Many housewives would probably like to know how to pickle pink salmon caviar on their own. This delicacy can also be bought in the supermarket, but it is not cheap and is not always of high quality. In addition, the product has a short shelf life. Because of this circumstance, few people manage to feast on freshly salted red caviar. This gastronomic pleasure is usually available to those who live near the pink salmon fishing grounds.
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Is it possible to cook red caviar with your own hands
You don't have to buy a store-bought canned product to treat your household to high-quality fresh Pacific salmon caviar. You can make it yourself at home. This is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. The recipe for salting red caviar is quite simple. In addition to the main ingredient, you only need to stock up on salt and water.
The advantage of a homemade delicacy is the absence of preservatives in it, which are often used by an unscrupulous manufacturer to extend the shelf life of an expensive product. In addition, a product salted on its own will cost less than purchased in a supermarket.
How to choose fish for making red caviar
Before you start cooking homemade red caviar, you should get some fresh Pacific salmon caviar - this is the name of the genus of fish to which pink salmon belongs. This is the main ingredient you will need to prepare the delicacy. You can take it from fish.
You just need to purchase a suitable frozen female pink salmon in the store. You can determine the sex of a fish by several external signs. The female has a rounded head. In males, it is elongated and somewhat pointed. The male is characterized by a bright color, in the female it is rather faded. The female pink salmon will have a small body with a delicate pink abdomen. If you press on the abdomen, in a female with caviar, it will be quite dense.
One fish contains from 150 to 200 g of caviar.
Features of the process of salting pink salmon caviar at home
To prepare homemade red caviar, you will need to take a set of products consisting of the following ingredients:
- fresh pink salmon caviar - 200-300 g;
- boiled water - 1 liter;
- table salt - 60-70 g.
The fish is thawed at room temperature so that it does not lose its taste. After that, the abdomen is ripped open and the caviar mass, which is in bags from thin films, is removed.
The bags are washed, then the film is removed and the caviar is taken out of them. Disassemble it into individual grains. This is a rather painstaking and laborious process. You can make it easier by dipping a bag of caviar in hot salted water. The eggs taken from the film bags are washed in cold water, thrown back in a colander.
Prepare the brine. Pour salt into boiling water, mix thoroughly and remove from the stove. When the salted liquid has cooled, the eggs are dipped into it for 20 minutes (or for 10 minutes, if they want to get a lightly salted product). The caviar is transferred to a glass container, a small amount of vegetable oil is poured on top. Send to the refrigerator. The delicacy can be stored there for 2-3 days.
Bon Appetit!
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