Mackerel in brine pieces

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 12 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to pickle mackerel in brine? Prepare food for pickling. Thaw the mackerel first if it was frozen. Do this slowly, transferring the fish from the freezer to the refrigerator compartment. If it is not gutted, then clean it. First you need to cut off the head, and then rip open the belly of the fish and remove the entrails. Be sure to remove the black film, otherwise the fish may start to taste bitter.

2. STEP 2

   

   For brine, use good quality water - filtered or bottled. This is important, the taste of the fish will depend on the taste of the brine. Pour water into a saucepan, add salt, sugar, both types of pepper and bay leaf. Among the spices you can also take cloves, coriander seeds and mustard.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the pan with brine on the fire. Bring it to a boil. Boil the brine for a few minutes until the salt and sugar dissolve.

4. STEP 4

   

   Leave the brine to cool to room temperature.

5. STEP 5

   

   While the brine cools, prepare the fish. Use scissors to cut off the fins. Cut it with a sharp knife. I made pieces about one and a half centimeters in size, you can cut them a little thicker or thinner, depending on your taste. I removed the tail.

6. STEP 6

   

   Take the container in which you will salt the fish. It is better if it is something airtight - a jar with a lid or a resealable container. Glass is best. Place fish pieces in a bowl.

7. STEP 7

   

   Fill it with cooled brine. Also put the bay leaf and pepper in the jars. The brine should cover the entire fish so that it is salted.

8. STEP 8

   

   Close the jars with lids and put them in the refrigerator. After 12 hours the fish will be ready to eat. It is completely salted during this time. Before serving, place the pieces on a paper towel to absorb excess liquid.

Comments on the recipe

Alyona

28.08.2023

4.8

We really liked this method of salting fish. Mackerel in brine in pieces according to this very simple and successful recipe turned out to be the most tender and very tasty. Our fish was salted in the refrigerator for almost a day, and we ate it with fried potatoes in 10 minutes. Next time I will definitely salt two fish so that there will be enough for at least two times. I recommend the recipe, very tasty and not troublesome! Thank you to the author for the wonderful recipe!

tatyanochka2022

28.08.2023

4.5

Having seen frozen mackerel in the store, I decided to buy it in order to prepare pieces of mackerel in brine according to the recipe. At home, after cutting off the head of the fish and removing the entrails, I cut it into pieces and put it in a plastic container. For the brine I took water, salt, sugar, peppercorns and bay leaf. I didn't add allspice. To accurately determine the amount of ingredients, I used the calculator on the website. I brought the brine to a boil, kept it on the fire for two minutes and removed it from the stove. I let the brine cool and then poured it over the fish. The mackerel sat in my refrigerator for 12 hours. Cut into pieces, it was quickly salted. We tried it today at lunch. Well, very tasty! We ate almost all the fish at once. She is so tender and delicious! Salt and sugar - everything in moderation, I really liked it! Thank you very much for the recipe!

Maxim Bondarenko

28.08.2023

4.8

How to store it after it has been left in brine in the refrigerator for 12 hours?

Svetlana

28.08.2023

4.9

It turned out VERY 😋 delicious!!! Thanks for the recipe