Mackerel salted

Salted mackerel with spices.

Ingredients

• Mackerel (medium size) - 3 pcs.
• Red onion (medium) - 2 pcs.
• dill greens
• fresh basil
• dill seeds (optional)
• For marinade:
• Water - 1 l
• Salt - 4 tbsp. spoons
• Sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons
• Carnation - 6 pcs.
• Allspice peas
• Black peppercorns
• Mustard, seeds
• Coriander, seeds
• Bay leaf

Directions

1. We make a marinade. Per liter of water: 4 tablespoons of salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 6 pcs. cloves, allspice and black pepper, mustard and coriander seeds, bay leaf. Boil everything and chill.
2. Wash the fish, remove the insides. Cut the mackerel into slices of about 4 cm. I don’t throw out caviar and milk, I also salt it.
3. Put the fish in a jar, mixed with raw red onions (2 medium onions cut into half rings, or boats), fresh dill and basil. Best with crushed dill seeds, but I don't have any.
4. Pour all this beauty with brine and put in the refrigerator for 2 days.