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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