Spicy salted sprat

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 12 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to pickle spiced sprat at home? Prepare your food. Take freshly frozen sprat, pay special attention to its external condition. By the eyes you can determine the freshness of the fish, whether it has been subjected to repeated freezing and thawing, and whether it has been spoiled. This is very important, because when salting the sprat will not be subjected to heat treatment. The eyes of fresh sprat should be transparent, not cloudy.

2. STEP 2

   

   Select spices and their quantity according to your taste; some people like more spicy fish, others lightly salted. You can add ginger and coriander as desired; they give the sprat a special taste. Grind the spices so that they release their aroma better. You can do this in a mortar or a regular masher.

3. STEP 3

   

   Thaw the sprat and rinse well under running water. There is no need to gut or remove the head and fins. Whole carcasses are salted. It is better to salt the fish in small batches, so it will be better salted.

4. STEP 4

   

   Rub the fish with spices and place them in a flat bowl. I do not recommend salting fish in a jar, because it will not be salted evenly, as the salt will sink to the bottom.

5. STEP 5

   

   Cover the fish with salt. Fill with clean boiled or filtered water at room temperature. There should be enough water to cover all the fish. Cover the bowl with the fish and put it in the refrigerator for 12 hours. It is better to salt the fish at night; by lunchtime you can serve salted sprat to the table.

6. STEP 6

   

   Spicy-salted sprat turns out to be very tasty, fresh, unlike the store-bought product, and with a pleasant aftertaste. In addition, you can adapt and select spices in such proportions and quantities to take into account the taste preferences of your household. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Julia

22.09.2023

4.6

I really wanted some tasty, fatty sprat, and spicy salting. I processed and marinated fresh sprat, adding aromatic spices. Spicy salted sprat at home, it was prepared simply gorgeous, so I decided to eat it right away. The sprat was placed on a piece of rye bread. I even forgot to gut it and tear off the head at first. It also turns out very tasty if you lightly grease a piece of bread with vegetable, unrefined (fragrant) oil. I recommend it!

Zhanat

22.09.2023

4.9

I know a recipe for homemade sprat from sprat.