How to cook belly of sturgeon or salmon?

Food and drink

Sturgeon is a white fleshy fish, it can bethere is year round. It contains a large amount of calcium, selenium, potassium and phosphorus, rich in vitamins A, B6 and B12. Sturgeon, like salmon, combine very well with rice, vegetables, or they are served as separate second dishes with a special sauce (for example, skewers of sturgeon), as snacks in salted or smoked form, or use sturgeon abdomen to prepare the first dish. With the right combination of ingredients, sturgeon can be eaten on any day of the week. To prepare tasty fish dishes with the use of heat treatment, it takes less than 20 minutes of time, the meat of this fish can not be digested or overcooked, otherwise it will be tough. Until the use of sturgeon keep in a chilled or frozen state. Buy sturgeon should be from reputable vendors.

Recipe 1

To prepare a tasty and nourishing soup the abdomen of sturgeon is fresh and smoked, they are cut into pieces of 1 cm in size. Ingredients:

500 g fresh sturgeon meat (abdomen);
500 g of smoked sturgeon meat (abdomen);
2 tablespoons butter;
1 tablespoon of olive oil;
1 cup chopped onion;
2 cloves of garlic, cut finely;
½ cup chopped celery root;
½ cup of flour;
6 glasses of broth chicken or vegetable;
500 g of potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes;
for 1 spoonful (tea) of dried dill, tarragon and thyme;
½ teaspoon (tea) paprika;
¼ cup white wine;
1 spoon (table) of fresh lemon juice;
¼ spoon (teaspoon) hot sauce;
1 teaspoon salt and black pepper;
500 g sour cream, low-fat.

Over medium heat, in a large saucepan mixedbutter and olive, onion, garlic and celery. Fry for about 10 minutes or until onion is transparent. Sprinkle with flour and mix well. Gradually pour in the broth and continue to mix, the mixture should slightly thicken. Spread the belly of sturgeon, potatoes, dill, tarragon, thyme, pepper. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and boil for 30 minutes. Add sliced balyk, wine, lemon juice, hot sauce, salt and pepper to the broth. Cook on low heat, without covering with a lid, for about 15 minutes. Mix with sweep, serve hot.

Recipe 2

For the preparation of self snacks saltabdomen sturgeon. It is useful to know some general recommendations. It is better to use only large, iodized salt cannot be used. Eating improperly cooked fish can lead to severe poisoning. If the fish is not removed to the refrigerator or glacier, then it may deteriorate, the temperature of the ambient air during salting should not exceed 25-28 ° C. For rapid salting, the abdominal part of sturgeon can be used. Ingredients:

1 kg of fish (belly);
½ liter of water;
2 tablespoons of coarse salt;
2 leaves of laurel;
10 black peppercorns;
½ teaspoon tea sugar;
2 umbrellas of dill.

Prepare a brine: in boiling water, dissolve the salt, remove from the heat and cool. The fish is immersed in a pickle, pressed down with a plate so that all the abdomens are covered completely. After 4 hours, you can serve on the table or put in the fridge.

Recipe 3

Salmon belly cooked with tiriyaki sauce. The following products will be required:

500 g of salmon (belly, washed, dried and cut into pieces);
2-3 cloves of minced garlic;
1 medium onion, sliced into rings;
1 spoon (table) of fresh ginger, cut into strips;
1 spoon (table) vegetable oil;
4 spoons (table) of Teriyaki Kikkoman sauce;
3 tablespoons of soy sauce and brown sugar;
1 spoon (table) of corn starch, stirred in cup of water;
salt;
pepper;
sesame seeds.

Sprinkle the abdomen with salt and pepper. Heat a small part of the oil in a skillet with a non-stick coating and fry the fish in it to a slightly brown color. Spread on paper towels and set aside.

Prepare the sauce: use the same saucepan, but pour in the remaining oil. Fry garlic, onion, ginger at medium temperature. Add soy sauce, teriyaki sauce and brown sugar. Continue to stir, so as not to burn. Reduce heat to a minimum. Slowly pour the stirred starch suspension, stir. Taste regulate salt, soy sauce, sugar. Cook until thick and bubbles appear. Spread salmon strips on the dish and pour over the sauce. Sprinkle with sesame.

Bon Appetit.