Spicy salted capelin

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 6 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to pickle spicy capelin at home? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Be responsible when choosing capelin: it should be light-colored with black and not cloudy eyes. Such capelin is unlikely to have been double-frozen, which means that when finished it will be dense, fatty and aromatic. Rinse the fish under running water and place on a paper towel or cutting board.

2. STEP 2

   

   Take a container for pickling. This can be a food-grade plastic container, a glass jar or a deep bowl. Pour salt and spices into the container, and for me it’s a container.

3. STEP 3

   

   Boil water and cool slightly. There is no need to pour boiling water over salt and spices. Upon contact with 60 degree water, the salt will dissolve well and the spices will release their aroma. In addition to cloves (you can take more or less of it to taste), you can add other spices to the marinade to suit your taste, for example, black peppercorns.

4. STEP 4

   

   Cover the container with a lid and leave for an hour. The water will cool to room temperature and the spices will begin to work. Place the prepared capelin in a container with brine.

5. STEP 5

   

   Cover tightly and place on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Leave to dry for at least 12 hours. Remove the finished fish from the brine and place on a plate. Drain off excess liquid and, if desired, drizzle with vegetable oil and sprinkle with fresh dill. Goes great with hot boiled potatoes. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Lyubava

27.08.2023

4.7

I really love home-salted fish. But I never salted capelin, more and more for mackerel. Still, I decided to make spicy salted capelin at home. I washed the fish and put it in a container. I prepared the brine, all according to the author’s recipe. I advise you to adjust the amount of cloves to your taste. The spice is very bright and you need to work with it carefully. I left it in brine overnight on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. The fish turned out great! Lightly salted, aromatic and fatty. With black bread and onions...!

Alena

27.08.2023

4.8

Mmmmm, delicious! I'll definitely cook it! And then I only had one like this in KK

Mila

27.08.2023

4.8

I love spicy salted capelin, I definitely need to try this option, otherwise I just fry it and stew it. Apparently, it will be a tasty fish. I love this pot-bellied little thing in any version! Thank you very much for the recipe!