If you cannot fried food, but want to enjoy fish in a tomato, try to cook mackerel according to the proposed recipe. Step-by-step recipe with a photo of mackerel in tomato foil in a frying pan. Video recipe.
As a rule, any kind of fish in a tomato is prepared using the same technology. First they are fried, then stewed in tomato sauce, heating in it for 10-15 minutes. But today we will change the way of cooking fish and make it in tomato foil in a frying pan. This illustrated recipe will show you how to make tomato foil wrapped mackerel in a skillet. The dish will turn out to be dietary, at the same time reminiscent of canned food in tomato sauce and hot smoked fish.
Mackerel is generally considered a wonderful commercial fish that contains a minimum of bones and enough fat not to dry out after being cooked. Due to its extraordinary bright aroma and taste, the fish is very popular with housewives. Therefore, if you are tired of eating it smoked, pickled or salted, it's time to make a simple but tasty new dish. Mackerel in tomato foil in a pan is a gorgeous dish that is very easy to prepare with an incredible breathtaking and rich aroma! In addition, the recipe is quite simple, and you can easily make it by spending no more than 40-50 minutes of time.
Read also how to bake mackerel in the oven to keep it juicy.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 149 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 50 minutes
Ingredients:
- Frozen mackerel - 1 pc.
- Salt - 1/3 tsp or to taste
- Seasoning for fish - 1 tsp
- Tomato juice - 100 ml
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
Step-by-step cooking of mackerel in tomato foil in a pan, recipe with photo:
1. Defrost mackerel naturally without using a microwave oven and hot water. This is best done on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Then cut off the head and tail. Open up the belly and remove the entrails. Remove the black inner film, wash the carcass well and dry it with a paper towel.
2. Add salt, black pepper and fish seasoning to tomato juice. Mix well.
3. Place the mackerel on a piece of foil, which should be 2 times the size of the carcass itself.
4. Pour the tomato juice over the fish.
5. Wrap the mackerel tightly in foil so that there are no empty spots.
6. Send fish to a well-heated skillet without vegetable oil. Cover it with a lid and turn on the heat a little less than medium. Cook mackerel in tomato foil in a skillet for half an hour. Serve the finished dish directly in foil. And if you will not eat fish immediately after cooking, then do not remove it from the foil, because it keeps warm well for a long time. Delicious mackerel cooked this way, both hot and cold.
See also the video recipe on how to cook baked mackerel with lemon in tomato sauce.
