Salted Mackerel

Description

Perfect with meals and drinks. Such fish will always be welcome on the table, by the way. No guest will refuse salted mackerel, and your lunch or dinner with such an appetizer will become even more heartwarming. This appetizer can also be served at a festive table — it will not go unnoticed. Serve the mackerel with boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes as a side dish, and if you also have a salted cucumber, the meal will turn into a "song." It can be served warm or chilled.

Instructions

1. 1

   Step 1

   Wash the mackerel, gut it, remove the membrane, and cut off the head.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Take a small container, add a little salt, a few peppercorns and a couple of sprigs of dill, crumble 1 bay leaf.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Rub the fish with salt and sugar on the outside and inside. Place it in a container, put a couple of dill sprigs on top, a bay leaf, allspice, and sprinkle with salt.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Close the container and place it in the refrigerator for 3 days.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Remove excess salt and water from the prepared fish.