Is sushi a Japanese dish? for the preparation of which use such ingredients as: rice, fish, seafood, and seaweed - nori. The art of making sushi must be learned, because in Japanese cuisine there are a lot of subtleties, all the ingredients must be cooked and sliced in a certain way. Fish in sushi is used both raw and salted, raw fish is necessary, only cut correctly, but how to salt fish for sushi?
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The most suitable for salting is red fish, it can be salmon, trout, sockeye salmon, etc. For starters, you need to select it and purchase it. Do not give preference to frozen fish, because its true taste is lost in the process of defrosting. If the store has fresh red fish, then of course, it is better to choose it.
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If you bought a whole fish, not a fillet, then cut off the head and tail, pull out the spine and try to clear the bones. For salting you will need a small piece of fillet, approximately 350-400 grams, one tablespoon of salt, one lemon and a little red pepper. Salt must be large, fine iodized salt will not work.
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Take the cooked piece of fish, sprinkle it on all sides with salt and red pepper, then you can gently, as if to grind the salt and seasoning. Expand the thick foil on the table, put the prepared fish on it, and on all sides cover a slice with thin slices of lemon, pour lemon juice on top and wrap in foil. You should not use citric acid, the effect of it may be unexpected and the fish will turn out to be completely tasteless.
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Next, leave the fish in the room for about an hour, then it can be transferred to the refrigerator. After the fish has cooled a little, you can start preparing sushi, the remaining piece can be put in the freezer and removed as necessary. However, in no case do not defrost the fish, for example, under water, or in the microwave, it should go away at room temperature, then the taste will be saturated, and the meat will be very tender. If you leave the fish in the refrigerator after lying down, it may collect too much salt. Of course, this is not a big deal, but still, too salty foods are not recommended for sushi.