Delicious dried fish at home

Kitchen appliances and utensils: a large plastic container, a sharp knife, cutting board, kitchen scales and other measuring accessories, a fish dryer.

Ingredients

Step-by-step instruction

Prepare the fish

1. The bottom of a large plastic container in which we will dry the fish is covered with a thin layer of sodium chloride. We thoroughly rinse 12 fresh crucians under cold running water, then let the excess liquid drain.
   
2. We pick up one fish and put a small amount of salt into the gills. Rub the crucian carp well on both sides with plenty of salt. Put the prepared fish in a container.
   
3. We do the same with the other fish, folding them tightly into a container. At the bottom of the vessel we lay out a larger fish. Cover the crucian carp with a thick layer of salt.
   

Weed fish

• We seal the container tightly with a tight lid, and then put it in the refrigerator for three days.
• After the specified period, we remove the crucian carp from the refrigerator and fill it with cold water.
• We leave the product in this state soaked for exactly one and a half hours.
• After 90 minutes, thoroughly rinse the fish in a salty liquid, cleansing it of mucus and salt.
• We drain the water and refill the raw material with cold water.
• This time, we soak the fish for at least half an hour, but no more than an hour.
  

The final stage

• We take out the crucian from the water, and then put it on the dryer.
• We hang the dryer on the street in a well-ventilated, dark place where direct sunlight does not fall. If there is no dryer, then the fish can be punctured with a thick needle and hung on a thread, or you can design a home-made dryer from gauze, folded in 4-5 layers.
• We have dried the fish for at least four days, during which we turn the product from time to time. Fans of a drier product are recommended to dry crucian carp up to two weeks, no more.
  

Video recipe

Having familiarized yourself with the presented video material, you will fully understand the simple technique of preparing delicious dried fish. A professional chef will demonstrate to you how to properly dry a crucian at home using ordinary improvised materials so that it has an amazing taste and pleasant aroma.

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