Spicy salted mackerel with spices: how to cook quickly and deliciously

Iryna MelnichenkoLS Food
How to marinate mackerel deliciously. Source: Freepik

Mackerel is one of the most budget-friendly and healthy types of fish that can be baked, salted, or pickled. Spices will give marinated fish an original flavor.

How to cook mackerel deliciously

Cook Maria shared on Instagram a recipe for delicious spicy salted mackerel with coriander, cinnamon, and bay leaves.

Fish recipe

Ingredients:

  • frozen mackerel - 1 kg
  • onions - 1-2 pcs.
  • jar - 1 liter

Marinade:

  • water - 0.5 l
  • cinnamon - 1/3 tsp.
  • cloves - 3 pcs.
  • vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l.
  • coriander - 1/2 tsp.
  • allspice - 3 pcs.
  • bay leaf - 2-3 pcs.
  • salt - 2 tbsp.
  • sugar - 1.5 tbsp.

Method of preparation:

1. Defrost the fish, clean it from all excess, cut it into small pieces.

Gutted fish

2. Cut the onion into rings.

Salted fish

3. Mix all the ingredients for the marinade in a saucepan and cook for 10 minutes after boiling, let cool.

Marinade for mackerel

4. Put the fish in a jar, alternating with the onions. Pour the marinade and refrigerate for a day.

Ready fish

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