Fish can not only be boiled, but also fried, steamed and baked. Try to bake mackerel with lemon, fresh herbs and cloves of garlic - it turns out very tasty and healthy, and if you add a little imagination in decorating the dish, then it can be served on the festive table.
It is necessary
- - 2 mackerels,
- - parsley or cilantro to taste,
- - 6 peppercorns,
- - 15 ml of lemon juice (freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon),
- - 2 tbsp. tablespoons of odorless vegetable or sunflower oil,
- - 2 cloves of garlic,
- - sea salt to taste.
Instructions
Step 1
Preparation of the dish must begin with cleaning the fish. Rinse the mackerel well, remove the gills with scissors. Gently open the belly on the mackerel, remove all the insides, then rinse well again and leave aside to dry. If desired, the fish can be dried with paper towels.
Step 2
Cut one peeled garlic clove into slices (you can grate - to taste) and set aside. Put the second in a mortar, add peppercorns to it, a large pinch of salt and chop. Add lemon juice, two tablespoons of vegetable oil and stir. Grate the mackerel with the resulting marinade.
Step 3
Cover the baking sheet with a large sheet of foil.
Step 4
Rinse the parsley or cilantro, dry a little, chop and mix with the garlic slices. Stuff the mackerel belly with the resulting filling. Wrap the fish in foil and let sit for 30 minutes.
Step 5
After half an hour, preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Place the baking sheet with mackerel in the oven, bake the fish for 40 minutes. Then cool a little and serve as an independent dish, if desired, you can add any side dish or light vegetable salad to the fish.
