Red caviar is a healthy delicacy containing a huge amount of vitamins and mineral compounds. Chilled and salted caviar has a very limited shelf life, and freezing can extend it for a long time.
Is it possible to freeze red caviar
Red caviar is an unusually tasty product that is obtained after cutting fish belonging to the salmon family. The caviar of sockeye, salmon, trout, chum salmon is on sale. All types and varieties differ in color and size of eggs. Fresh product that has not been frozen has the highest taste. All vitamins are preserved in chilled and salted caviar, but the shelf life of such delicacies is limited. You can increase the shelf life by adding preservatives and packing in an airtight container. Freezing helps to significantly extend the shelf life.
It is possible to freeze red caviar, although it is not desirable, since some of the nutrients are destroyed under the influence of low temperature, and the consistency deteriorates. Some eggs burst, liquid flows out of them and the delicacy loses its granular structure.
Experts do not advise re-freezing caviar, as this greatly impairs the taste of the product. If a salty delicacy was made from frozen raw materials, it must not be placed in the freezer again. Better to eat it quickly.
How to properly freeze caviar
So that the caviar after thawing does not become like porridge, you need to freeze it correctly. First, you should pack it in plastic containers and, preferably, portioned, so that each time you get out of the chamber only the amount of product that is needed. It is imperative to cover containers with lids. This will protect the product from the appearance of extraneous odors.
The faster the freezing speed, the less damage to the eggs, therefore, with a large amount of product and a small refrigerator volume, it is recommended to put containers into the chamber gradually. You need to defrost caviar in the air in a natural way, and not in warm water or in a microwave oven.
The standard temperature for freezing and storage is - 18 ° C, but if possible, it is better to reduce this figure to - 20 ° C. Even if all conditions are met, caviar is stored in the freezer without losing its taste and nutritional properties for about 10 months.
