How to pickle pink salmon at home - the most delicious recipe

Kitchen appliances and utensils:

• deep container for the preparation of brine;
• a knife for fish;
• cutting board for fish;
• two-liter glass jar;
• screw cap for a can.

Ingredients

Step cooking

Cooking brine

1. In a deep container we put 3 to 4 bay leaves, 1/2 tbsp. l a mixture of peppers (black and sweet peas), 6 tbsp. l coarse salt and 6 tbsp. l Sahara.
   
2. Fill the entire contents of the container with 1.5 liters of boiling water.
   
3. Thoroughly mix the resulting mixture with a spoon for several minutes and allow to cool completely.
   

Fish preparation

1. While the brine cools, we clear the fish of scales and wash it under the tap.
   
2. We cut off the fish’s head (later it will be possible to boil the ear), rip open the stomach and take out the insides, cut off the fins and tail (we don’t touch the bones and skin). Once again, thoroughly wash under the tap.
   
3. Then we cut the fish across with a sharp knife into portion pieces about 3 cm wide and put it in the refrigerator until the brine has completely cooled down.
   

Salting process

1. After the brine cools down, carefully place the pieces of pink salmon in a two-liter glass jar (if necessary, the jar can be larger).
   
2. Top the jar with brine (it is important that pepper and bay leaves fall into the jar).
   
3. Close the jar with a lid and thoroughly (for a minute) shake its contents.
   
4. We put the jar of pink salmon in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.
   
5. After 24 hours, the fish will be salted enough, it can be safely removed from the can and eat.
   

Decoration methods and serving options

The resulting salted pink salmon can be served as an independent snack (you can separate it from the bone from the pulp, or not separate it), decorate it with onion rings, or make delicious fish sandwiches out of it. To do this, take sliced ​​slices of brown bread, spread them on top with a thin layer of butter, lay the flesh of salted pink salmon cut into small pieces on top of the butter, and onion sliced ​​in half rings on top of the pink salmon.

Video recipe

You can clearly see the process of making delicious salted pink salmon by watching this video.

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