Sprat in tomato sauce is a popular canned food. This product has a pleasant taste and affordable cost. The mass production of canned food began in the mid-1950s. In the second half of the last century, sprat in tomato sauce did not disappear from the shelves, even during times of scarcity.
Sprat in tomato sauce is considered one of the most delicious types of canned food and has a high nutritional value. At the same time, the product is notable for its low cost, which is one of the reasons for its extraordinary popularity. Sprat, like other types of herring fish, contains a large amount of vitamins, trace elements, unsaturated fatty acids. It contains a lot of phosphorus, the use of which is necessary to strengthen the musculoskeletal system.
Sprat in high-quality canned food has a dense consistency. Tomato pouring also affects the taste characteristics. It should be quite thick and slightly sweet in taste. Canned food has a long shelf life and does not require special storage conditions.
Sprat in tomato can be served as a snack. But for the festive table, the dinner party, I want to do something more original. On the basis of popular canned food, you can prepare a variety of dishes. You just need to show a little imagination and choose the right ingredients to complement and emphasize the taste of sprat in tomato.
Sprat salad with tomato sauce and rice
To prepare a simple, tasty and very satisfying salad, you will need the following ingredients:
- 2 jars of sprat in tomato sauce;
- 1 cup rice
- 1 egg;
- 2-3 pickled cucumbers;
- 1 medium-sized onion;
- mayonnaise;
- some apple cider vinegar;
- a little salt.
Cooking steps:
- Remove the sprat in tomato sauce from the jars, cut into pieces. Fish heads and tail fins are best removed. But with a high degree of grinding, this need not be done.
- Boil rice in salted water until cooked and put in a colander. It is important not to overcook it, so as not to get a viscous porridge. The groats should be boiled crumbly. Parboiled or long grain rice is ideal for preparing salad. Boil the egg, cool, peel and cut into cubes.
- Cut the pickled cucumbers into cubes. Peel the onion, cut into small cubes. You can chop it thinly to make quarters of rings. Put the chopped onion in a bowl and cover with apple cider vinegar for 10 minutes, then squeeze.
- Mix sprat, boiled rice, pickled onion, egg, pickled cucumber in a salad bowl. Salt just a little, as the cucumber already gives the dish a salty taste. Season the salad with mayonnaise and stir gently. It is better to serve it chilled to the table. You can decorate the salad with a sprig of dill or parsley.
Sprat soup in tomato sauce
An interesting, tasty and low-calorie soup can be made from canned food. This will require:
- 3 potato tubers;
- 1 onion;
- 1 large carrot;
- a quarter cup of rice;
- ripe tomato;
- a jar of sprat in tomato sauce;
- a little salt and spices;
- sunflower or olive oil.
Cooking steps:
- Peel and dice the potatoes. It is better to choose varieties that do not boil well and remain dense.
- Peel the onion. Peel the carrots and cut into slices. You can grate it coarsely. Cut the tomato in the area of the stalk and pour over with boiling water, then remove the skin. Heat treatment makes it easy to remove the skin.
- Pour a little sunflower or olive oil into the pan. Fry the chopped carrots on it, and then put the peeled and diced tomato. Simmer vegetables for 2-3 minutes.
- Pour water into a saucepan, add potatoes, lightly salt and place on the stove. Add the whole onion to the pan. Cook the potatoes for about 7 minutes. It takes longer to cook than other ingredients. After this time, add the fried carrots with tomato to the potatoes, add rice. It is better to choose steamed rice for soup. It is recommended to rinse it beforehand.
- Boil the soup for about 5 minutes, then add the sprat in the tomato. In the soup, you should put not only the fish itself, but also pour the filling. She will give the dish a unique aroma and taste. Add a little salt. This must be done carefully, since the sprat in the tomato is quite salty. It is better to taste the dish before salting. Turn off the stove after 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the onion from the pan. Pour the soup into portioned bowls. Garnish each serving with fresh herbs.
Puff sprat salad with tomato
Sprat in tomato sauce can be used to make a successful layered salad. This will require:
- a jar of sprat;
- 2-3 potato tubers (or half a glass of rice);
- 1 large carrot;
- 1 egg;
- 1 onion;
- a little salt;
- mayonnaise.
Cooking steps:
- Remove the sprat from the jar and knead it with a fork. The heads and tail fins can be removed beforehand. You should get a thick mushy mass.
- Peel the onion and chop it very finely. To prevent the onion from becoming bitter, you can pour boiling water over it. Red onions are better suited for salads, as they have a less pungent, slightly sweet taste.
- Peel the carrots and boil with the egg. Grate the carrots finely, and grate the egg or chop very finely with a knife.
- Peel and boil potato tubers. It is important to keep track of the cooking time so that the potatoes do not boil. Cool the finished tubers and cut into cubes. Instead of potatoes, you can use rice in this recipe. It needs to be boiled until cooked and cooled.
- Put a layer of chopped sprat in a deep salad bowl, put potatoes or rice on top and pour with canned tomato sauce. Then lay out a layer of onions, a layer of carrots and coat with mayonnaise. The last layer is crushed eggs. Top it with mayonnaise. You can decorate the salad with fresh herbs, green salad leaves.
Sprat appetizer in tomato sauce
Sprat in tomato can be used to make a delicious snack. This will require:
- a jar of sprat;
- toast bread;
- 2 ripe tomatoes;
- bulb;
- small carrots;
- processed cheese;
- mayonnaise;
- greens.
Cooking steps:
- Remove the sprat from the jar. For this recipe, canned food is ideal, in which the fish have retained their structure and remained dense.
- Peel the carrots, grate finely. You can also use boiled carrots in this recipe instead of fresh ones. It should also be grated. Peel the onion and cut into very small half rings.
- Remove hard stalks from tomatoes and cut them into thin circles. Grate processed cheese.
- Soak the slices of toast bread with a little canned tomato sauce, put tomato mugs on them, then 2-3 sprat each. Put onion, chopped greens on top of the sprat. Sprinkle the toast with grated processed cheese and place on a baking sheet. Bake the appetizer in the oven at 180 ° C for 5 minutes.
The ready-made appetizer can be served hot or cold, but hot sprat toast tastes better. You can put them on lettuce leaves to make the dish a real decoration of the festive table.
Hot sprat sandwiches in tomato sauce can also be prepared with the addition of hard cheese. Sprat is good to use with pickled and pickled cucumbers, fresh tomatoes, green and onions. You can select products according to your own taste preferences. Sprat in tomato sauce goes well with boiled potatoes and other side dishes. It can be served as a complement to vegetable salads seasoned with olive or sunflower oil.
