On rainy days, a warm meal with family along with two dishes of fried mackerel in tomato sauce and mackerel simmered with garlic and chili is nothing better, right? Let’s go to the kitchen and prepare this delicious fried dish together!
1. Fried mackerel in tomato sauce
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fried Mackerel in Tomato Sauce For 4 people
Mackerel 500 gr Tomatoes 200 gr Bell pepper 50 gr Shallots 10 gr Garlic 10 gr Green onions 20 gr Cilantro 20 gr (coriander) Dill 10 gr Fish sauce 20 ml Sugar 5 gr Pepper 5 gr Seasoning powder 5 gr Umami powder 5 gr Tomato sauce 20 gr Salt 10 gr
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- You should choose tomatoes with smooth skin, juicy, bright red color, and green stems.
- Avoid choosing those that are dark or have small black spots, and have uneven colors of both green and red.
- If you touch them and find them too soft or too hard, or if juice comes out, you should not buy them, as they may be spoiled.
How to cook mackerel fish fried with tomato sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
You soak the mackerel fish in rice water for about 15 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with water so that the fish no longer has a fishy smell. Next, you use a dry cloth to pat the fish to help it dry faster. When the fish is dry, you marinate one side of the fish with 5g of seasoning powder, and the other side with 5g of salt and 5g of pepper for 15 minutes.
Tomatoes are washed, seeded and diced. Green onions are washed and chopped finely. Garlic and shallots are peeled and minced. Chopped herbs are washed and cut into pieces. Chili peppers are seeded and sliced thinly.
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Fry the fish
You pour 100ml of oil into the pan, when the oil is hot, you add the fish and fry for 20 minutes over medium heat. Remember to turn the fish evenly every 5 minutes so that the fish cooks golden brown.
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Making Tomato Sauce
Keep 50ml of oil from the frying pan, add minced garlic and minced shallots to sauté until fragrant. When the shallots and garlic are golden, add the tomatoes and stir evenly, covering the lid to help the tomatoes soften for 3 minutes.
After that, add 100ml of filtered water and season with 20ml of fish sauce, 5g of sugar, 5g of seasoning powder, then stir the mixture well. To make the tomato sauce rich and visually appealing, add 5g of salt and 20g of tomato paste.
When the sauce thickens, add the fish and simmer for 2 – 3 minutes over low heat. Turn the fish to let it soak in the sauce. After 3 minutes, turn off the heat and add chopped green onions, chili, cilantro, and pepper on top to finish.
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Final Product
The fried mackerel with tomato sauce is rich with soft, fatty pieces of fish, combined with the rich and enticing tomato sauce, perfect for every family’s meal.
2. Fried mackerel with garlic and chili
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fried mackerel with garlic and chili For 4 people
Mackerel 500 gr Cornstarch 50 gr Chili 50 gr Garlic 50 gr Sugar 20 gr Fish sauce 50 ml Water 50 ml Green onion 20 gr Pepper 5 gr
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How to make Fried mackerel with garlic and chili
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Prepare the ingredients
You soak the mackerel in diluted salt water for 15 minutes, then rinse the fish with clean water 2 – 3 times so that the fish no longer smells, then let the fish drain. Once the fish is drained, you coat it with a thin layer of cornstarch so that when frying, the fish does not splatter oil.
Peel the garlic and mince it. Wash the chili, cut it in half, remove the seeds and mince it. Cut the green onion roots, wash it clean and then chop it finely.
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Fry the fish
You add 100ml of oil to the pan, when the oil is hot, add the fish and fry for 20 minutes over medium heat. Every 5 minutes, you turn the fish so that both sides become golden and crispy. You should also pay attention to flip the fish vertically so that the skin is cooked evenly.
When the fish is cooked, you take the fish out and place it on paper to absorb the oil.
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Make the garlic chili sauce
You pour out 50ml of oil, keep 50ml, when the oil is hot, add garlic and sauté until fragrant. When the garlic is golden, you add chili and stir well. When the ingredients are cooked, you add 20gr of sugar, 50ml of fish sauce, 50ml of water, then stir the mixture until the sugar dissolves.
When the sauce thickens, you add the fish and simmer over high heat for 5 minutes. You use chopsticks to stir the fish so that the sauce is evenly absorbed. When the fish is done, you add chopped scallions and pepper on top to make the fish more fragrant.
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Product
You place the fish on the plate, pour the garlic chili sauce on top, the sweet fish combined with the spicy garlic chili sauce, rich in flavor, eaten with hot rice is unbeatable.
How to choose delicious mackerel
For fresh mackerel
- To choose fresh and delicious mackerel, you should observe the eyes of the mackerel; if the flesh is still fresh, their eyes will still be clear and slightly bulging. In contrast, spoiled mackerel will have large eye sockets, sunken eyes, and a cloudy appearance, with the cornea lacking elasticity or discoloration.
- Additionally, fresh mackerel has a shiny body, and the skin is intact, without peeling or scratches. When you gently press your finger on the body of the fish, it should feel firm and the flesh should be elastic.
For frozen mackerel
- You should choose fish with shiny, bright skin, avoiding those that are dull, do not shine when brought to light, and have peeling skin, as these indicate the fish is spoiled or has been frozen for too long.
- Moreover, when looking at the gills of frozen fresh sea fish, you will see that the gills are bright pink or bright red (depending on the freshness of the fish). In contrast, spoiled fish have pale and dull colors.
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With two delicious options for you to choose from, mackerel will make your family’s meals more flavorful and enjoyable. Wishing you success!
*Image and recipe references from the YouTube channel What to Eat Here and 1987s
