At home, without having an autoclave, it is possible to prepare good canned fish. There are no difficulties in preparing mackerel in your own juice. The availability and ease of preparation, combined with a high-quality end product, will allow you to refuse to buy such a product in a store.
It is necessary
Fresh frozen or fresh mackerel - 2 carcasses, table salt - 100 grams, sugar - 25 grams, vegetable oil - 20 grams, bay leaf - 2 pieces, black peppercorns - 5 pieces, vinegar essence - 15 grams, glass jar with thread and a lid with a volume of 700 grams - 1 piece, a saucepan with a volume of 2 liters -1 piece, a deep plate - 1 piece
Instructions
Step 1
In mackerel, it is necessary to cut off the head, tail, cut the abdomen and remove the insides. Rinse the prepared carcass in running water and cut into pieces of 2 centimeters. Pour 1 liter of cold water into a saucepan, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar essence. Put pieces of fish in this solution for 15 minutes.
Step 2
In a bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of salt and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Drain the solution completely from the saucepan, leaving pieces of fish in it. Sprinkle the fish with a mixture of salt and sugar. Place bay leaves, pepper and mackerel pieces in a glass jar. Pour in 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon of water. There should be 2 centimeters of free space to the top of the can. Cover the jar with a lid, but do not screw it all the way down.
Step 3
Turn on the oven at 110 degrees, place parchment paper on a baking sheet or wire rack and place the jar. Turn off the oven after 5 hours. Screw the lid on the jar all the way. It is advisable not to get the jar out of the oven. After 20 minutes, turn the jar upside down and leave in the oven until it cools completely. The oven door must be closed.
