How sometimes you want to eat delicious lightly salted fish. Of course, you can easily buy it in a store, supermarket or market. But will it be fresh, tasty and aromatic? There is always a risk of buying fish that is not entirely fresh and safe. That’s why we want to share with you how you can easily and quickly prepare delicious lightly salted mackerel. We are confident that after our advice today, you will simply refuse store-bought lightly salted fish.

As always, we start by choosing the fish to marinate. It is very important that the fish has not been frozen and thawed several times; such fish will fall apart during cooking and, as a result, it will look very unappetizing. To check whether the fish is of good quality, take it in your hand and press a little; if after this the fish does not remain flattened, then it has been frozen only once. Examine the mackerel carefully to see if there are any damage or yellow spots. The fish's eyes should be dark in color, not calamute. Of course, check the smell of the fish to see if there are any foreign odors of any substances. At home, remove the insides of the mackerel and rinse thoroughly under cold running water.

When the fish is prepared, you can start preparing the marinade for our lightly salted mackerel. For the marinade we need: water, salt, vinegar, sugar, bay leaf, black pepper. Place a pan of water on the fire, add sugar and salt, stirring constantly until the sugar and salt are completely dissolved. Then add bay leaf and black peppercorns to the water and cook for a few minutes. Lastly, add vinegar to the marinade. After you have added all the ingredients, let the marinade boil. As soon as the marinade has completely cooled and is cold, you can pour it over our mackerel. The fish must be kept in the marinade for at least twenty-four hours. If you cut mackerel and blood comes out, put it in the marinade for another couple of hours.

When the fish has already been well marinated, it can be consumed. But we will also share with you a secret on how to make it even tastier. Take two large onions and cut them into half rings, salt and add a little sugar, so the onion will be softer. Place the mackerel pieces in a jar, add pickled onions, vegetable oil and vinegar and mix everything well. Let the fish sit for another two hours and serve.