Mackerel rolls stuffed with vegetables and cheese in the oven

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Defrost the fish at room temperature. Separate the head and tail. We clean the insides, separate the bones and divide the fish into 2 parts, forming a fillet. To do this, make a cut with a knife exactly in the middle of the fish along the body. Each fish produces two fillets (one fillet equals one serving).

2. STEP 2

   

   Let's prepare our vegetables. The carrots will need to be washed, peeled, and grated on a coarse grater. We clean the bell pepper from the seeds inside and cut it into small pieces. We do not use seeds and green tails from bell peppers.

3. STEP 3

   

   Peel the onion and finely chop it. Divide the garlic into separate cloves, pressing each of them with a kitchen knife. This way, the garlic itself will release its essential oils (this will make the dish even more flavorful). Divide each clove in half.

4. STEP 4

   

   Heat the frying pan, pour vegetable oil into it. Fry our garlic in it. When the oil is saturated with the aroma of garlic, remove it.

5. STEP 5

   

   Fry the onion in the same oil until half cooked. After a couple of minutes, add carrots to it.

6. STEP 6

   

   Then add pepper to the onions and carrots. Fry them for a few minutes and remove the vegetables from the heat. At the end, stir in finely chopped herbs, salt and pepper.

7. STEP 7

   

   Salt and pepper the fillet. First, grate the hard cheese on a coarse grater. Sprinkle our fillet on top. Using a spoon or fork, spread a little filling onto a wide part of the fish.

8. STEP 8

   

   Holding the edge with vegetables, carefully roll the fish into rolls. We fasten the edges of each roll with a regular toothpick. Make sure that the rolls keep their shape and do not fall apart.

9. STEP 9

   

   Place the fish in a baking dish.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place the mold in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes.