How to pickle the squirrel at home

How to pickle the squirrel at home

Sprat is a small fish, often fed insalty form. But one thing is a fish shop, and another thing - cooked with soul and love. In addition, at home, sprat is salted without harmful preservatives.

How to pickle the squirrel at home

You will need

  • - 1 kilogram of sprat;
  • - 3 tablespoons of large salt;
  • - 1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds;
  • - 1 teaspoon of pepper black peas;
  • - 4 laurel leaves;
  • - 4 carnations;
  • - 5 peas of sweet pepper;
  • a pinch of ground ginger.

Instructions

1

In order to pickulate the squirrel in the householdconditions, take the fish, rinse it thoroughly under cold running water, be sure to drain the water yourself. To do this, take a small pot and colander, put the fish in a colander and put it on the pan. Prepare the coarse salt, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, peach peppercorns, ground ginger, clove buds and bay leaf. For pickling, it is better to choose a small size squash, it will be salted much faster and will have a more intense taste.

2

After you have washed the squirrel, in no wayDo not gut it. In the initial state, put the fish in a medium-sized wide bowl. Take a mortar and put all the spices in it. Finely crush them, mix well with each other. For convenience, you can grind all the seasonings and spices in a coffee grinder, but do not get carried away, the particles should be fine, but a homogeneous powder you will not need.

3

Abundant sprinkle sprat with chopped spices,mix thoroughly so that each fish is seasoned. Add the required amount of coarse salt to the fish and mix again. Salt should be taken necessarily large grind, fine salt will not give the desired effect in salting.

4

Take a shallow plate with a smaller diameter,than a dish in which there is a fish with spices and salt. Cover this plate and firmly press the squirrel. If necessary, you can put a small load on top.

5

Remove the bowl of salted fish in the refrigerator for twelve hours. After the time has elapsed, take out the squirrel and serve it to the table.

6

Salted at home, sprat is ready foruse. An excellent side dish for her will be mashed potatoes, boiled or baked potatoes. To a dinner with salted sprat was even more delicious, sprinkle fresh fish and potatoes with fresh herbs.

7

If you want to store a salted salmonfor a long time, add to it a quarter of a teaspoon of food saltpeter, you should also add more salt, otherwise the fish will spoil after a few days.