Traditions are such that red caviar should be present on the festive table. Since this delicacy is not cheap, it is often purchased in advance and waiting in the wings. But sometimes caviar stored in advance may turn out to be too salty or stale.
If the caviar is of high quality, it should be large, and all the eggs should be of the same size. They should also not stick together and burst freely in the mouth. Quality caviar should be thick and have a pleasant smell. What to do if caviar suddenly seems stale and has an unpleasant odor? You can try to return it to its former freshness. In addition, such an impression can be formed from an excess of salt.
What to do with excess salt in caviar?
Caviar can be oversalted, but you shouldn't be upset - there is one proven method to fix it. You should place the caviar in a large bowl, then cover it with water at room temperature, at a rate of two to one. Stir slowly for a couple of minutes in order to remove excess salt from the caviar. Then you need to get rid of the water by filtering the product with gauze or a sieve. After that, put the caviar on a plate and leave in the room for 10 minutes. After this time, the product can be served on the table or transferred to a jar and closed with a lid. Never rinse such a delicacy in very hot water so that the protein in the eggs does not curdle.
Bad smell
If caviar has not only excess salt, but also an unpleasant odor, you can get rid of it in this way: you need to brew strong tea, strain it (completely disconnect from unnecessary tea leaves). The remaining tea leaves can be thrown away; you will no longer need them. The brewing temperature should not be high, a maximum of 30-35 degrees, so as not to boil the caviar.
If the smell is very strong, then you should fill the product with tea leaves in a ratio of 1/2, and if it is more or less acceptable, then with the calculation of 1/1. Slowly wash the caviar from foreign smell for 5-7 minutes, while stirring it so that the eggs remain intact. Place the caviar on a cheesecloth or sieve for a while to drain the liquid. When it is completely drained, taste the caviar. Make sure you washed the product well, if so, you can safely serve it on the table. If there is still excess salt in the caviar, then you should carry out the washing process again.
If caviar is stale
In addition, it happens that the caviar becomes oversalted, as it stays too long. In this case, the product can be saved with boiled milk. To do this, you just need to boil it, but the degree should not exceed 40. Put caviar in it and rinse for 10-12 minutes. Repeat all the same as with water - drain the milk through cheesecloth, leave the caviar on it over a bowl and let the remaining liquid drain. When caviar is free of unnecessary impurities, you can serve it on the table.
