Oven baked mackerel in foil - 10 delicious recipes

Mackerel baked in foil in the oven is a completely versatile dish, it will go well both on a festive table and on weekdays. Mackerel meat is fat in itself, so in foil it always turns out to be very juicy, soft and just melts in your mouth! We offer you 10 delicious and quick recipes for making baked mackerel for your choice, describing the whole 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 in seasonings for fish.

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

Cooking time: 1.5 hours.

Servings: 2-3

To begin with, we offer you a step-by-step description of how to cook delicious mackerel in foil with apples. If at first glance it seems to you that apples and fish are incompatible foods, just cook mackerel with sweet and sour apples in the oven and you will be convinced of the opposite! For help - a recipe with visual step-by-step photos.

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  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 pat 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 saturated with the marinade.
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  To make it even tastier, you can slightly 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 the apple remains, place the slices around the carcasses.
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  Wrap the fish and 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 multicooker with the "Bake" mode.
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  Foil wrapped mackerel for 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 strongly influenced by how fresh it is. Therefore, buy only fresh or frozen mackerel with clear eyes, no mucus, and no unpleasant smell 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 spicy herbs, as well as various spices to it.

Ingredients:

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

Cooking process:

1. Defrost the mackerel, gut, remove the gills and head.
2. Rinse and pat dry, rub inside and out with spices and salt.
3. Slice the carcass across at an angle in several places, on one side.
4. Cut the onion, lemon and tomato into thin half rings.
5. Insert half rings of onion, lemon, and tomato into the notches on the side of the fish.
6. Place leftover vegetables, lemon and fresh herbs in the belly.
7. Lubricate the foil with butter or vegetable oil, put 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 (be guided by how your oven bakes). Large fish will cook more slowly than small fish.
10. Serve the fish with lemon, extracted from the foil, hot or slightly cooled with any side dish: fresh green salad, boiled rice, potatoes or stewed vegetables.

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Mackerel with potatoes from the oven

Mackerel with potatoes in foil is both a very tasty fish and an excellent side dish for it, so this method of baking will appeal to most housewives, because it saves time! Once you've mastered this recipe, cook mackerel in the same way with any other vegetables, such as carrots, courgettes, asparagus beans, or any vegetable mix.

Ingredients:

• Mackerel - 2-3 pcs.
• Onions - 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 tablespoons

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, white pepper and salt, put in a bowl and cover, leave for 30 minutes.
4. During this time, cut the peeled potatoes into halves of circles (small - into circles), thickness - no more than 0.5 cm.
5. Cut the onion into halves or into cubes and mix with potatoes, salt to taste and season with potato seasoning and vegetable oil.
6. Line a baking sheet or baking dish with foil, put a thin layer of potatoes and onions 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 indicated time, remove the foil from the top.
9. Bring the dish to readiness without foil: check the readiness by the potatoes and the appearance of a beautiful crust on the fish.
10. Serve the dish hot by taking it out of the baking sheet and pouring over the juice that has formed during baking.

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Step-by-step recipe for mackerel with onions 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 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.
• Bulb onions - 3 pcs.
• Lemon - 1 pc. or to taste.
• Lemon juice - 1-2 tablespoons
• 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, let it 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 added flavor and aroma (fresh rosemary, thyme, parsley, dill, or basil).
6. Place an onion pillow on a layer of oiled foil.
7. Place the fish on top and wrap it in foil.
8. Heat the oven to 200 degrees, put 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, garnish with sprigs of fresh herbs.

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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 leaves.

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 side dish at the same time. Thanks to the foil that retains moisture, vegetables are stewed well in their own juice 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.
• Asparagus beans - 150 gr.
• Garlic - 4 cloves.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Lemon - 1 pc.
• Salt to taste.
• A mixture of peppers to taste.
• Cilantro, dill, parsley - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons

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, pat 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 rinsing 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 asparagus beans into small pieces.
8. Cut the tomatoes into wedges. Cherry tomatoes can be placed whole.
9. Chop fresh herbs.
10. Brush a deep baking dish with vegetable oil.
11. Put the vegetables on the foil in the form of a fish pillow, salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle with vegetable oil on top.
12. Put the mackerel on top of the vegetables, cover the baking dish with a layer of foil on top.
13. Bake mackerel with vegetables under the foil for 30-40 minutes (190-200 degrees), then remove the foil and continue to cook the dish without it until the fish and vegetables are soft.

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Advice: if you do not have a deep baking dish, then make a foil form in the form of a box, put vegetables and fish in it, and wrap it with foil on top as well.

Stuffed mackerel in the oven

You can stuff mackerel with any sauteed vegetables, or just herbs, herbs with cheese, capers, olives, olives, etc. - the choice of filling entirely depends 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 abdomens, but the backs of the mackerels, so that it turns out quite original!

Ingredients:

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

Cooking process:

1. After removing the gills and fins, cut the fish together with the head, but not along the abdomen, but along the back along the ridge (from the tail to the head).
2. Then cut in each fish the ridge itself near the head and near the tail and remove it.
3. Next, carefully remove the insides without damaging the belly of the fish.
4. Rinse and dry the mackerel.
5. Rub salt, spices and juice from fresh lemon into the fish on all sides, leave for half an hour to marinate.
6. For the filling, wash, peel and cut all vegetables into small cubes. Tomatoes can be skinned.
7. Saute all chopped vegetables or fry in a pan in oil until half cooked, salt and season with any spices for vegetables. You can also add chopped fresh herbs and fresh garlic here.
8. Fill the pickled mackerel on top with cooled vegetables.
9. On oiled foil, place the mackerel on top of the belly with the filling on top (place each fish on your piece of foil on the matte side).
10. Grease the sides of the carcasses with vegetable oil so that they do not stick, and wrap in foil in two layers.
11. In an oven preheated to 190-200 degrees, put the wrapped mackerel, placed on a baking sheet with the filling up.
12. Grate the cheese on a medium grater.
13. After 35-40 minutes, take out the mackerel, cut the foil on top, and sprinkle the filling with cheese.
14. Bake the fish again until a nice brown crust appears on the cheese (another 10-15 minutes).
15. Put the prepared stuffed mackerel on a dish and serve hot or cold, decorate with fresh herbs - in any case, it will be delicious!

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Mackerel with mayonnaise baked in foil

Here's another completely easy, but good and proven way to bake mackerel. This time, the main component for pickling will be mayonnaise of any fat content. This sauce perfectly enriches fish meat with its taste, the skin turns out to be especially tasty.

Ingredients:

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

Cooking method:

1. Defrost the mackerel, remove the entrails and gills, wash.
2. Peel the onions and cut into half rings.
3. Salt the mackerel, season with spices and coat well with mayonnaise, both inside and outside.
4. Put the dill and parsley inside, several branches at a time (you can cook without fresh herbs or replace it with frozen, 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, slightly oiled from the inside with vegetable oil.
6. Preheat the oven to 190-200 degrees and bake the fish in foil, laid out 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 to create a beautiful crust.
8. Serve the mackerel with mayonnaise along with the fresh vegetable salad.

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A very simple recipe for mackerel with herbs in foil

Most often, you can buy ready-made smoked or canned mackerel in the store, which, of course, is good. However, mackerel is also sold frozen, but not everyone loves it because of its strong specific fishy smell. However, lemon juice, spices and other ingredients such as fresh herbs and mustard remove fish odors well and make baked mackerel delicious! 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 greens - 10 gr.
• Salt - 1 tsp or to taste.
• Ground white pepper to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Defrost mackerel, gut, remove fins and gills, wash and dry. The head can be removed or retained.
2. On one side, cut each fish obliquely in several places.
3. Next, rub the fish with lemon juice, mustard (table or French), spices and salt.
4. Grate the hard cheese, and wash the dill and parsley greens, dry and chop finely.
5. Mix greens with cheese in a bowl, drizzle lightly with lemon juice, season with white pepper and 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; the time can be increased by 5-10 minutes).
9. Serve whole mackerel with herbs, or divide into portions, letting it cool slightly. Boil rice or potatoes for a side dish.

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Delicious mackerel with carrots and onions

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

Ingredients:

• Frozen mackerel - 2-3 pcs.
• Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
• 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 pat dry with a paper towel.
3. Cut the onion into half rings, grate the carrots on a coarse grater.
4. Fry onions with carrots or sauté in vegetable oil until half cooked, then salt and season with pepper.
5. Grate the mackerel inside and outside with lemon juice, salt and season the carcass with spices.
6. Let the fish marinate for 30-40 minutes, then put the sautéed vegetables in the belly.
7. Coat the mackerel on top 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 too hot mackerel with carrots and onions in foil and serve warm or completely cooled.

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Advice: if you don't have fresh lemon or lemon juice on hand, you can substitute granular citric acid for one third of a teaspoon of acid in 2-3 tablespoons of water.

Mackerel baked with tomatoes and cheese

Cheese and tomatoes are just perfect companions for any fish, making them 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 to be even tastier and more tender.

Ingredients:

• Mackerel - 2 pcs.
• Hard cheese - 200 gr.
• Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
• Bulb onions - 1-2 pcs.
• Butter - 60 gr.
• Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon
• Seasonings for fish to taste.
• Salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Gut the thawed mackerel, remove the films, gills from the abdomen, 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 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 until golden brown in butter, add the chopped tomatoes.
5. Simmer vegetables lightly, no more than 3 minutes.
6. Season the filling with salt and season with any spices of your choice.
7. Put the mackerel carcass on a thick layer of foil, stuff the belly with the vegetable filling.
8. Wrap the mackerel in foil and bake for 35 minutes at 180-190 degrees.
9. Then open the foil from the top (the fish should remain in the foil from the bottom).
10. Sprinkle the grated cheese on the mackerel and bake in the oven until tender, until the cheese is melted (another 5-10 minutes).
11. Cool the finished mackerel with cheese in foil, and then serve.

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