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Salted mackerel

Salted mackerel is made by rubbing cleaned, unwashed fish with salt and sugar (1 litre salt to 1 dl sugar), packing it in layers of salt in a trough and keeping it under the brine with a weight. From Erken's Stor kokebok (the Big Cookbook, 1949), p. 122.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 122 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The text gives a simple method for preserving mackerel, which can afterwards be fried or smoked.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Clean the fish

    Clean the fish but do not wash it.

  2. 2

    Rub with salt and sugar

    Mix salt and sugar, 1 litre of salt to 1 dl of sugar, and rub the fish well with the mixture.

  3. 3

    Pack in a trough

    Put the fish in a wooden trough or tub with a good layer of salt at the bottom and on top. Place a weight on top so the fish stays under the brine.

  4. 4

    Use the fish

    The salted fish can be fried or smoked. If it is too salty, it must be soaked in water.

Changes from the original

Amounts are unchanged. The number of mackerel and the salting time are not given in the original and so are not quantified.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 122) → Modernised~69% of the text changedremovedadded
Fisken renses, makrell (rensket, men vaskes ikke. Fisken gnis ikke vasket). 1 l salt (pluss et godt inn med en blanding av lag salt underst og øverst i karet). 1 dl sukker. Til Rens fisken, men la den ikke vaskes.. Bland salt og sukker, 1 l. liter salt til 1 dcl. sukker. Fisken legges dl sukker, og gni fisken godt inn med blandingen.. Legg fisken i trau eller trebutt med et godt lag salt underst og øverst. Press legges over for å holde Legg press over, så fisken holdes under laken. Fisken laken.. Den saltede fisken kan stekes eller røkes. Er den for salt, må den vannes ut.

Note on Modernised

Mengdene er uendret. Antall makreller og tid for saltingen er ikke oppgitt i originalen, og er derfor ikke tallfestet.

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Frequently asked questions

Should the mackerel be washed before salting?
No, the fish is cleaned but not washed.
What is the ratio of salt to sugar?
1 litre of salt to 1 dl of sugar.
What if the fish is too salty?
It must be soaked in water.

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