Most housewives are used to salt or smoke mackerel, believing that these are the best options for cooking this fish. However, baked mackerel is absolutely not inferior in taste, besides, mackerel baked in the oven turns out to be low-calorie and healthy.
Traditional recipe for oven baked mackerel
To prepare the dish, you will need: 1 mackerel, a bunch of dill, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper, salt.
Rinse the fish under warm running water, gut it, cut off the gills. Remove the black films that are in the belly of the fish. Rinse and dry the bunch of dill, then chop it finely. Rub the mackerel with salt and black pepper, sprinkle generously with chopped dill. Take plastic wrap and carefully place the fish on top of it. Top it with lemon juice and olive oil.
Wrap the mackerel in plastic and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. During this time, the fish should be well marinated. After the time has passed, remove the mackerel from the refrigerator and place it on a sheet of foil prepared in advance. You can add a few lemon slices if you like. Wrap the foil and place the fish in the oven at 190 ° C to bake. Bake it for 25 minutes.
Greek baked mackerel
To prepare the dish, you will need: 1 mackerel, 2 tomatoes, 2 onions, 6 bay leaves, 5 cloves of garlic, 1/2 glass of water, olive oil, parsley, black pepper, salt.
Preheat oven to 230C. Rinse the fish under running water, clean it. Cut the onion into thin rings, cut the tomatoes into thin slices, and chop the garlic in the same way. Place the chopped onion on a baking sheet and place the garlic and fish on top. Put tomato slices on top of the mackerel, season with a little olive oil.
Season the dish with salt, add black pepper and chopped parsley. Pour water around the perimeter of the mold. Place the mackerel in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.
French baked mackerel
To prepare the dish you will need: 4 mackerels, 4 tablespoons of butter, 1 cup of chopped fresh parsley, 1/2 cup of chopped fresh dill, 1/2 cup of capers, 1 teaspoon of lemon zest, black pepper, salt.
Rinse the fish thoroughly, remove scales and gut. In a small bowl, combine parsley, dill, capers, lemon zest, black pepper and salt. Melt the butter in a water bath and pour it over the ingredients. Mix the dressing thoroughly and stuff the prepared fish.
For each fish, cut a rectangle out of foil so that the mackerel is well wrapped. Wrap each carcass in foil, place on a baking sheet and place in an oven preheated to 190 ° C. Bake the fish for 25-30 minutes.
