Salmon, also called Atlantic salmon, is a rather large fish, but it is most profitable to buy it with a whole carcass. Therefore, the question of how to store fresh or lightly salted salmon is of interest to many. At home, you can preserve all the valuable nutritional properties of salted salmon using the capabilities of your refrigerator.
Features of cooking salmon
Fresh salmon is a real storehouse of the most valuable substances that can ensure the full functioning of the human body. But since fish is a perishable product, the question of how to ensure its proper storage and maximally preserve all the nutrients contained in it is very important.
Salmon bought chilled can be salted and smoked in a cold way, since this is how you can save all these substances that are lost during heat treatment and even if the fish is incorrectly thawed. Salted salmon is cooked quickly enough, while acquiring a special delicate taste and aroma.
If you regularly include salted salmon in your diet, your eyesight and brain function will improve, your blood cholesterol levels will decrease, and your hair, nails and skin will improve.
How to store lightly salted salmon in the refrigerator
Ready lightly salted salmon can be stored open in the refrigerator for a short time - 7-10 days. To keep it tasty, wrap the salted fish in a damp cloth dipped in a mild vinegar solution and put it in a plastic bag, which will need to be tightly closed so that air does not enter and the fish does not become saturated with foreign odors.
You can also cut the salted salmon into small pieces and tamp them tightly into glass jars. Sprinkle the salmon with bay leaf pieces, dill sprigs and freshly ground black pepper. Pour some olive oil on top of the fish and close the jar well with a tight-fitting lid. In this form, the salmon will stand for 25-30 days without loss of taste and quality. But when you want to store it for several months, you need a freezer.
The traditional way of storing salmon, used in the north, is that each piece of salted fish is cut in half and a piece of butter is placed between the halves.
How to store lightly salted salmon in the freezer
For freezing in the freezer or fridge freezer, it is better if the pieces of salmon are large enough. Do not remove spices from them if you sprinkled them on the fish while salting, but blot the pieces lightly with paper kitchen towels so they don't get wet. Wrap each piece tightly with cling film, being careful not to leave air bubbles. After that, the pieces can be folded into a plastic bag and closed tightly. If possible, use the fast freeze mode. In this form, salmon can be stored for 6 months, but try to eat it earlier, because then it becomes dry and its specific flavor is lost.
