Boiled mackerel fast and delicious

Very tasty, juicy, fragrant and healthy! Boiled mackerel is a recipe that will teach you how to cook a delicious fish dish quickly and deliciously, literally in 10 minutes. This fish is perfect for salads, snacks, and it can also be served on its own, with or without a side dish.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 58 % 14 g
Fats 38 % 9 g
Carbohydrates 4 % 1 g
136 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 20 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to cook mackerel quickly and deliciously? Prepare the products. Mackerel, if it has been frozen, pre-defrost. Then clean it and gut it, especially carefully remove the black film inside the abdomen, it is very bitter. Wash the fish well and dry it with paper towels.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Pour 1.5 liters of water into a saucepan, add salt, bay leaf. Squeeze out the juice of half a lemon and throw this squeezed half into the water too. Wash the dill, dry it and chop it finely. Also throw it in a saucepan. I used frozen. In general, take the greens to your liking. Put the pan on the fire and bring it to a boil over high heat.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Meanwhile, cut the mackerel into portions. You can cook both the whole carcass and larger pieces, depending on what purpose you want to use it for.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    When the contents of the saucepan boil, put the pieces of mackerel into it. Wait for the re-boiling, reduce the heat and boil the fish for 8-10 minutes. You do not need to cook longer — then the fish will remain juicy. If you have a whole carcass, then increase the time to 15 minutes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Put the mackerel on a plate and garnish with lemon slices. Serve to the table with or without a side dish, as an independent dish. To prepare salads or snacks, cool the fish.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Bon appetit!

Keep in mind that the quality and taste of the finished dish largely depends on the proper defrosting of the ingredients. How to avoid mistakes and choose the best way, read the article about defrosting.

Since the degree of salinity, sweetness, bitterness, sharpness, acid, burning is individual for everyone, always add spices, spices and seasonings, focusing on your taste! If you put some of the seasonings for the first time, then keep in mind that there are spices that it is especially important not to shift (for example, chili pepper). 

How to choose the perfect pot for soup, porridge or pickling cucumbers read the article about pots.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Lemon - 16   kcal/100g
  • Lemon zest - 47   kcal/100g
  • Smoked mackerel - 221   kcal/100g
  • Boiled mackerel - 211   kcal/100g
  • Fresh mackerel - 181   kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313   kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g

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