 500 ml
• Salt: 2 tbsp
• Bay leaf: 1 pc
• Sugar: 1 tbsp
• Apple cider vinegar: 1 tbsp
• Olive oil: 1 tbsp
• Onion: 0.5 head
• Mustard seeds: 0.5 tsp
• Black peppercorns: to taste
• Dill: 1 bunch

Cooking steps

1. Bring the water to a boil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Water: 500 ml

2. Dissolve salt and sugar in it, add bay leaf and a few black peppercorns.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt: 2 tablespoons
   • Sugar: 1 tablespoon
   • Bay leaf: 1 piece
   • Black peppercorns:  to taste

3. Cool the resulting brine to room temperature.

4. Fillet the fish, remove the bones and skin, and cut into small pieces.

5. Soak the fish in brine for 1-1.5 hours.

   Required ingredients:

   • Mackerel: 1 piece

6. Slice the onion into feathers and chop the dill.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 0.5 head
   • Dill: 1 bunch

7. Take pieces of fish out of the brine, dry them on paper towels, and then layer them in a jar. Between the layers of fish, add dill and onion, black pepper, and mustard seeds.

   Required ingredients:

   • Mackerel: 1 piece
   • Dill: 1 bunch
   • Onion: 0.5 head
   • Black peppercorns:  to taste
   • Mustard seeds: 0.5 teaspoon

8. Pour vinegar and olive oil into the jar from the top. The fish will be ready in a day.

   Required ingredients:

   • Apple cider vinegar: 1 tablespoon
   • Olive oil: 1 tablespoon

9. Consume the prepared fish within 3 days.