Mackerel salted, frozen and semi-dried

mackerel salted and semi-dried
 



Just learned this method of semi-drying fish using the fruit drier, very effective to imitate the Japanese "one night dry" method of preserving fish, for a cured flavor and texture.

mackerel salted and semi-dried

Salted and semi-dried, the fish could be kept for a month in the fridge, but I keep them in the freezer instead for longer storage.


Some are simply salted in brine and frozen.  
mackerel salted then frozen

Brine
I used a 5% salt solution to soak the filet for 12 hours, the result is less salty than commercial ones which use at least 10% brine.

mackerel in 5% brine

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