How to Prepare Mackerel Stew with Pepper
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Preparing Mackerel without Fishy Smell
To prepare mackerel without a fishy smell, after buying, clean it thoroughly, gut it, and remove the fish’s intestines.
Use a spoon of salt to rub both inside and outside to eliminate the fishy smell.
Then, rinse the fish again with clean water twice and let it drain.
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Preparing Other Ingredients
Peel the garlic and shallots, then chop them finely, and cut the chili into pieces.
Wash the green pepper, take 20g to pound in a mortar, and leave the remaining 40g whole in the pot for stewing.
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Cook green pepper sauce
Place a pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, shallots, garlic, and minced chili into the pot, and stir well for about 2 minutes.
Next, add 2 cups of water, green pepper, 1/3 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1/3 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, and 40g of whole green pepper, then stir the mixture together.
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Stew mackerel with green pepper
Add the mackerel to the sauce pot, cover the pot, and simmer gently for about 50 to 60 minutes on low heat, then serve on a plate.
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Finished product
Stewed mackerel with pepper will be a delicious dish for every family. The mackerel is fatty and rich, with a slightly spicy pepper, bringing a delightful taste for the diners.
You can enjoy the stewed mackerel with hot white rice or dip it with boiled vegetables for a perfect meal.
2. Stewed mackerel with pepper (recipe shared by a user)
Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stewed mackerel with pepper (recipe shared by a user) Serves 2 people
Mackerel 400 gr Shallots 4 bulbs Garlic 5 cloves Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (salt/ sugar/ ground pepper/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to cook Mackerel with pepper (recipe shared by users)
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Prepare the ingredients
To save time on preparation, you should buy fish and ask the seller to clean it for you, then wash the fish with diluted salt water, rinse it several times with clean water, and then let it drain in a basket.
Peel the garlic and shallots, wash them, and chop them finely.
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Marinate the fish
Add to the prepared mackerel the mixture of ingredients including: 1/2 spoon of minced garlic and minced shallots, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 2 teaspoons of ground pepper, then use chopsticks to mix well and marinate the fish for about 15 minutes.
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Fish Stew
Place a pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the pot and cook until the sugar turns a brown color.
Next, add the remaining chopped shallots and garlic and sauté until fragrant, then add the marinated fish, turning both sides until the fish meat becomes firm.
Then, pour water over the fish until it is submerged, simmer on low heat until the fish is tender and absorbs the seasoning, continue to cook until the fish sauce is slightly thickened, adjust the seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Serve the mackerel stew on a plate and enjoy right away. The fish is tender, fragrant, and rich with a spicy flavor from the pepper that will excite your taste buds. Let’s get cooking and try it now!
How to choose fresh and delicious mackerel
- Choose mackerel with bright, slightly bulging eyes, wet and shiny skin.
- When buying, you should select fish with closed mouths, firm flesh, and when gently pressed, the fish should have good elasticity.
- Do not buy fish with soft, mushy flesh, cloudy eyes, and an unusual foul smell.
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