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1 How to fry mackerel

• Frying mackerel is a quick and easy way to cook it. Pour some sunflower oil or melt the butter into a preheated skillet. Place the fish pieces in the skillet. If using fillets, place the slices skin side down. Season with salt and pepper. After 5 minutes, turn the fish over and cook for another 5 minutes.

2 How to bake mackerel

• You can bake mackerel in the oven. Pour sunflower oil on a baking sheet and preheat the oven. Spread the slices or fillets of mackerel on a baking sheet (put it skin side down), salt and pepper and add other seasonings if desired. Sprinkle the melted butter over the fish to keep it juicy. Then bake for 10 minutes, until it breaks easily with a fork.

3 How to grill mackerel

• Because mackerel has a tough flesh, it can be grilled instead of softer fish. Place fish pieces or fillets on a hot grill and bake each side for 5 minutes, until the mackerel breaks open easily with a fork. If you like fish that are not too baked, wrap them in foil before placing them on the grill.

4 Portion mackerel with vegetables

• Place one piece of mackerel on the foil, greased with sunflower oil. Add chopped vegetables such as asparagus, carrots, and leeks. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle lightly with sunflower or melted butter and wrap in foil. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, until the fish is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.

5 Mackerel in salads

• Fry the mackerel fillets in a skillet or bake them in the oven. Then cut or break it into pieces with a fork. Add herbs, vegetables, and your favorite salad dressing to the mackerel.

6 How to season mackerel

• Place the seasoned mackerel in a skillet, top with enough white wine or vegetable decoction so that the fish is completely (or as much as possible) covered with liquid. Place the fillets, skin side down, so that the pulp absorbs all the aroma of the wine or broth. Place the skillet over low heat and do not bring the mixture to a boil. Simmer until tender (about 5 minutes).

7 Try different cooking methods.

• Try cooking mackerel in different ways to see which one you like. Tight and firm fish are good for grilling, but they also taste good in a skillet or oven, so you can experiment, which, by the way, is more difficult with softer and more delicate fish.

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• Do not overexpose the mackerel during cooking, or it may dry out. Cooking times may vary depending on the thickness of the fish pieces. But basically, mackerel fillets take 5 minutes to cook on each side. It is necessary that at the end it can be easily broken with a fork. Then the mackerel will have a white, opaque pulp.

What do you need

• Chopped mackerel or fillets
• Salt pepper
• Butter
• Sunflower oil
• Lemon circles or other decorations
• Seasonings for seafood