Boiled mackerel fast and delicious

Step-by-step cooking

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:

   

   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:

   

   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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Step 6:

   

   Bon appetit!