Grayling has an amazing taste. Many dishes can be prepared from such fish, it is best to salt it, because it takes a minimum of effort and requires a small amount of ingredients.
Products required for salting grayling
The classic recipe for salting grayling includes the following ingredients:
- grayling - 3 kg;
- table salt - 4 tsp;
- onions - 2 pcs.;
- bay leaf - 3 pcs,;
- black pepper - 2 tsp;
- ground cloves - 5 g.
Fish cooking process
To properly salt grayling, you must follow a certain sequence in the preparation of such a dish. First of all, you need to take fresh fish, rinse it under running water, put it on a cutting board and peel it off using a sharp knife. Then cut open the belly of each grayling and remove the giblets. In addition, it is necessary to scrape off the black and white film that will be present inside the fish.
Rinse each grayling under water again, place on a cutting board and cut into portions. It is desirable that they have a thickness of 1-1, 5 cm. After all, then salting the fish will take much less time, and such pieces are much more convenient to eat.
Transfer the chopped fish to a deep bowl, sprinkle with salt, black pepper and ground cloves. Mix thoroughly and set aside. At this time, peel the onions from the husks, rinse under water and place on a cutting board. Cut vegetables into thin half rings. Then put the onion in a bowl with the fish and mix everything, add bay leaves, cover everything with plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator.
Everyone determines the time for salting grayling for himself. You can get the fish after 1 hour. It will be lightly salted, but at the same time already suitable for consumption. The taste of raw grayling will not be felt, since the onion will give up its juice, and the spices will have time to add piquancy to the fish. If you want it to be well salted, then leave it in the refrigerator for a day, and then you can serve it along with the onion rings to the table. This dish goes well with mashed potatoes and cereal side dishes.
Salting tips for grayling
If you caught or bought such a small fish, then after removing the scales and removing the giblets, you can not cut it into pieces. You just need to rub each fish with salt and spices inside and out, so that it marinates on all sides. Then mix it with the onion rings, and then leave to salt in the refrigerator for three days.
You can use peas instead of ground black pepper, and cloves can be substituted for any other spice you like.
