Pink salmon belongs to the valuable fish of the salmon family and has tasty and very tender meat. This fish can be boiled, fried, stewed and salted. One of the most common methods of preparing pink salmon is salting in pieces in brine or dry.
From lightly salted pink salmon, you can make delicious sandwiches, salads, or just eat with herbs. Initially, it is necessary to properly prepare pink salmon for salting. To do this, rinse the fish under running water, remove the head and fins, remove the scales, then remove the bones and ridge. You can also remove the skin from the fish.
If you want to make it easier for yourself, then gut slightly frozen pink salmon.
Cut the pink salmon fillets into portions, which should then be rinsed thoroughly.
Salmon salmon in dry slices
One of the easiest and fastest ways to pickle pink salmon at home is dry salting. You will need:
- 1 kg of pink salmon;
- 100 g of salt;
- 1 tbsp. l. Sahara;
- 5-6 st. l. sunflower oil.
For salting, it is best to use an enamel or glass container, on the bottom of which you should pour sunflower oil.
Combine sugar and salt, stir. If desired, you can add any fish spice you like. Grate pieces of pink salmon with the resulting mixture. Gently put the fish in the prepared container, pour sunflower oil on top.
Cover the container with the fish with a lid and leave for 2-3 hours, then transfer to the refrigerator for a day. After the specified time, the pink salmon, salted in pieces at home, is completely ready.
Salmon salmon in brine chunks
You will need:
- 1 kg of pink salmon;
- 100 g of salt;
- 50 g of sugar;
- 1 tbsp. l. vinegar (9%).
Pour water into a saucepan, add salt and vinegar, then boil. Cool the resulting solution to room temperature and fill it with pink salmon. Soak the fish in brine for 1-2 hours, and then send it to the refrigerator for 2 days.
After the indicated time, drain the brine, put the pink salmon on plates, garnish with dill, green onions and salad, also sprinkle with a little olive oil. Salmon salmon, salted in pieces, is ready and can be served.
