Mackerel baked in foil in the oven

Mackerel baked in foil in the oven is a completely universal dish; it is well suited both to the festive table and on weekdays. Mackerel meat is fatty in itself, so in foil it always turns out very juicy, soft and just melts in your mouth! We offer your choice of 10 delicious and quick recipes for preparing baked mackerel, which describe the entire process step by step. And in order for the mackerel to come out even tastier and lose its specific smell, do not forget to always marinate it in lemon juice and fish seasonings.

Delicious mackerel in foil in the oven - step-by-step recipe

To begin with, we offer you a step-by-step description of preparing delicious mackerel in foil with apples. If at first glance it seems to you that apples and fish are incompatible products, just cook mackerel with sweet and sour apples in the oven and you will see otherwise! For help, here is a recipe with clear step-by-step photos.

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   How to cook the most delicious mackerel baked in foil in the oven? Thaw the mackerel at room temperature, cut off its head, remove the fins and gills, and gut the belly well. Rinse the fish under cold running water and dry with a paper towel. Place the fish on the matte side of the baking foil.
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   Marinate the fish in lemon juice and rub with salt, let it sit for half an hour so that it is well soaked in the marinade.
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   To make it even tastier, you can lightly grease the fish inside and outside with vegetable or olive oil.
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   Next, peel the apples, cut them into thin slices and stuff the fish with them. If there is any apple left, place slices around the carcasses.
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   Wrap the fish with apples in two layers of foil.
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   Bake the mackerel in an oven preheated to 190-200 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Fish in foil can also be cooked in a slow cooker using the “Baking” mode.
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   Mackerel in foil according to this recipe is good as a separate dish, but can be served with any side dish.

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Advice: The taste of cooked fish is greatly influenced by how fresh it is. Therefore, buy only fresh or frozen mackerel with clear eyes, no mucus and no unpleasant odor of rancid fish oil. The carcass itself should be dense, and when pressed with a finger it should quickly return to its original shape.

A simple recipe for mackerel with lemon in foil

One of the most delicious and popular recipes for baking mackerel in foil is mackerel with lemon.However, the fish will be even more appetizing if you add tomatoes and fresh herbs, as well as various spices.

Ingredients:

• Mackerel – 2 pcs.
• Lemon – 1 pc.
• Tomato – 1 pc.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices for fish - to taste.
• Dill, parsley - a small bunch.
• Butter or vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Thaw the mackerel, gut it, remove the gills and head.

2. Rinse and dry, rub outside and inside with spices and salt.

3. Cut the carcass crosswise obliquely in several places, on one side.

4. Cut the onion, lemon and tomato into thin half rings.

5. Insert the onion, lemon and tomato half rings into the slits on the side of the fish.

6. Place leftover vegetables, lemon and fresh herbs in the belly.

7. Grease the foil with butter or vegetable oil and place the fish on it.

8. Wrap each fish in its own piece of foil in two layers.

9. In an oven preheated to 200 degrees, bake the fish for about 30-35 minutes (depend on how your oven bakes). Large fish will bake more slowly than small ones.

10. Serve the fish with lemon, removed from the foil, hot or slightly cooled with any side dish: fresh green salad, boiled rice, potatoes or stewed vegetables.

Bon appetit!

Mackerel with potatoes in the oven

Mackerel with potatoes in foil is both a very tasty fish and an excellent side dish for it, so most housewives will like this baking method, because it saves great time! Having mastered this recipe, cook mackerel in the same way with any other vegetables, for example, carrots, zucchini, green beans or any vegetable mix.

Ingredients:

• Mackerel – 2-3 pcs.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Lemon – 1 pc.
• Potatoes – 0.5-0.7 kg.
• Salt, pepper - to taste
• Seasonings for fish - to taste.
• Seasonings for potatoes - to taste.
• Ground white pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 2-3 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Gut the fish, remove the heads, tail and fins, as well as the gills.

2. Rinse the carcasses under cold running water and dry.

3. Marinate each carcass in lemon juice, fish spices, ground white pepper and salt, place in a bowl and cover with a lid, leave for 30 minutes.

4. During this time, cut the peeled potatoes into halves of circles (small ones - into circles), thickness - no more than 0.5 cm.

5. Cut the onion into halves of rings or into cubes and mix with potatoes, add salt to taste and season with potato seasonings, as well as vegetable oil.

6. Line a baking tray or baking dish with foil, place potatoes and onions in a thin layer on it, and pickled mackerel on top.

7. Cover everything with foil and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes (temperature - 190-200 degrees).

8. After the specified time, remove the foil from above.

9. Bring the dish to readiness without foil: check the readiness by checking the potatoes and the appearance of a beautiful crust on the fish.

10. Serve the dish hot, removing it from the baking sheet and pouring over the juice that formed during baking.

Bon appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for mackerel with onion and lemon in foil

If you want an easy, but tasty, and also festively beautiful dish, then cook mackerel with onions and lemon in foil in the oven. The set of products you will need is very simple and affordable. The most important thing is that the mackerel, herbs and spices are fresh - this will have a very beneficial effect on the taste of the dish.

Ingredients:

• Mackerel – 3 pcs.
• Onions – 3 pcs.
• Lemon – 1 pc. or to taste.
• Lemon juice – 1-2 tbsp.
• Spices for fish - to taste.
• Fresh herbs - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. At the very beginning, prepare the fish by removing the head, gills, fins, gutting it and washing it.

2. Rub the dried mackerel with lemon juice, salt and fish spices, and let marinate for 30-40 minutes.

3. Cut the onion into half rings, the lemon into thin half circles.

4. Make cuts on the outside of the carcasses on one side, and insert lemon slices into them.

5. Mackerel bellies can be stuffed with herbs for extra flavor and aroma (fresh rosemary, thyme, parsley, dill or basil).

6. Place a pillow of onions on a layer of oiled foil.

7. Place the fish on top and wrap it in foil.

8. Heat the oven to 200 degrees, place the fish on a baking sheet and bake for no more than 35-40 minutes.

9. Then you can remove the foil and bake the fish under the grill for another 5 minutes so that a beautiful crust forms on it.

10. Serve the mackerel with onion and lemon when it has cooled slightly, garnished with sprigs of fresh herbs.

Bon appetit!

Advice: If you don't have ready-made fish spices on hand, you can use dried or fresh dill, garlic, crushed sage, dried rosemary, white pepper, ground coriander and chopped bay leaf.

Delicious and healthy recipe for mackerel with vegetables

Mackerel with vegetables baked in the oven in foil is a great option when you want to cook both fish and a side dish at the same time. Thanks to the foil, which retains moisture, vegetables are stewed well in their own juices with a small amount of vegetable oil, and the flesh of the fish is perfectly saturated with vegetable aromas.

Ingredients:

• Mackerel – 4 pcs.
• Tomatoes – 2 pcs.
• Carrots – 1-2 pcs.
• Green beans – 150 gr.
• Garlic – 4 cloves.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Lemon – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Mixture of peppers - to taste.
• Cilantro, dill, parsley - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the mackerel, already thawed in advance, as usual, removing the head, gills and entrails.

2. Rinse the fish with cold water, dry inside and outside with a paper towel.

3. Next, rub the fish with salt, lemon juice and a mixture of peppers.

4. Now prepare the vegetables by washing and peeling them well.

5. Cut the onion into half rings, chop the garlic through a press.

6. Grate the carrots or cut into thin slices.

7. Cut the green beans into small pieces.

8. Cut the tomatoes into slices. Cherry tomatoes can be added whole.

9. Chop fresh herbs.

10. Grease a deep baking dish with vegetable oil.

11. Place vegetables on foil in the form of a pillow for fish, salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle vegetable oil on top.

12. Place the mackerel on the vegetables, cover the baking dish with a layer of foil on top.

13. Bake mackerel with vegetables under foil for 30-40 minutes (190-200 degrees), then remove the foil and continue cooking the dish without it until the fish and vegetables are soft.

Bon appetit!

Advice: If you don’t have a deep baking dish, then make a box-shaped dish out of foil, place vegetables and fish in it, and also wrap it in foil on top.

Stuffed mackerel in the oven

You can stuff mackerel with any sautéed vegetables, or simply with herbs, herbs with cheese, capers, black olives, etc.– the choice of filling depends entirely on your imagination! We suggest you bake stuffed mackerel in the oven with tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and carrots. And this time we will stuff not the bellies, but the backs of the mackerel, so that it turns out completely original!

Ingredients:

• Mackerel – 4 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 150-200 gr.
• Bell pepper – 1 pc.
• Small zucchini – 1 pc.
• Tomatoes – 2-3 pcs.
• Carrots – 2 pcs.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Lemon – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices for fish - to taste.
• Spices for vegetables - to taste.
• Sunflower oil – 3-4 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the fish together with the head, removing the gills and fins, but not along the belly, but along the back along the ridge (from the tail to the head).

2. Then cut the ridge itself near the head and near the tail of each fish and remove it.

3. Next, carefully remove the entrails without damaging the fish’s abdomen.

4. Wash and dry the mackerel.

5. Rub salt, spices and fresh lemon juice into the fish on all sides, leave for half an hour to marinate.

6. For the filling, wash, peel and cut all the vegetables into small cubes. You can remove the skin from tomatoes.

7. Sauté or fry all chopped vegetables in a frying pan in oil until half cooked, add salt and season with any spices for vegetables. You can also add chopped fresh herbs and fresh garlic.

8. Top the marinated mackerel with cooled vegetables.

9. Place the mackerel on the belly on greased foil so that the filling is on top (place each fish on its own piece of foil on the matte side).

10. Grease the sides of the carcasses with vegetable oil to prevent them from sticking, and wrap in two layers of foil.

eleven.Place the wrapped mackerel in an oven preheated to 190-200 degrees, placed on a baking sheet with the filling facing up.

12. Grate the cheese on a medium grater.

13. After 35-40 minutes, remove the mackerel, cut the foil on top, and sprinkle the filling with cheese.

14. Bake the fish again until a beautiful golden brown crust appears on the cheese (another 10-15 minutes).

15. Place the finished stuffed mackerel on a dish and serve hot or cooled, garnished with fresh herbs - in any case it will be delicious!

Bon appetit!

Mackerel with mayonnaise, baked in foil

Here is another completely easy, but at the same time good and proven way of baking mackerel. This time the main component for marinating will be mayonnaise of any fat content. This sauce perfectly enriches fish meat with its taste; the skin is especially tasty.

Ingredients:

• Mackerel – 3 pcs.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.
• Spices for fish - to taste.
• Parsley and dill - a small bunch.
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.

Cooking method:

1. Thaw the mackerel, remove the entrails and gills, and wash.

2. Peel the onions and cut into half rings.

3. Salt the mackerel, season with spices and coat thoroughly with mayonnaise, both inside and outside.

4. Place several sprigs of dill and parsley inside (you can cook without fresh herbs or replace them with frozen ones, and also add chopped onions or green onions).

5. Let the fish marinate in mayonnaise and spices for half an hour - an hour, and then wrap them in foil, lightly greased from the inside with vegetable oil.

6. Preheat the oven to 190-200 degrees and bake the fish in foil, placed on a baking sheet, for 35-40 minutes.

7.Then remove the foil on top and bake the fish under the grill for another 5 minutes until a nice crust appears.

8. Serve mackerel with mayonnaise along with a fresh vegetable salad.

Bon appetit!

A very simple recipe for mackerel with herbs in foil

Most often in the store you can buy ready-made smoked or canned mackerel, which, of course, is good. However, mackerel is also sold frozen, but not everyone likes it because of the strong, specific fishy smell. However, lemon juice, spices and other ingredients, for example, fresh herbs and mustard, remove the smell of fish well and make baked mackerel very tasty! Try it!

Ingredients:

• Mackerel – 2 pcs.
• Lemon – 0.5 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Mustard – 1-2 tsp.
• Spices for fish - to taste.
• Dill and parsley – 10 gr.
• Salt – 1 tsp. or to taste.
• Ground white pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Thaw the mackerel, gut it, remove the fins and gills, wash and dry. The head can be removed or left.

2. On one side of each fish, cut diagonally in several places.

3. Next, rub the fish with lemon juice, mustard (table or French), spices and salt.

4. Grate the hard cheese, wash the dill and parsley, dry and finely chop.

5. Mix greens and cheese in a bowl, sprinkle lightly with lemon juice, season with white pepper and add salt.

6. Stuff the fish with herbs and cheese, wrap in foil.

7. Let the fish marinate for 30-40 minutes.

8. Bake mackerel in foil with herbs for 35-40 minutes at a temperature of 180-190 degrees (time and temperature are approximate, it all depends on how powerful your oven is; time can be increased by 5-10 minutes).

9.Serve the mackerel with greens whole or divided into portions and let it cool slightly. Boil rice or potatoes as a side dish.

Bon appetit!

Delicious mackerel with carrots and onions

Try baking mackerel with carrots and onions in the oven: this fish with vegetables turns out just perfect in foil! This version of its preparation is simple and quick, it is good because it does not require any complex companion ingredients, and in the end you will get a tasty and budget-friendly dish for a family dinner.

Ingredients:

• Frozen mackerel – 2-3 pcs.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
• Onions – 2-3 pcs.
• Carrots – 2-3 pcs.
• Lemon – 0.5 pcs.
• Ground white or black pepper - to taste.
• Seasonings for fish - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Free the fish from the entrails, remove the fins, gills and heads.

2. Then rinse and dry with a paper towel.

3. Cut the onion into half rings, grate the carrots on a coarse grater.

4. Fry the onions and carrots or sauté in vegetable oil until half cooked, then add salt and pepper.

5. Rub the mackerel inside and out with lemon juice, add salt and season the carcass with spices.

6. Let the fish marinate for 30-40 minutes, then place the sautéed vegetables in their bellies.

7. Coat the top of the mackerel with vegetable oil, but lightly so that it does not stick to the foil.

8. Wrap the fish in two layers of foil and bake in a preheated oven for 35-40 minutes (temperature 190-200 degrees).

9. Cool mackerel with carrots and onions that is too hot in foil and serve warm or completely cooled.

Bon appetit!

Advice: If you don't have fresh lemon or lemon juice on hand, you can replace it with granulated citric acid by diluting one-third teaspoon of acid in 2-3 tablespoons of water.

Mackerel baked with tomatoes and cheese

Cheese and tomatoes are simply ideal companions for cooking any fish, thanks to them it becomes much juicier. Baked in the oven according to this recipe, mackerel cooks very quickly; the most important thing is to give it at least half an hour for marinating so that the pulp turns out even tastier and more tender.

Ingredients:

• Mackerel – 2 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 200 gr.
• Tomatoes – 2 pcs.
• Onions – 1-2 pcs.
• Butter – 60 gr.
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp.
• Seasonings for fish - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Gut the thawed mackerel, remove the membranes and gills from the belly, cut off the head (if desired, you can bake the fish with the head).

2. Rub the mackerel with lemon juice, salt and seasonings, let it marinate for at least half an hour.

3. Wash the tomatoes and cut into cubes along with the skins (or remove the skins by scalding the tomatoes with boiling water).

4. Cut the onion for the filling into cubes and fry in butter until golden brown, add chopped tomatoes.

5. Lightly simmer the vegetables, no more than 3 minutes.

6. Salt the filling and season it with any spices to your taste.

7. Place the mackerel carcass on a thick layer of foil, stuff the belly with vegetable filling.

8. Wrap the mackerel in foil and bake for 35 minutes at a temperature of 180-190 degrees.

9. Then open the foil from above (the fish should remain in the foil from below).

10. Sprinkle mackerel with grated cheese and bake in the oven until cooked until the cheese has melted (another 5-10 minutes).

eleven.Cool the finished mackerel with cheese a little in foil, and then serve.

Bon appetit!