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Mackerel in tomato sauce
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Mackerel in tomato sauce

30 min4 serv.19 февр. 2026 г.

Description

This recipe for mackerel in tomato sauce, no matter how you look at it, really encourages experimentation—you can diversify the sauce by adding, for example, lemon, ginger, and cloves, or stuff the mackerel differently. You can even bake them together. So I've shared with you a classic recipe for mackerel in tomato sauce, but you're free to prepare it exactly the way you like it best. Good luck!

Instructions

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    Step 1

    Step 1

    1. Thaw the fish, rinse it, and pat dry. Make cuts and stuff them with dill. Insert lemon slices into the gill openings. Bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes, turning once, after brushing with vegetable oil and seasoning with salt and pepper.

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    Step 2

    Step 2

    2. Let's make the sauce. Peel the onion and garlic and finely chop them.

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    Step 3

    Step 3

    3. Fry in vegetable oil for 5 minutes with sugar until the onions caramelize. Then add tomatoes in their own juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Mash the tomatoes and mix. Simmer for 5 minutes.

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    Step 4

    Step 4

    4. Finely chop dill or any other herbs and add them to the sauce at the very end, when the consistency and taste satisfy you.

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    Step 5

    Step 5

    5. Serve the baked mackerel, pouring the sauce over it, or slice the fish into pieces and mix it with the sauce—whichever way you prefer. Done!