How to learn to cook delicious salted fish

Kitchen appliances and utensils: baking tray with grate, kitchen scales and other measuring accessories, gauze, sharp knife, cutting board, several deep bowls.

Ingredients

Step cooking

Prepare the fish

1. We thoroughly wash two fish with running cold water.
   
2. Using a sharp knife, carefully scrape off the scales, taking care not to damage the skin of the fish. We cut the abdominal cavity along the entire body of the fish, then push the edges apart and carefully remove the contents. If caviar is in the abdomen, then it can also be salted, discard the rest. Cut off the head, we will no longer need it. We cut the lateral and dorsal fins and discard them.
   
3. Then carefully remove the fish skin and separate the fillet from the bone.
   

Salting fish

1. Separately, mix 200 g of salt and 100 g of sugar. If you prefer fish to be very salty, then proceed from the calculation of 3: 1.
   
2. We cut the fish fillet into portioned pieces 5-7 cm long. If desired, you can salt the fish fillet in a whole piece. Each piece of fish is thoroughly rolled on all sides in a mixture of salt and sugar.
   
3. We turn the prepared fillet into a tube and tightly wrap it in gauze fabric, folded in 3-4 layers.
   
4. In a baking sheet we put the wire rack on which we spread the wrapped fish. In the process of salting, the fish will give juice that will drain to the bottom of the pan, while the fish will remain dry.
   
5. Transfer the baking sheet with pickling to a dark place with room temperature. We sustain the fish during the day, periodically turning it over. During this time, salt and sugar will dissolve, and the fish will get rid of excess moisture.
   
6. After a day, we send the pan with the fish to the refrigerator, where we stand for 5 to 10 days. The longer the fish stays in the refrigerator, the drier the salty product will be.
   

Video recipe

In order to thoroughly understand the complicated technology of salting red fish, you must carefully view the presented video material. In the video, an experienced angler and a professional culinary specialist will share their experience in the smallest details and tell about the secrets of salting fresh fish.

As you can see for yourself, there is nothing super complicated in pickling fresh fish. Following the instructions exactly, you will get a very aromatic and tasty salted fish. Such a treat will be an excellent snack for various alcoholic drinks, as well as an appropriate addition to mashed potatoes or a variety of cereals. If you know about the existence of other salting methods, be sure to tell about them in the comments.

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