Today, dear housewives, I continue to share with you recipes that can be cooked on the grill, coals and fire. And I chose a recipe for you - mackerel baked over a fire. The dish is very simple to prepare, but at the same time very tasty. The mackerel is so tender that it simply melts in your mouth.
Ingredients forbaked mackerel over the fire:
So let's see what products we need. I want to warn you right away that I had a large company of 20 people. I calculated one mackerel per person.
- Frozen mackerel – 20 pcs.
- Spices for fish - packaging
- Mayonnaise – 400 gr.
- Soy sauce – 4 tbsp.
- Salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Freshly ground pepper mixture
Recipe for cooking mackerel over a fire:
Thaw the mackerel.
What I like is that there are no scales and there is no need to clean it. For me this is a big plus.
Now you need to fillet the mackerel. To do this, cut off the tail and head.
Then make a cut in the abdomen and gut all the insides.
Wash all fillets.
Marinade recipe for mackerel baked over a fire
Prepare the marinade. To do this, combine: fish spice, mayonnaise, soy sauce, salt, freshly ground black pepper, a mixture of freshly ground peppers and mix everything.
Take each fillet and coat with this marinade.
Place all the mackerel in a saucepan and leave to marinate for at least 1 hour.
Then place the mackerel on the grill and bake on the grill.
Fry until formed golden crust, turning the grill over from time to time.
How to make the most simple products a very tasty and even exclusive dish in the spirit of traditional treats of the Caucasus or Asia? Everything is very simple: fish, fire and spices will do everything for you, and the most the best option- this is mackerel in foil on the grill, prepared according to our step-by-step recipes.
This summer treat will be appreciated, because the captivating smoky aroma and incomparable taste of this the most delicate fish they just can't help but like it.
In addition, this dish is very simple to prepare. In addition, it is ideal for a picnic, outdoor recreation, and also as a camp dish or lunch treat in the country.
Mackerel on the grill on a grill in foil
Ingredients
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- Coriander grain- 1/2 tsp. + -
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How to cook delicious mackerel in foil on the grill with your own hands
Surely many people bake potatoes in coals during forest picnics. But the appetizing tubers can become a chic side dish for the main dish, which can also be cooked over a natural hearth, or rather over coals.
However, it is best to prepare the fish for baking at home and wrap it in foil there, and bake the mackerel directly at the location on the grill or grill.
- We cut the mackerel carcass along the belly to the head, after which we remove all the entrails, also tear out the gills and wash the cleaned fish insides.
- Mix the oil with salt, coriander and pepper, then rub the resulting mixture onto the fish inside and out. If desired, you can also put herbs, bay leaves, garlic or vegetables in the belly.
- Wrap the finished carcass in a sheet of foil, tightly wrapping the edges, then place the package on the grill and bake the fish over hot coals. First, 8-12 minutes on each side, then, when the heat from the coals decreases, the fish can be simmered for another 7-8 minutes, turning from side to side.
Mackerel in such a simple processing turns out to be very tasty, aromatic and natural. But you can use other options for marinating fish before baking it:
- Soy sauce + garlic - leave the fish for 15-20 minutes;
- Lemon + salt - marinate for 30 minutes.
- Mayonnaise + pepper + garlic + salt. Marinating time is from 1 to 8 hours.
Tender mackerel in foil in coals: cooking in nature
There is one more original way Cooking fish in a fire, or rather under a fire, can even be called primitive.
The essence of this method is that the pre-prepared fish, wrapped in foil, must be buried in the sand in the place where the fire has burned down to the coals. Is it really simple and interesting? Well, now the recipe itself.
Ingredients
- Fresh mackerel – 2 pcs.;
- Grain mustard – 3 tsp;
- Fine sea salt – 1 tsp;
- Dry red wine – 2 tbsp. l.;
- Spices for fish with rosemary – 1-2 tsp.
How to bake mackerel in foil deliciously and quickly: step-by-step recipe in coals
For this recipe Thawed fish is not suitable, only fresh or chilled fish is required!
- Wash the fish and remove the entrails. We also cut off the head, wash it and wipe it dry with napkins.
- Combine wine with spices grain mustard and salt, after which we thoroughly rub both carcasses with the resulting mixture, inside and out, and leave in the refrigerator overnight.
- In the morning, wrap the marinated fish in a double thick layer of foil. For each carcass you need to make a separate package.
- In nature, on sandy soil, we make a fire, wait until it burns down to coals, after which we move the place where the fire is burning, dig a shallow hole in the sand, put fish in it in foil and cover it with sand. We also return the coals to their place and bake the fish in the sand for an hour, until the coals give off heat.
Baking mackerel in foil over coals with mushrooms and tomatoes
Spontaneous gatherings in nature on summer days are not uncommon. And now you have lit the purchased coals, which are actively shimmering with red heat, and are ready to cook the royal treat - fish on the fire, but you have not taken either the grill or the grate.
For this occasion we want to offer a classic hunting recipe fish on coals. Well, to make everything cultural, we will wrap the mackerel in foil and flavor it with vegetables.
Ingredients
- Fresh mackerel carcass (gutted) – 1 pc.;
- Fresh medium tomato – 1 pc.;
- Russian cheese - 50 g;
- Fresh champignons (large) – 1 pc.;
- Onion head – 1 small piece;
- Salt - to taste.
How to make mackerel on coals with vegetables and cheese in foil
- Cut the fish carcass (pre-cleaned and dried) into four portions and add salt.
- Wash the tomato, peel the onion, rinse the mushroom - cut everything into slices, including the cheese.
- We take four pieces of foil and put a piece of fish on each of them, on top - onion rings, a mug of tomato, a slice of cheese and a slice of mushroom.
- After this, wrap the fish and vegetables tightly in foil. You can even take a double sheet of foil so that the juice from the fish and vegetables does not leak out.
- Place the bundles on hot coals, first with the mushrooms down, and after 3 minutes turn them over and finish baking the dish for 10-15 minutes, until the mackerel is cooked.
This foil-wrapped mackerel can be cooked both on the grill and on the grill. An excellent sauce for such a treat would be tartar, and rice or baked potatoes as a side dish, although the vegetables themselves, together with fish, make this a complete dish.
You can cook a lot of fish delicious dishes. One of the popular ones is mackerel on the grill. The fish meat is tender, without small bones, and cooked over coals it turns out juicy and aromatic.
Mackerel in foil on the grill
Ingredients:
- 2 fish;
- bulb;
- lemon;
- a bunch of greenery;
- 1 spoon of mayonnaise;
- spices.
Preparation step by step:
- Clean, rinse the fish, dry and remove the head.
- Cut the fish into medium-sized pieces.
- Cut the onion into rings, grate half the lemon, cut the second part thinly into rings.
- Mix grated lemon with onion and add spices.
- Rinse the fish again and place in the marinade, leave for 25 minutes.
- Grease the fish with vegetable oil and wrap in foil.
- Grill fish for 45 minutes, turning.
Serve the finished fish with rings fresh lemon. The calorie content of the dish is 1020 kcal.
Mackerel stuffed on the grill
This unusual option cooking mackerel with vegetables. Everyone will definitely like the dish.
Required ingredients:
- two mackerel;
- six heads of garlic;
- 2 bell peppers;
- rosemary, thyme;
- zucchini;
- cumin, salt, spices for fish;
- 15 olives;
- baguette;
- lemon;
- growing oil;
- 5 potatoes.
Cooking steps:
- Cut the garlic heads in half, then crosswise.
- Grease the foil with oil, add a little salt and pepper and wrap the garlic. Place on a wire rack.
- Clean the fish from the insides and rinse.
- Cut half the peppers into strips, the olives into halves, and half the zucchini into slices. Cut the potatoes into 4 parts.
- Sprinkle the potatoes with spices and cumin, sprinkle with oil and wrap in three layers of foil, bake for 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle a little salt on the fish, put a sprig of thyme and vegetables in the bellies - zucchini, peppers and olives.
- Tie a rope around each fish to prevent the vegetables from falling out.
- Remove the garlic from the grill. Place the mackerel on the grill to cook for 15 minutes.
- Cut the remaining pepper halves and zucchini into pieces, sprinkle with spices and bake in foil for 15 minutes.
- Cut the baguette into pieces and fry on the grill.
- Place the prepared vegetables on a dish, rub the baguette croutons with garlic and sprinkle with olive oil.
- Remove the strings from the fish and add to the vegetables and croutons.
Ingredients:
- two fishes;
- two small lemons;
- 3 spoons of soy sauce;
- 1 spoon of honey;
- spices;
- dill;
- growing oil;
- thyme.
Preparation step by step:
- Process the fish, remove the head and spine bone.
- Lightly salt the fish, add thyme and dill.
- Wash the lemons and cut one into a circle, grate the zest from the second, squeeze out the juice.
- Mix the zest and juice, add honey and soy sauce and beat with a fork.
- Pour the marinade over the fish and place lemon slices on top, add spices.
- Leave the mackerel to marinate for half an hour.
- Grease the grill with oil and place the fish with lemon slices. Cook, turning, until browned, about 15 minutes.
Makes four servings. Calorie content of fish kebab is 960 kcal. Necessary ingredients:
- 3 fish;
- half a lemon;
- 1 spoon of salt;
- 2 spoons of spices for fish;
- 1 spoon of olive oil.
Cooking steps:
- Clean the fish from the insides, rinse and roll in oil and spices outside and inside.
- Leave the fish to marinate in the refrigerator overnight, wrapped in cling film.
- Place the fish on the grill and grill over coals.
- When the fish is ready, pour lemon juice and keep on the grill for a few more minutes.
Makes six servings. The dish takes 20 minutes to prepare.
Nothing tastes better and faster than a prescription mackerel cooked on the grill with fish spices. Moreover, no matter how you marinate mackerel, it turns out much tastier than smoked. According to today's proposed recipe, mackerel on the grill comes out not very fatty, aromatic, and even a schoolchild can cook it. Of course, if you are preparing such fish, then it doesn’t hurt to diversify the table with lard. The dish is also quite inexpensive, simple and tasty.
Ingredients for cooking mackerel on the grill:
- Fresh frozen mackerel carcasses - 3 pcs.;
- Lemon - 1/2 part;
- Salt - 1 tsp;
- Spices for fish without salt - 2 tbsp. l.;
- Olive oil - 1 tbsp. l.
How to cook mackerel on the grill, recipe with photo:
1. First rule of cooking delicious mackerel over a fire - properly defrost the fish and remove the entrails.
Thaw the fish in the refrigerator halfway and remove for cleaning. Mackerel does not have husks, so we rip open the belly. We do not remove the head, but make an incision up to half the head. If there is caviar or milk in the carcass, leave it in the abdominal cavity. Be sure to remove the remaining entrails and gills. Rinse the cleaned mackerel under running water. We do this step with each fish. 
2. Place the spices in a bowl. The second rule for preparing delicious mackerel baked on the grill is: right choice spices Pay attention to the composition of spices. We have already written about this in the fillet. It should not contain salt. Glutamate is often added with salt. Therefore, if you are concerned about your health, then it is better to choose a collection of dried herbs specifically for fish, and preferably with the addition of sesame. You can add any oil, it will help enhance the aroma of spices to the fish.
Combine the oil with spices, as in the oven. 
3. Add salt and stir. You will get a thick paste. 
4. Rub the mackerel with the resulting spice mixture inside and out.
We connect all three fish together and wrap them in cling film. You can place them in a durable bag instead of film. Place the marinated fish in the refrigerator overnight. 
4. And already, being in nature, we fry the mackerel on the grill over hot coals. To do this, use a grid. It is better not to put fish on a skewer. The meat is too soft and may fall into the grill. 
5. When the fish is ready and gives off an incredible aroma, water it lemon juice and keep on the coals for a few more minutes. 
Cooking time for mackerel will depend on the heat and the position of the fish above it. In this case, the carcass was located at a height of 20 centimeters over hot coals and was cooked in 15 minutes. 
Prepared mackerel on the grill according to this recipe turns out tastier than smoked! Just try to prepare such a treat, and you will look forward to your next trip to nature!
On the grill you can fry not only meat, but also fish, such as mackerel. It has few bones, it is juicy, tasty and healthy. Mackerel on the grill (on the grill) is a worthy substitute for any meat, and such a product is inexpensive and anyone can cook it.
Classic recipe for mackerel on the grill on the grill
To make mackerel baked on the grill even tastier, you can marinate it. Various spices are suitable for marinade, spices, citrus juices and even beer. But you can use classic recipe, which will also allow you to bake delicious and aromatic fish.
Ingredients (for mackerel weighing 2 kg):
- two heads of onions;
- garlic clove;
- 17 ml sunflower;
- a spoonful of fruit vinegar;
- pepper, salt.
Cooking method:
- We gut the mackerel carcasses, cut off the head, fins and tail, rinse with water and dry.
- Chop the onion into thin rings, clove spicy vegetable pass through the press.
- Pour the vegetables into a bowl, pour in the oil and vinegar, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and mix the ingredients directly with your hands.
- Place the fish into the prepared mixture and stir well again by hand, cover and marinate for an hour.
- Place the mackerel soaked in spices on the grill and begin roasting over charcoal.
With honey marinade
To bake mackerel on the grill, you can prepare honey marinade, which goes well with fish meat.
Ingredients (for 2 kg mackerel):
- two onions;
- 85 ml liquid honey;
- 25 ml soy seasoning;
- clove buds;
- ground black pepper.
Cooking method:
- For the marinade we take honey; if you have a thick product, then you need to melt it.
- Pour honey into the sauce, add finely chopped onion and spices ground in a mortar, mix.
- Place the prepared carcasses of the seafood product into the prepared mackerel marinade and marinate for an hour in a cool place.
- Afterwards, remove the onions from the carcasses, place them on the grill, press down and cook over coals.
Mackerel in soy sauce
Soy sauce is a real godsend for marinades. You can marinate meat, mushrooms and, of course, fish with it.
Ingredients:
- two mackerel;
- bulb;
- feathers of young garlic;
- 17 ml soy concentrate;
- 0.5 spoons of sugar and salt;
- a pinch of pepper.
Cooking method:
- Finely chop the onion and onion feathers, pour into a bowl, pour soy seasoning, add pepper, salt and sweet sand.
- Marinate the cleaned mackerel carcasses for an hour.
- Afterwards, remove the garlic and onion from the carcass, transfer it to the grill and fry over coals.
Mackerel kebab
If you want to fry something unusual in nature, then we offer you the option not of meat kebab, but of mackerel in the form of rolls.
Ingredients (for 4 mackerel carcasses):
- ½ liter of soy seasoning;
- spices for fish dishes.
Cooking method:
- We cut off all the fins and head from the mackerel carcasses, clean the entrails and cut them into fillets.
- Place the fish in a deep bowl (you can do it in 3 liter jar) and pour in soybeans and 1.5 liters of water. Add any fish spices to taste and desire, and keep in the marinade for two hours.
- Afterwards, we take out the fillet, dry it and season it with a small amount of spices, but only the meat itself, not the skin.
- Roll the fillets into rolls and immediately thread them onto skewers, but not too tightly.
- Fry the mackerel kebab on the grill for 8 minutes, do not forget to turn the skewers every minute.
With lemon and olive oil
Mackerel for frying on the grill can not only be marinated, but also stuffed. For the recipe you can take the most simple ingredients, for example, lemon with olive oil for marinade and greens for stuffing.
Ingredients (for 6 pieces of mackerel):
- one lemon fruit;
- a bunch of parsley;
- olive oil;
- a spoonful of pepper;
- one and a half spoons of salt.
Cooking method:
- To make mackerel tasty, the main thing is to choose good fish. The mackerel should be well-fed, with a shiny, intact skin.
- Season the carcasses with salt and pepper, pour a little olive oil into the belly, and add two sprigs of parsley and a slice of citrus.
- Sprinkle the mackerel with lemon juice on top and marinate for three hours.
- Then we transfer the fish to the grill and place it on the grill. Cook over low heat for 20 minutes, turning the fish over every five minutes.
Tender fillet on the grill
You can fry whole mackerel carcasses or fillets on the grill. Bake fish fillet On the grill we will be in foil so that the meat turns out tender and juicy.
Ingredients:
- mackerel fillet (4 pcs.);
- 75 ml white (dry) wine;
- 10 g Provencal herbs;
- salt, pepper, coriander to taste;
- oil.
Cooking method:
- We take two mackerel carcasses and fillet them. If you have frozen fish, then you should not defrost it completely, this will make it easier to clean not only all the insides, but also the bones.
- Salt and pepper the fillet, sprinkle with Italian herbs, pour wine over it and leave to marinate for a quarter of an hour.
- Spray a sheet of foil with oil and lay out the fillet, wrap and bake on the grill for 20 minutes. Mackerel in foil is not only very tasty, but also tender.