Smoked mackerel with liquid smoke

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make smoked mackerel with liquid smoke at home? Prepare all the ingredients. It is very important to choose high-quality fish: it should be dense and spring back when pressed. If the fish is soft, then this indicates low-quality raw materials. The stronger the fish, the better. If the mackerel is frozen, it must first be thawed in the refrigerator. Read about all the intricacies of proper defrosting in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash and gut the mackerel. It is more convenient to gut slightly frozen fish. Therefore, if you have fresh fish, then before cleaning, put it in the freezer for 30 minutes. If you are using frozen, ungutted fish, wait until it thaws a little, clean it and return it to the refrigerator to thaw further. Turn on the oven to 200 degrees in advance.

3. STEP 3

   

   In a separate bowl, mix sugar, salt, fish spices and ground black pepper. You can add spices for fish to taste, I used a ready-made mixture. If you add a ready-made spice mixture, check its composition. If such a mixture already contains salt and pepper, then the amount of salt should be reduced from 2 tbsp. l. to one, and exclude ground pepper completely, otherwise the fish may turn out to be over-salted and too spicy.

4. STEP 4

   

   Rub the mackerel inside and out with the resulting seasoning mixture.

5. STEP 5

   

   Transfer the mackerel to a roasting bag. Coat each fish with liquid smoke inside and out. Tie the sleeve tightly on both sides so that the liquid does not leak out during baking, place on a baking sheet.

6. STEP 6

   

   Place the fish in an oven preheated to 200°C for about 20 minutes. The exact time depends on your oven. You can learn about the operating features of ovens by reading a separate article, link at the end of the recipe. Leave the finished fish in the cooling oven for another 10 minutes. Do not turn the fish over during baking, otherwise the delicate outer skin will peel off and the fish itself may fall apart.

7. STEP 7

   

   Remove the fish from the oven and cut the sleeve. Without removing it from the sleeve, cool the mackerel at room temperature. Then cut into pieces and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Raisa

28.08.2023

4.9

We love mackerel in any form, especially smoked, but we always bought it at the store. And here, please, you can cook it yourself. I’ll definitely do it, I think I’ll like it. I made homemade sprats this way, but without liquid smoke, it was still delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

Cisa

28.08.2023

4.9

Thank you! I will try! Instead, I'll give you this recipe:

Maria

28.08.2023

4.9

At first I was confused by the words “smoked at home” - I thought I needed to smoke the fish, but I didn’t have my own smokehouse. Everything turned out to be so simple and tasty that I won’t buy store-bought fish anymore. It doesn't taste half as good as homemade. The fish simply falls into pieces, it is so tender and fragrant that words cannot describe it. And it really turns out like their smokehouse in taste, aroma, and structure. You need to try this. This mackerel is now my favorite among fish snacks.

Admin Rina

28.08.2023

4.5

It's amazing how sometimes the most ordinary products turn into something fantastic in the kitchen. Mackerel prepared in this way is one of our favorite home recipes. We have been preparing this for a long time and quite often. So today we decided to treat ourselves to such fish! I can confirm with full responsibility: yes, mackerel turns out simply delicious! Delicate, fragrant - you can’t tear yourself away from it. You can eat it, as Maria advises, chilled, and I also highly recommend our version today: hot with your favorite side dish. You can't imagine anything tastier! My version of the recipe in the photo: without sugar (I just forgot to add, but it’s also delicious), I added black pepper and ground coriander from the spices, baked for 25 minutes and immediately took it out without leaving it in the turned off oven, immediately cut it into portions and served. table with microwave-baked potatoes and thinly sliced ​​cucumber. Bon Appetit everyone!