Baked mackerel in the oven with lemon is one of the most popular cooking options for this saltwater fish. I offer 2 interesting recipes that will appeal to those who do not have the opportunity to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.
Before starting work, I draw attention to the following points:
- For baking, it is worth using food foil. It preserves juice in products, minimizes the loss of nutrients.
- Little oil is needed, as the mackerel is oily.
- The head and tail can be left if desired, and only gills can be removed. Whole fish on a plate looks better.
Material Content:
Mackerel baked in foil with lemon
- Time: 30 minutes.
- Servings Per Container: 4 Persons.
- Calories per 100 g: 195.3 kcal.
- Purpose: lunch, dinner.
- Difficulty: simple.
I propose to start with the easiest, and budget recipe. This is a mackerel baked in the oven with lemon.
Component List:
- mackerel - 2 pcs. (0.5 kg);
- lemon - ½ pcs.;
- seasoning for fish - 10 g;
- vegetable oil - 20 g.
Cooking method:
- I thaw the fish, rinse and, making an incision on the abdomen, remove the insides.
- I sprinkle the carcasses externally and internally with seasoning.
- I carefully wash the citruses and cut into thin circles.
- I take a piece of foil twice as long as the fish, I coat with oil on one side.
- Spread lemon slices in two rows.
- I place the prepared mackerel on top.
- I wrap it, tightly clamping the edges.
- I put the bag on a baking sheet and send it into the oven, preheated to 180 degrees. Bake mackerel in foil for 30 minutes.
Better when the fragrant fish gets on the table still hot. After cooling, it partially loses its taste.
Tip. The fish must be wrapped so that the juice does not leak from the bag. Otherwise, it will turn out tough. But there must be space between the product and the foil.
With the addition of tomatoes
- Time: 40 minutes.
- Servings Per Container: 4 Persons.
- Calories per 100 g: 183.5 kcal.
- Purpose: lunch, dinner.
- Difficulty: simple.
There are many other, no less interesting options for baking. For example, with lemon and vegetables (tomatoes and onions).
List of ingredients:
- medium-sized tomato - 1 pc.;
- mackerel - 2 pcs. (0.5 kg);
- lemon - ¼ pcs.;
- sunflower oil - 15 g;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- butter - 30 g;
- ground black pepper - 2 g.
- salt - by preference.
Cooking Technique:
- I wash the fish, remove the side fins, head and tail, remove the insides.
- Each carcass is divided into 5 parts.
- I cut onions in half rings, and lemon and tomato in circles, which I then divide into halves.
- I will line the form with foil. Evenly distribute sunflower oil over it.
- I spread the pieces of fish in the sequence as they were in the whole carcass.
- In between I put chopped tomatoes, citruses and onions. I put a little butter on top of each piece of fish.
- I wrap and tighten the edges.
- I send the form to the oven. Bake at 180 degrees 40 minutes.
- I unfold the foil and return the dish to the oven for 10 minutes.
A good side dish for mackerel baked with lemon and tomato is potatoes (boiled, fried or baked). If desired, the dish can be sprinkled with chopped dill.
Baked mackerel in the oven with lemon - 2 recipes
Ingredients
- 2 PC Mackerel
- 1/2 PC Lemon
- 10 g Seasoning for fish
- 20 g Vegetable oil
Step-by-step instruction
- I thaw the fish, rinse and, making an incision on the abdomen, remove the insides.
- I sprinkle the carcasses externally and internally with seasoning.
- I carefully wash the citruses and cut into thin circles.
- I take a piece of foil twice as long as the fish, I coat with oil on one side.
- Spread lemon slices in two rows.
- I place the prepared mackerel on top.
- I wrap it, tightly clamping the edges.
- I put the bag on a baking sheet and send it into the oven, preheated to 180 degrees. Bake mackerel in foil for 30 minutes.
