Mackerel in tomato sauce - a national dish for winter days

Ingredient:

500 gr mackerel

4 ripe tomatoes

3 onions

1 piece of ginger

1 handful of green onions

1 handful of dill

Spices: fish sauce, salt, sugar, seasoning powder, pepper, tomato sauce, chili

Oil

Making:

1. Preparation

Cut the mackerel into bite-sized pieces, soak in diluted salt water or green tea water to remove the fishy smell, then wash and pat dry.



Finely chop tomatoes and mash with a little salt. Wash and cut green onions and dill into pieces. Thinly slice ginger, sliced ​​shallots, and sliced ​​chili peppers.



2. Processing:

Heat cooking oil, fry the dried mackerel on both sides. If you have time, marinate the fish with a little fish sauce, salt, and seasoning powder for a rich flavor.



Fry the shallots until fragrant, add the chopped tomatoes. Season with 3 tablespoons tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon pepper. Stir well until the tomato sauce is soft. If you like more sauce, add a little hot water.



When the sauce is soft and thick, add the mackerel and simmer over low heat. Add shredded ginger, chili and adjust the seasoning to taste. Finally, add onions and dill and stir well. Turn off the heat, scoop out and enjoy hot.



3. Finished product requirements

The tuna meat is firm and fragrant, the sauce is reddish brown, rich in flavor. This dish is eaten hot with raw vegetables and hot rice in cold weather, very delicious.



Attention:

You need to dry the fish before frying, because if you grill it, the oil will splatter when frying.

In addition to mackerel, tomato sauce can be made with other types of sea fish and freshwater fish.

Tomato sauce can be adjusted to thin or smooth according to taste.

According to VnExpress