Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
6 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Mackerel is a type of fish that is rich in health benefits and is loved by many for its variety of dishes; dried mackerel can be prepared into many different dishes, such as fried dishes. Let’s join the kitchen to make this delicious and simple dried mackerel dish!
Ingredients for Dried Mackerel For 6 people
Mackerel 3 kg
How to Choose Fresh Mackerel
- When you want to choose delicious fish, look for fish with scales tightly adhering to the body.
- Moreover, the fish skin should be smooth and should not have a foul smell or be spoiled.
- Additionally, if the fish is spoiled, the gills will be easier to open than when it is fresh.
- Fresh fish will have a flat belly, and the anus will be white and retracted.
How to prepare Dried Mackerel
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Prepare the mackerel
After purchasing the fish, you should clean it by rubbing salt directly onto the fish, then cut off the head, and next, we open the belly by taking a knife and slicing from the head down to remove the intestines.
After removing the intestines, continue to wash the fish again with water to make it cleaner.
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Remove the fish bones
After removing the fish intestines, we will continue to use the knife to cut along the fish, then open both sides of the cut to create a flat surface, and gently push the tail upwards to make it easier to remove the bones.
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Drying fish
Then we begin the process of drying fish, choose a place to lay the fish appropriately, you can place it on a mesh or basket for drying and choose dry places with direct sunlight.
The drying process lasts for 5 hours from the time of drying until the fish is dry.
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Final product
After drying for 5 hours. We will have a batch of delicious dried fish that can be processed into various dishes, which can be preserved for a long time in the fridge of the refrigerator.
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Above is a detailed guide on how to make dried mackerel, TasteVN hopes that with this recipe, you can make this mackerel dish yourself to prepare and treat the family. Wish you success!
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