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How to bake mackerel correctly so that it is not dry: we share the best recipe for a lunch dish

Fresh mackerel

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Mackerel is one of the most budget-friendly, but very healthy and tasty fish species. It can be cooked in different ways: baked, salted, grilled, stewed with vegetables, made into pates, and added to salads.

Delicious baked mackerel

Cook Polina shared a recipe for delicious baked mackerel with potatoes, tomatoes and spices on Instagram.

Mackerel recipe

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Ingredients:

  • mackerel fillets - 4 pcs.

Raw fish

  • potatoes - 500 g

How to cook potatoes deliciously

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  • spices for fish - to taste

A mixture of spices

  • salt - to taste
  • paprika, mixed peppers, oil

A mixture of spices

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  • potatoes - 5 pcs.

Tomatoes for the dish

  • tomatoes - 5 pcs.

Method of preparation:

1. Cut the potatoes into small slices, add the pepper mix, paprika, salt, and oil, mix and place on a baking sheet or baking dish.

Potatoes for cooking

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2. Gut the fish well, cut off the head, wash it, and remove all the bones so that the fillet remains, but do not remove the skin.

Gutted fish

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3. Make net-like cuts in the fillet, sprinkle with fish spices and salt on both sides.

Fish for baking

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4. Put the fillets on the potatoes and put in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 35-45 minutes.

Cooking mackerel with potatoes

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It is better to eat the finished dish hot!

Cooked fish with vegetables

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