Gentle salted belly of salmon, cooked with your own hands, will bring true pleasure to all members of the family. In addition, it is this part of the fish that has the largest amount of nutrients and amino acids. Making this delicacy at home, you will not only save, but also be sure that the product is really freshly prepared and truly useful.
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You will need
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- 300 g of salmon belly (how many are;
- 2 tablespoons of coarse salt;
- 1 tablespoon of sugar;
- 2 bay leaves;
- pepper mixture (white
- the black
- pink
- green);
- half 1 lemon (optional).
Instruction manual
1
If you still have abdomen after cutting the salmon, free them with a sharp knife from the fins, coarse and dense fibers. Pour in cold water and let stand for 30 minutes in a cool place to remove excess protein.
2
For each piece of abdomen, separate the skin from the pulp. Simply swipe a sharp thin knife from the narrowest end to the widest. As a rule, after soaking the peel leaves easily. Rinse your abdomen very thoroughly underwater. Dry them thoroughly with a paper towel after washing.
3
Cut the abdomen into slices. You can leave pieces of fish large enough, but it’s more convenient when salted fish can be taken out and immediately consumed.
4
Prepare a container for salting. It can be a plastic container or an ordinary can. It is more convenient to work with the container, but the fish will be stored in it for a shorter time. Although, most likely, you do not have to store it. You will want to eat a fish at once and all.
5
Prepare a mixture for salting from sugar, coarse salt, a mixture of peppers and bay leaf. Bay leaves must first be crumbled. Mix well. Pour mixture into a flat saucer.
6
Dip each piece on one side (where the skin is denser). Do not be afraid to salt the fish, it will take the right amount, but do not overdo it. Place in tight rows in a container.
7
If you want to give the abdomen a slight sourness, squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a container with the abdomen already laid. It is easy to squeeze it out by scrolling the fork in the pulp. Create a press and cover with a lid or bag on top. Place the container in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
8
In the morning you can already eat salted tasty and healthy belly. Before serving, peel slices of bay leaf and spices from the surface. By themselves, the abdomen is quite nutritious, you do not need to use extra fats with fresh bread or boiled potatoes, asparagus.
Useful advice
For salting fish, it is better to use sea salt.
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