Sprat is a small fish most often served salted. But one thing is a store fish, and another thing is cooked with soul and love. In addition, at home, sprat is salted without harmful preservatives.
It is necessary
- - 1 kilogram of sprat;
- - 3 tablespoons of coarse salt;
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds
- - 1 teaspoon black peppercorns;
- - 4 bay leaves;
- - 4 carnations;
- - 5 peas of allspice;
- - a pinch of ground ginger.
Instructions
Step 1
In order to salt the sprat at home, take the fish, rinse it thoroughly under cold running water, be sure to let the water drain off on your own. To do this, take a small saucepan and a colander, put the fish in the colander and put it on the pan. Prepare coarse salt, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, allspice peas, ground ginger, cloves and bay leaves. For pickling, it is better to choose a smaller sprat, it will be salted much faster and will have a richer taste.
Step 2
After you have washed the sprat, never gut it. In its original state, place the fish in a wide medium-sized bowl. Take a mortar and put all the listed spices into it. Pound them finely, 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 small, but you will not need a homogeneous powder.
Step 3
Sprinkle sprats liberally with chopped spices, stir well so that each fish is seasoned. Add the required amount of coarse salt to the fish and stir again. Salt must be taken coarsely, fine salt will not give the desired effect when salting.
Step 4
Use a shallow bowl with a smaller diameter than the dish containing the spiced fish and salt. Cover with this plate and press down firmly on the sprat. If necessary, you can place a small weight on top.
Step 5
Place the salted fish bowl in the refrigerator for twelve hours. After the time has passed, remove the sprat and serve.
Step 6
Salted sprat at home is ready to eat. An excellent side dish for her will be mashed potatoes, boiled or baked potatoes. For an even tastier dinner with salted sprat, sprinkle fish and potatoes with fresh herbs.
Step 7
If you want to store salted sprat for a long time, add a quarter teaspoon of saltpeter to it, you should also add more salt, otherwise the fish will go bad after a few days.
