It has long been known that fish they are very healthy. These water-dwelling creatures are an excellent source of muscle building material, proteins and polyunsaturated fatty acids important for the health of the circulatory system and brain. It’s worth eating them at least twice a week.
We can prepare fish in many ways – bake in the oven, fry in a pan or steam. However, it turns out that it exists a certain method that our grandparents were particularly fond of. It’s about preparation fish in vinegar marinade with the addition of bay leaves and allspice. A perfect snack for Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent. You can make it for a party or simply for a nutritious dinner.
Recipe for fish in marinade it’s not complicated. To make it you need the following ingredients:
- kilogram of fish fillet (pollock, zander, cod),
- 3 eggs,
- breadcrumbs,
- salt and pepper
- canola oil,
- 2 onions,
- liter of water,
- 150 ml of vinegar,
- a spoon of salt,
- 3 tablespoons of sugar,
- 2 bay leaves and 3 allspice balls.
Additionally, they will be needed 2 or 3 liter jars. We can also, instead of in jars, marinate the fish in another vessel – for example glass container with a tight lid. However, avoid marinating in metal containers.
Preparation method:
- Wash the fillets and cut them into smaller pieces. Season with salt and pepper on all sides, then coat each in beaten egg and coat in breadcrumbs. Fry in rapeseed oil until nicely browned. Remove them and lightly fry the chopped onion.
- Now let’s start with the marinade. Boil water and vinegar in a pot, add sugar, salt and spices (bay leaves and allspice). Cook everything for about 3-4 minutes and then leave to cool.
- Place the pieces of fried fish in jars (two liter jars should be enough, but it’s worth having one more just in case) or in a glass container with a tight lid. We also put the onion in them and then add the brine so that it covers all the ingredients.
Ready-made fish in brine put in the fridge overnight. It is worth knowing that if we leave them for longer (e.g. two days), they will acquire more flavor from the vinegar marinade. How we deal with them therefore depends on personal preferences.
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Fish marinated in vinegar is a delicious snack for All Saints’ Day. The recipe for making it is extremely simple. However, many people may wonder which particular fish is best for marinating. It turns out that there are several possibilities.
Do marinades prepared with vinegar they will be perfect fish with lean meatwhich will perfectly absorb the flavor of the pickle. This includes, among others, cod, mirunie, first time, zander Whether hake. You can also use hurdle – in their case, marinating the whole thing will work. Many people also put it in vinegar marinade salmon, carp or mackerel. However, you must remember that these are fatter fish marinating time may be slightly longer.
Sources: Terazgotuje.pl, kontakter.pl
