Tench - 1 cooking recipes

What tasty things can you cook from tench fish? Since it contains a lot of bones, it is better to opt for stewed and pickled dishes. In these, during deep heat treatment, the bones soften, and the dish becomes more edible))

Tench

The river fish tench belongs to the carp family and is found throughout almost the entire territory of Russia (although quite rare beyond the Urals). As a rule, it is 20-40 centimeters long. But more successful fishermen can catch a specimen weighing 7.5 kilos and 70 cm long. However, this is almost a fantastic story, taking into account the fact that this fish grows slowly and is not found everywhere).

Tench is very bony, you need to be prepared for this. But its meat is very tasty; many people also like the taste of the fried skin (some even consider it the most delicious thing about this fish). You can love it not only for its taste, but also for its low calorie content: only 40 Kcal per 100 grams. And it contains: vitamins B, C, E, A, PP, chromium, copper, zinc, sodium, fluorine, potassium, phosphorus, manganese. The average weight of the fish is 600 grams.

Due to the fact that tench likes to swim in musty, stagnant water, its meat may have an unpleasant odor. To get rid of it, just soak the fish in clean water, replacing the water several times.

Like any bony fish, tench is best stewed in sauce over low heat for a long time. You can find special recipes for cooking fish with soft bones. But usually the cooking process is like this: first, pieces of tench are fried in oil. Then put it on the bottom of a thick-bottomed pan. Toss with vegetables and add sauce. And simmer for at least an hour. The pan can be replaced with a pressure cooker or multicooker. The lid must be closed tightly so that the food simmers inside.

In other cases, you will have to tinker with the bones. And do not give fried or baked tench to children (you can easily miss a bone even with careful cleaning).

By the way, in some regions of the Russian Federation, tench is included in the Red Book. It was included in the same book in Germany.