Smoked Mackerel | Nigerian Food | African Food

mackerel

🥗Healthier: sardines

💰Cheaper: herring

Sardines are lower in calories and herring is often less expensive.

smoking wood chips

🥗Healthier: herbs for seasoning

💰Cheaper: aluminum foil for smoking

Herbs can add flavor without the need for chips.

Remove the gut from the mackerel by cutting it out with a knife.

Wash the fish under running water.

Rub salt all over the fish.

Fold the fish and open its mouth.

Prepare the barbecue grill by pouring in charcoal and adding water to keep it moist.

Soak dry wood in water to slow down the burning process.

Set up the grill with the soaked wood and charcoal, placing the mackerel on the grill indirectly to smoke it.

Cover the grill and check the fish after 30 minutes.

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