Marinated mackerel with cucumbers, onions and sesame 

Today I give you the recipe for mackerel marinated with cucumbers, spring onions and sesame, to taste the mackerel according to the Sicilian-Japanese chef. Mackerel marinated with cucumbers, spring onions and sesame is a second course of tasty fish by a Japanese chef. Mackerel belongs to the large family of blue fish. It has very tasty and firm meats but also perishable, as it is rich in fat, the omega 3 benefits, which tend to alter in a short time. It will give a lot of satisfaction if purchased fresh; The small specimens, eaten a few hours after being caught, are sublime, even if only boiled and seasoned with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and fresh oregano.

Ingredients

FOR MACKEREL

2 Mackerel

250 g white wine vinegar

100 g sugar

salt

TO COMPLETE

1 onion

1 cucumber

basil

sesame seeds

extra virgin olive oil

Procedure

For the recipe of mackerel marinated with cucumbers, spring onions and sesame, filleted the mackerel obtaining 4 fillets cut the skin with oblique cuts; Free them from the bones, place them in a baking dish on a layer of salt, sprinkle with salt and let them marinate for a couple of hours. Finally rinse the fillets, then dip them in a marinade prepared by mixing 250 g of water with vinegar and sugar. Let them rest for about 1 hour. Drain the fillets and cut them into slices. Garnish them with cucumber sticks, spring onion fillets, basil and sesame leaves and serve with a drizzle of oil.