Pike heh in Korean

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 4 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make heh from pike? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Since pike is a river fish, it may contain unnecessary “residents” who will gladly move into you. Therefore, if you are not sure about the quality of the pike, it is better to avoid this dish. Some claim that when severely frozen for 10 days, the parasites are destroyed. Personally, I don’t know, but to be sure, it’s better to freeze freshly caught fish.

2. STEP 2

   

   Clean the pike from scales and entrails and rinse under cold water. Cut the fillet and be sure to remove even the smallest bones. This is easy to do with tweezers. Cut the fillet into strips 0.8-1 centimeter thick.

3. STEP 3

   

   Peel the garlic, chop it and put it in a bowl. Pour vinegar into it and grind thoroughly.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the fish in a container, add garlic and vinegar and mix thoroughly until all the fish is covered. Seal the container and place in the refrigerator for one hour.

5. STEP 5

   

   Peel the carrots, rinse thoroughly in cold water and grate on a Korean carrot grater. Or cut the carrots into thin strips and place in a bowl.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add salt and ground coriander to the carrots. If desired, you can add a little sugar, it will add a spicy note.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add the chili pepper to the bowl with the carrots. You can take dry pepper or finely chop fresh pepper. In any case, make the taste your own. Mix everything well.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add carrots to the marinated fish and stir. Re-close the container and refrigerate for another hour.

9. STEP 9

   

   Peel the onion and cut into half rings. Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat over medium heat. Add chopped onion.

10. STEP 10

    

    Fry the onion for 2 minutes, stirring.

11. STEP 11

    

    Immediately transfer the fried onions along with the oil into the container with the pike and carrots, stir.

12. STEP 12

    

    Finely chop the dill, add to the pike and stir. Close the container and put it in the refrigerator for another hour. After this, the pike heh will be ready. Pike heh can be served with soy sauce and fresh vegetables.

13. STEP 13

    

    Bon appetit.

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

11.08.2023

5

The most favorite and affordable snack on the table for us Volga residents is river fish khe. This time I have pike, so I found a suitable recipe. I usually just marinate the fish in vinegar and onions. Hehe, I was treated to this option once, but I didn’t cook it myself. I liked this method too. I had two kilograms of fillet, prepared in the spring. Using the calculator, I increased the proportions of all other products, very convenient! I peeled the fillet from the skins, they were too tough, and cut them into thin slices across the grain. Along with the onions, I lightly fried the carrots; I like how the bright color of the carrots reveals itself in the oil, and then this orange color colored the onions and the fish a little. I used concentrated 70% vinegar, this is necessary for safety, after all, the fish is raw. I took just a little garlic and added whole cloves for flavor. But I didn’t start adding dill, I didn’t like its smell. I added spices in whole peas and grew the coriander myself. During the cooking process, it turned out that due to the large volume, the fish in the middle was poorly salted and the vinegar did not reach it well. So I added some water. After that, everything was salted perfectly) The fish was marinated in the refrigerator for two days. It turned out to be an excellent snack, tasty, vinegar lovers will love it. Just remember that this snack is not suitable for everyone, especially children. The spices are just right, the fragrant aroma and taste go well with the fish. Everyone liked the pike with fried vegetables, I will now cook it this way too. Thanks for the great recipe!

stanik-77

11.08.2023

5

I didn’t find any pike, but I had pink salmon in the freezer, so I cooked it from it, but I took some secrets from here

Veronica

11.08.2023

4.8

The recipe for cooking pike is incredibly tasty, but my husband categorically does not want to eat fried onions, and I had to change it accordingly. We marinated the onions and cut the fish pieces into strips. From the spices we added allspice peas, about 8 peas. And you know, it turned out to be such a delight! I’m running to write it down in my trusty cookbook; it will definitely come in handy for guests during the Christmas holidays.

Oksana isella

11.08.2023

4.7

Koreans don’t make hye with regular vinegar, only with acetic acid, I don’t remember exactly, I think it’s 69%, and with a lot of ground red pepper and with fresh onions that are marinated with fish and pepper.

Lelya

11.08.2023

5

I made this appetizer, it turns out interesting