The main problem that arises in the preparation of fish dishes is a specific fishy smell. Some people simply do not tolerate a strong fishy smell and find it very unpleasant. Fish with a strong fishy smell: cod, haddock, flounder, etc., just need to cook in a special way, then the fishy smell will evaporate by itself. Varieties of fish with a strong smell are boiled in water with the addition of a small amount of cucumber brine, and also perfectly neutralize the fishy smell of various spices suitable for cooking fish dishes. They can also be added during cooking. When preparing flounder, the skin is usually removed from its dark side, as it smells strongly.
Another way to get rid of a fishy smell is to add half a cup of milk to the pot with water - the smell will disappear, and the fish will not only be softer, but also much tastier.
If the fish smells like mud, you can soak it in salt or in vinegar for several hours, there will be no trace of the smell.
If the fish need to be fried, then the fishy smell can be eliminated as follows: during the frying process add several slices of raw potatoes to the fish, after the frying the potatoes should be discarded.
To clean dishes from the smell of fish, you should rinse it with used tea brew. To prevent the appearance of fishy smell from the dishes, you can pre-lubricate a pan or a frying pan with a slice of lemon or vinegar.
After cooking fish and fish dishes, the hands smell like fish for a long time. To avoid this, wipe after cutting the fish hands with a slice of lemon. If there was no lemon in the house, then you can wipe your hands with coffee beans or ground coffee, the smell will disappear.
Boiled fish.
A delicious and cheap way of cooking fish is to boil it or steam it. This fish is not only delicious, but also very useful. Boil fish in a small amount of water in small portions, so it does not crumble and break. If you boil the fish whole, then it should be poured completely with cold water. If the fish is cut into pieces, it is best to start boiling it in boiling water so that it does not boil. If the fish is frozen, then it should be allowed to cook only in cold water. To make it more convenient to boil the whole fish or cut into pieces, make a pan with a piece of gauze, so that its edges are exposed. After the end of cooking, fish can be easily reached on gauze from the pan, without damaging it.
When the fish is boiled in water or in milk, it does not follow that the liquids boil and boil, so when boiling water it should be reduced to moderate. To understand that the fish is ready, it is possible by the way how fins separate from it, if it is easy, the fish is ready.
To make the boiled fish very tasty, add mayonnaise to the boiling water. On this water you can then prepare a delicious fish sauce.
Squid should be boiled entirely or chopped into large pieces. Squids are dipped in boiling water with the addition of spices or dill. Squid should not be cooked for a long time, otherwise they will become rough to the taste, tough. Squid can be ready in 7-10 minutes.
Crayfish, shrimp, crab should be boiled in strongly boiling water with a large addition of salt.
Fried fish.
To fish does not lose shape during frying, you need to make a few shallow cuts before roasting. It is better not to fish with breadcrumbs, when frying, they will not remain on the fish. It is better to wrap the fish with flour. Before frying fish, it should be sprinkled with vinegar or lemon juice to make its meat white, soft and tasty. Lemon and vinegar neutralize a specific fishy smell.
That the fish does not fall apart and do not crumble during the frying, it is better to salt it for half an hour before the frying and let it soak with salt.
If you decide to cook fish cutlets, then the toasted onion should be added to the fish mince, so the cutlets will be simply incomparable!
Tasty and cheap to cook fish at home can be as follows: clean the fish, thoroughly wash it, rub inside and outside with the following mixture: vinegar, crushed garlic, salt, let it brew in a cold place for 2 hours, and then fry.
To fish meat was soft and tender, soak it before frying it in milk or cover it with a thick layer of sour cream.
Fried fish will turn out very tasty, if before roasting it is lowered into milk for half an hour, then wrap in flour and cover with beaten egg, roll in breadcrumbs and fry in boiling vegetable oil.
Fish usually fry when the lid is open, but to prevent the fat from splashing, you can cover the pan with an overturned colander.
Do not fry the fish in butter, so it will burn. In order not to burn the fish, it is necessary to add a little salt in the vegetable oil before frying.
If you decide to fry the fish in batter, then first dip the raw fish in flour, and after that dipped it in the dough, so it will lie in a dense layer. Fish in batter battered in boiling oil, so that the fish covered with a ruddy crust.
Baked fish.
In order for the fish to be easy to take out after baking, put a foil or paper napkin for baking on the bottom of the baking dish. If you bake fish on a grate, sprinkle it with corn flour so that it does not stick and do not stick to the grate.
Fish should be baked in a very warm oven, so that a ruddy crust formed on it, and the fish itself turned out to be sleepy and soft.
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