EntranceWhat can be cooked from mackerel in the oven. Stuffed Mackerel
Mackerel - very healthy fish, rich in such necessary . Therefore, I recommend including it in your diet a couple of times a week. Smoked fish can no longer boast of its benefits, so it is better to bake it in the oven. In this article, I have collected 5 simple recipes oven-baked mackerel. Check out the content and choose the recipe to your taste.
It is better to defrost fish in a gentle way: put it in the refrigerator overnight. So it will not lose its shape and nutrients.
Read the recipe for salting mackerel at home in
Mackerel with vegetable sauce is juicy and tasty. To cook the fish according to this recipe, you must first fry it a little for a beautiful golden crust. And then bake in the oven along with the sautéed vegetables.
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 2 kg (unpeeled)
- onion - 3 pcs.
- carrots - 3 pcs.
- tomato juice- 1 l (or tomato paste with water, or mashed tomatoes diluted with water)
- flour for boning fish
- frying oil
- salt, black ground pepper, chili pepper - to taste
- herbs and spices optional (garlic, rosemary, basil, oregano, marjoram)
Cooking mackerel in gravy:
1. Wash and clean the fish: cut off the head, tail, fins and remove the insides along with the black film. Rinse well inside and out again.
2. Cut the fish into portions (approximately each medium-sized fish should be cut into 4 pieces). Salt the fish, mix and let it stand for 15 minutes for salting.
3. When the fish stands, heat the pan and pour a little vegetable oil. Roll each piece of fish in flour, shake off excess flour so that it does not burn when frying. There should be little flour on the fish. Such a deboning will help to fry the fish faster and give nice crust. With flour, the fish will not fall apart when frying.
4. Fry the fish on high heat on both sides. It should not be cooked because it will be brought to readiness in the oven. Roasting is done only for the crust, quickly.
5. In another pan or in the same one (just wash it after the fish so that there is no fried flour left), you need to make vegetable gravy. Vegetables also do not need to be brought to full readiness. You can fry in vegetable oil or a mixture of vegetable and butter. Cut the onion into half rings and saute a little until transparent (1-2 minutes), then add the carrots grated on a coarse grater.
6. Add the spices and herbs you want to the gravy. You can put garlic (dried or fresh), hot peppers, herbs or seasoning for fish. Also add some salt to the gravy, but don't overdo it as the fish is already salty.
7. After a minute, pour tomato juice over vegetables or put tomato paste, which must be diluted with water to make 1 liter. Stew the gravy for 3-4 minutes, taste it. If necessary, put sugar (if the tomato is sour).
8. Put the fried fish on a baking sheet, pour gravy on top.
9. Cover the baking sheet with foil. Send in a preheated oven to 180 degrees for 25 minutes, so that the fish and vegetables "make friends", and together they will reach readiness.
10. Ready fish can be served with rice, potatoes, pasta or any side dish of your choice. Delicious and hearty lunch(The supper is ready. Call everyone to the table!
Stuffed mackerel baked in the oven. restaurant dish
In the previous recipe, mackerel was in gravy. This time she will stuffed with vegetables and mushrooms and baked with cheese. Such fish is served in Bulgarian restaurants. Try to cook and you mackerel according to this recipe.
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 1 pc.
- onion - 1 pc.
- carrots - 1 pc.
- bell pepper - 1 pc.
- fresh champignons - 200 gr.
- hard cheese- 100 gr.
- sour cream - 1 tbsp
- garlic - 3 cloves
- marjoram, fennel - a pinch each
- salt, pepper - to taste
- vegetable oil for frying (preferably olive oil)
Cooking stuffed mackerel:
1. Wash the fish. Make an incision along the fish near the head and near the tail from the back. Now cut the fish along the spine from cut to cut. Use scissors to cut off the ridge and remove it. Take out the insides through the back, remove the bones and gills. Also remember to remove the black film on the abdominal walls. Wash the fish and pat it dry with a paper towel.
2. Prepare minced meat for fish. Cut the onion, pepper and mushrooms into cubes, grate the carrots. Heat up the pan, pour in the frying oil. First, sauté the onion until it is translucent.
3. Immediately add carrots, mushrooms and peppers to the onion, mix. Slightly fry for 2 minutes. Put 1 tbsp. sour cream, stir. Salt and pepper to taste, also put any seasonings (you can marjoram and fennel). Saute the vegetables for a few more minutes until half cooked. Do not fry for a long time, otherwise the vegetables will become too soft in the oven and lose their shape.
4. Squeeze garlic into a small bowl, add a little vegetable oil and salt to it, mix. Brush the fish inside and out with this mixture. Put the mackerel in a baking dish on the stomach, opening the back. Get a "boat". Stuff the fish with the stuffing, lay everything tightly, sprinkle with grated cheese on top.
5. Send the mackerel to bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
6. delicious mackerel with vegetables and cheese is ready. It turns out very tasty and satisfying.
Mackerel with potatoes and mayonnaise, baked in the oven
Mackerel can be cooked with potatoes, you get fish immediately with a side dish. This recipe uses mayonnaise as a sauce, but you can replace it with sour cream.
Ingredients:
- mackerel fresh (frozen) - 1 pc.
- potatoes - 5 pcs. major
- carrots - 70 gr.
- hard cheese - 100 gr.
- spices for fish - 2 tsp
- cumin, oregano - 0.5 tsp each
- mayonnaise - 150 ml
- salt, pepper - to taste
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp.
Cooking mackerel with potatoes:
1. Peel the potatoes and cut into thin slices, about 2 mm thick. You can use a curly knife to give the potatoes a more appetizing look. Cut carrots into sticks. You can take a mini carrot.
2. Heat 2 tbsp in a pan. oil for frying, put chopped potatoes and carrots in a pan. Fry the vegetables over high heat for 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly. It is not necessary to bring to readiness. Vegetables will acquire a beautiful crust and get rid of the raw smell.
3. Gut the mackerel and wash well, blot with paper towels. Spread the potatoes and carrots evenly on the foil, put the fish on top. Sprinkle everything with salt and spices for the fish, as well as cumin and oregano. Salt the fish on both sides and in the abdomen.
4. Apply a mayonnaise net (or sour cream) on top.
5. Grate the cheese, sprinkle vegetables with a little cheese, put the rest of the cheese in the belly of the mackerel.
6. Tuck the edges of the foil, cover the fish with a second piece of foil on top and fold the edges, transfer the fish to a baking sheet.
7. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Bake the mackerel for 20 minutes. After the allotted time, remove the fish and vegetables from the oven, carefully remove the top foil, open the bottom one. Return the dish to the oven for another 25 minutes so that a golden crust appears and the vegetables are cooked through.
8. Take out the finished mackerel with potatoes, fold the edges of the foil to the bottom and serve without removing it from the foil. So you save appearance this fragrant and delicious dish.
Mackerel with onions and tomatoes baked in the oven
This recipe is very simple, pre-preparation of products does not take much time. So this mackerel can be cooked for dinner when you need to feed the family quickly and tasty.
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 2 pcs.
- onions - 1-2 pcs.
- tomatoes - 2-3 pcs. (depending on size)
- lemon - 0.5 pcs.
- vegetable oil for lubricating fish
- salt, pepper - to taste
How to cook mackerel with tomatoes and onions:
1. Remove the insides of the mackerel and rinse well under running water, remove the black film inside the abdomen. Cut off fins and tail. You can remove the head, you can leave it as you wish.
2. Cut the fish into portions, about 3 cm thick. Mix salt and pepper, you can add spices to the fish. Salt and pepper each piece.
3. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil, transfer the fish to a baking sheet.
4. Cut the tomatoes and onions into circles or half rings (depending on the size of the vegetables) so that they are about the same size as a piece of fish.
5. Insert a piece of tomato and onion between pieces of mackerel. Optionally, if there is free space on the baking sheet, you can bake potatoes with fish.
6. Squeeze juice from half a lemon onto the fish. To make the lemon squeeze better, heat it in the microwave for 5 seconds.
7. Lubricate the mackerel on top with vegetable oil. Send to the oven preheated to 180-200 degrees to bake for 30 minutes.
8. Mackerel with tomatoes and onions under lemon juice ready. It tastes delicious and is quick and easy to prepare.
Mackerel in foil with lemon - the easiest recipe
Fish loves lemon - this is a well-known truth. Mackerel is no exception. The easiest way to cook this fish is to bake it with lemon in foil.
Ingredients:
- fresh-frozen mackerel - 1 pc.
- salt, pepper - to taste
- soy sauce - to taste
- lemon - 0.5 pcs.
Mackerel recipe in foil:
1. Cut off the fins, tail and head of the fish. Gut the mackerel without cutting the abdomen (through an incision near the head). Wash well, remove the black film in the middle.
2. Make cuts on one side at a slight angle. Make cuts deep enough, you can even cut the ridge. The distance between the cuts should be about 2 cm.
3. Salt and pepper the fish to taste. Pour some soy sauce into the cuts.
4. Wash the lemon and cut into small slices. Insert lemon slices into slits.
5. Wrap the fish in foil and send to bake in a preheated oven to 180 degrees for 30 minutes. If you want the fish to have a golden crust, open the foil 10 minutes before the readiness and bake further in the open.
6. Take out the fish and serve it to the table. It turns out delicious and simple.
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What does the story say about fish dishes
We know from school history lessons that fish was on the menu of primitive people. After all, it was much easier and safer to catch her than the beast. Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire fish meals were valued on a par with meat. Fish was served fried, boiled and smoked. Fish dishes were supplemented with sauces from herbs and olive oil and wine. In Russia, fish replaced meat during fasts. She was caught in rivers and lakes, but herring and cod were imported. The Japanese have traditionally made up a large part of the diet with seafood. The statistics speak for themselves: the average Japanese eats almost 75 kg per year. fish, while the Russian - only 10 kg.
About the benefits of fish
When choosing between marine and freshwater fish, preference should still be given to marine fish. The most important advantage of marine fish is the presence in it fatty acids Omega-3 and Omega-6. These acids, by strengthening blood vessels, make them more elastic, therefore, minimizing the likelihood of cardiovascular diseases. In addition, the presence in marine fish of such important microelements as iron, iodine, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, as well as vitamins A, D, E, F helps to strengthen immunity and reduce the risk of cancer. Regularly using sea fish, you will forget the way to the dentist and optometrist. And women of Balzac age will keep their elastic skin without wrinkles. These advantages are enough for fish to be an effective medicine. But it is not only useful, it is also very tasty. From fish you can cook a huge number of dishes.
Mackerel - cheap and healthy
Which fish do you prefer? All of these benefits are found in high-calorie varieties of fish, such as salmon, tuna, halibut, pink salmon, salmon. Unfortunately, not each of us can afford to regularly see these expensive delicacies on the table. But, fortunately, there is a wonderful mackerel fish or, as it is also called, mackerel. She has all the above listed qualities of expensive red fish, but her price is much lower. No wonder she is called the people's nurse.
This fish can be prepared so that it will be the highlight of the dinner party or dinner party. Do you want to make sure of this? We invite you to evaluate following recipes stuffed mackerel:
Stuffed Mackerel: recipes with photos
We need three mackerels. Of course, it’s good if the fish is freshly caught, but fresh-frozen mackerel is more accessible to everyone. We remove the heads from two carcasses, leave one carcass with the head. The gills must be removed, the fins too.
We cut two mackerels into fillets. Be sure to remove the black film that lines the abdomen from the inside.
We cut the mackerel that remained with the head along the back. Near the tail and head, cut the ridge with scissors and carefully remove it. We clean the belly of the fish from the insides, black film and bones, if they remain there.
As my grandmother says, fish needs three "P": salt, pepper, acidify. So we do: salt, pepper and acidify well with lemon juice.
We crush several cloves of garlic with a garlic press, add seasoning for fish and send it to marinate for at least half an hour.
After the fish, you need to add chopped garlic, a mixture of seasonings
Ingredients
- prepared and pickled mackerel carcass - 1 pc;
- medium-sized carrots - 1 pc;
- small onions - 2 pcs;
- canned green peas - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- olive oil, salt, pepper;
- since stuffed mackerel in foil will be cooked, you will need a roll of foil.
Recipe one: mackerel stuffed with carrots, onions and peas.
- We clean the carrots and rub on a grater. We also clean the onion from the cover shirts and cut into small pieces.
- Stew carrots and onions in olive oil, salt and pepper. Add a spoonful of canned green peas and mix the resulting mixture.
- We form a boat from foil. We put onion circles on its bottom, pour olive oil. The onion will not let the belly of the mackerel burn, the finished fish can be easily rearranged on the dish.
- Filling the fish minced vegetable, close the foil but not tightly.
- If you are preparing mackerel stuffed with onions, then it is better to cut the carcass of the fish from the side of the abdomen and lay it on its side.
- Lay the prepared fish on a baking sheet.
Ingredients
- prepared and pickled mackerel carcass, cut into two fillets;
- champignons - 5-6 pcs;
- small onions - 2 pcs;
- hard cheese with a spicy taste - 150g.
- olive oil, salt, pepper.
Recipe Two: Stuffed Mackerel with Mushrooms and Cheese
- We clean the mushrooms from the skin and cut into plates.
- Finely chop one onion. We will stew it in olive oil along with chopped champignons. Salt, pepper.
- Cut the second whole onion into slices. Place them on a piece of foil and drizzle with olive oil. Lay each fillet on the foil separately, skin side down.
- Lubricate the fillet with mayonnaise.
- Spread a layer of mushrooms with onions on top and sprinkle with grated cheese.
- We close the foil, leaving the milestone of the fish completely open. Otherwise, the melted cheese will stick to the foil, and all the beauty will be ruined.
Recipe three: mackerel stuffed with cheese and prunes
This Mackerel Stuffed Recipe is cooked exactly the same way as Mackerel. stuffed with mushrooms, only instead of mushrooms we use prunes.
Wash prunes well hot water, dry in a paper towel, cut into pieces and spread on a layer of mayonnaise. Onions are not added to minced meat.
Stuffed mackerel with photo
Each of us sooner or later has guests. And guests need something to treat! Meat has long become boring to everyone, and there is a lot of trouble with it. But the fish is ideal option. In addition, it is very healthy, it contains a lot of fatty acids that help in the fight against cholesterol. And this is already a good reason to cook stuffed mackerel. By the way, this recipe is very versatile, since you can take any oily fish instead of mackerel. So, let's get started ... Stuffed mackerel baked in the oven - the recipe of the day.
Cooking:
- fresh frozen mackerel- 1 - 2 pieces,
- carrots - 1 piece,
- onion - 1 piece,
- dill - a small bunch,
- sunflower oil- 2-3 tablespoons,
- ground black pepper, spices for fish,
- salt.
Recipe with photo step by step:
First, let's prepare our mackerel for stuffing. Defrost fish.
Defrost the fish room temperature. microwave, or warm water should not be used for these purposes. After that, carefully wash the fish, cut off everything unnecessary from it: tail, fins, head. We remove all the insides and wash the fish from the inside. There you can notice a thin black film, it is better to remove it if you do not want the dish to give bitterness.
Next, our fish must be "deployed". We cut it along the ridge along the abdomen, while not touching the back, so that we get a solid canvas. We take out the main bone and carefully remove all small bones. Many fish dishes are often spoiled by the need to pull out the bones.
Sprinkle our fillets with salt, pepper, and then leave for a while so that the fish is saturated with spices. By the way, instead of ordinary pepper, you can use store-bought seasonings for fish, it all depends on your preferences.
Recall that last time we cooked. 
While the mackerel is marinating, we can prepare what we will stuff it with. We clean the onions and carrots, thoroughly wash the vegetables and herbs with water and soak with a towel so that all the liquid is absorbed. Coarsely chop the onion, and three carrots on a coarse grater. When all the basic preparations are done, heat the pan and fry the chopped vegetables on it for about two minutes. After that, give them time to cool.
Finely chop the dill.
Now it's time to stuff. On our unfolded mackerel, lay out the first layer of fried carrots and onions. Put finely chopped greens on top.
And let's get to the hard part. Our fish is stuffed. So you need to manage to twist it so that the filling does not scatter all over the table. It is possible that you will need an assistant for this. We fold each fillet in half, and at this time, your assistant can tie the fish with a thread.
If desired, mackerel can be slightly greased with mayonnaise. Thanks to this procedure, the fish will acquire an appetizing, ruddy crust.
We heat the oven to 180 degrees, put our mackerel stuffed with vegetables in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes.
Also, as a side dish for mackerel, you can steam rice.
Enjoy your meal. 
Old Lesya
Exist various recipes roasting stuffed mackerel. For example, fish cooked in foil turns out to be unusually tasty and juicy. Lemon juice and spicy greens are often added to it, which gives the dish an amazing flavor!
Mackerel stuffed with vegetables in the oven
To create a fragrant culinary "masterpiece" you will need the following products:
- 1 fish;
- ½ head of onion;
- 1 Bell pepper;
- ½ carrot;
- 1 lemon;
- a small amount of olive oil.
Mackerel stuffed with vegetables is prepared as follows:
- First you need to defrost the fish. The entrails are removed from the mackerel.
- Then the head and fins are cut off from the carcass of the fish, the ridge is removed.
- Mackerel is washed and lightly sprinkled with lemon juice.
- After that, proceed to the manufacture of the filling. First, the carrots are peeled and rubbed on a special grater (for carrots in Korean);
- Sweet pepper is divided into two approximately equal halves. The vegetable is cut into strips.
- Onions are peeled. It also needs to be cut into thin strips.
- Pour a little vegetable oil into a preheated pan.
- Onions, juicy peppers and carrots are fried until golden brown.
- AT vegetable mix add garlic, crushed with a press.
- The stuffing for mackerel is transferred to a separate plate and cooled.
- The fish is carefully placed on the foil. In order for the mackerel not to burn, it is recommended to spread it on a cabbage leaf or on lemon slices.
- Then the fish is stuffed with cooled vegetables.
- Mackerel is carefully fastened with toothpicks. This is necessary so that it does not lose shape during the baking process.
- The container is placed in an oven preheated to a temperature of 200 degrees.
The dish should be cooked for 20-30 minutes. Toothpicks should be removed from the finished fish and can be served.
Mackerel stuffed with eggs
Stuffed mackerel is prepared according to this recipe:
- The fish should be thawed, the insides removed and washed.
- Cheese and eggs are rubbed on a fine grater.
- Then you need to chop the parsley.
- Mackerel is laid out in a baking dish, stuffed tightly with stuffing.
- Squeeze a small amount of lemon juice on top.
- The fish is baked in an oven heated to a temperature of 180 degrees. Cooking time - 30 minutes.
Most housewives are accustomed to salted or smoked mackerel, not even suspecting that this low-calorie and healthy fish is perfectly baked in the oven. A variety of mackerel dishes have long been prepared all over the world. In addition, one of the advantages of mackerel is that it does not contain small bones so you can safely give it to your children.
How to cook mackerel in the oven?
The recipe for cooking mackerel in the oven is quite simple and does not require much skill, but ready meal just melts in your mouth.
Ingredients:
- freshly frozen mackerel - 2 pcs.;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- parsley - 1 bunch;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- vegetable oil;
- salt pepper.
Cooking
First, prepare the dressing for the mackerel. Squeeze the garlic into a small bowl, add freshly ground black pepper and salt. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon, add a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil and mix well. Wash the fish, clean from the insides and dry a little. Rub the dressing well on the inside and outside of the fish. Line a baking sheet with foil and place the fish on it. Put a couple of lemon slices and parsley in the belly of each fish. Bake the fish for about half an hour at a temperature of 180 degrees. Mackerel in the oven with lemon is delicious on its own, but as a dinner it will go well with boiled potatoes.
Mackerel with cheese in the oven - recipe
This oven-roasted stuffed mackerel is perfect for anyone. holiday table. It is prepared very quickly and easily, so any housewife can safely take this recipe to her signature ones.
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 2 pcs.;
- cheese - 50 g;
- boiled eggs- 2 pcs.;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- mustard - 1 teaspoon;
- parsley;
- salt pepper.
Cooking
Wash the mackerel, gut and remove the gills. Dry it and make cuts on one side. Prepare the filling: grate the boiled eggs and cheese on a coarse grater, finely chop the parsley, and grate the zest from half a lemon on a fine grater. Put all the ingredients in a bowl, salt, pepper, mustard and juice of half a lemon. Put the fish on foil, stuff with dressing, and put a slice of lemon into the cuts. Wrap the fish in foil and bake for about 40 minutes at 180 degrees.
Mackerel with potatoes in the oven
Ingredients:
- mackerel - 3 pcs.;
- potatoes - 1 kg;
- lemon - 2 pcs.;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- olive oil - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- ground coriander;
- salt pepper.
Cooking
Cut the potatoes into medium slices and boil in salted water until half cooked. bell pepper finely chop and put in a blender. Add garlic, 2 tablespoons oil and spices. Grind everything to a puree, then rub it on the fish. Put the carcass in a glass form, put potatoes around. Cut the lemon into 4 pieces and put around the fish. Drizzle potatoes with remaining olive oil. Bake fish and potatoes for half an hour in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.
Mackerel with vegetables in the oven
Ingredients:
Cooking
Rinse the fish, remove the gills and heads. Salt and season with spices to your taste inside and out. Make slits on the side and insert lemon slices. Cut potatoes and carrots into rounds, peppers into strips, onions into half rings. Salt, add spices and mayonnaise, then mix everything well. Put the vegetables and fish in the sleeve and fasten around the edges. In several places, pierce the sleeve with toothpicks and bake the mackerel in the oven in the sleeve until the vegetables are ready, at a temperature of 200 degrees.