Fried Horse Mackerel
Black Sea horse mackerel, safrid in Bulgarian, dredged in flour and cornmeal and fried whole until crisp enough to eat tail and all — the autumn catch of the coastal taverns, served with lemon.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 kg horse mackerel (scad), gutted
- 2 tsp salt
- 80 g plain flour
- 40 g fine cornmeal
- 500 ml sunflower oil, for frying
- 2 lemons, cut into wedges
- 0.5 bunch parsley, chopped
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 5268 kcal · P 29.4g · C 180.5g · F 505.1g
Estimated from 7 of 7 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Gut the fish if the fishmonger has not, rinse it and cut off the heads if you prefer. On fish longer than 15 cm, slice off the hard row of scales that runs along each side towards the tail.
- 2Pat the fish completely dry, season inside and out with 1.5 tsp of the salt and leave for 10 minutes.
- 3Mix the flour, cornmeal and remaining salt in a shallow dish.
- 4Heat the oil, about 2 cm deep, in a deep frying pan to 180°C.
- 5Roll the fish in the flour mixture, shake off the excess and fry in batches for 3–4 minutes per side, until golden and crisp; leave them alone for the first 2 minutes or the coating tears.
- 6Drain on kitchen paper and keep warm, letting the oil come back to 180°C between batches.
- 7Serve hot, scattered with the parsley, with the lemon wedges.
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Questions and answers
How long does Fried Horse Mackerel take to make?
About 50 minutes: 25 min prep and 25 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Fried Horse Mackerel?
7 ingredients: horse mackerel, salt, plain flour, fine cornmeal, sunflower oil, lemons, parsley.
How many servings does this Fried Horse Mackerel recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Fried Horse Mackerel?
About 1317 kcal, with 7.4 g protein, 45.1 g carbohydrate and 126.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Fried Horse Mackerel recipe suit?
It is dairy-free.
What cuisine is Fried Horse Mackerel?
Fried Horse Mackerel comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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