Fish Recipe

Pickled mackerel

(Sweden) Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes Makes 16 pieces Ingredients: 4 red onions 4 whole mackerel V 2 litre of white vinegar 2 bay leaves 24 peppercorns Handful of dill (roughly chopped) 1 teaspoon of salt Wedges of lemon

Peel and slice the onions. Bring the vinegar to the boil with the peppercorns, salt, and bay leaves. Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool. Clean the mackerel, remove the heads, halve each fillet, and cut in half again. Dry the fish well with kitchen paper, put it in a screw-top jar, with the onions and pour the spiced vinegar over them. Store in the fridge until required.

Suggestions: Serve the fish with dill and wedges of lemon.