Caviar has long been considered an expensive, tasty and healthy delicacy, a healthy product, an irreplaceable mouth-watering snack on any festive table or a friendly snack.
As a dish, this product is classified into several types, one of which the housewives most often prefer to buy or cook on their own - breakdown caviar. What it is?
Before answering this question, let's find out the main varieties of caviar and methods for its production. We also figure out what the breakdown caviar means, how it can be prepared and how it is useful.
Product classification
The first thing they pay attention to when choosing caviar is which fish they got from. According to this criterion, the following types of product are distinguished:
- Black. Sturgeon caviar from beluga, sterlet, stellate sturgeon, sturgeon and so on.
- Red Salmon caviar from pink salmon, chum salmon, sockeye salmon and others.
- Pink. Caviar of fish such as pollock, whitefish, cod and others.
- Yellow (or white). It is obtained from river fish such as pike, pike perch, ram, mullet, roach and so on.
- Tobiko caviar (flying fish).
- Simulated caviar, that is, obtained by artificial means, surrogate or protein.
According to the technology of extraction and processing, these types of product are distinguished:
- Granular.
- Payusnaya.
- Trishny.
- Hawk.
- Breakdown.
The last type of caviar will be discussed in this article.
How is it mined?
Breakdown caviar - what does it mean? Before answering this question, you need to figure out where this product was before it was put on the table.
In its raw form, caviar is placed in the ovaries or ovaries of the female, which are bags of a thin, but very durable film. The presence of a tongue during salting caviar plays a decisive role in determining the taste and nutritional qualities of a product.
Paying attention to all of the above, the following question remains open: breakdown caviar - what is it?
In short, the preparation of this type of product is possible by rubbing raw caviar through a screen (the so-called special sieve). After that, the resulting mass is salted according to a specific recipe.
Breakdown caviar (what kind of concept is described above) can be prepared even at home. How? Let's find out.
Classic cooking
What is necessary in order to prepare breakdown caviar with this method? First of all, you should take eighty grams of fine sodium chloride, not iodized. If you have coarse salt in your household, you can specifically grind it with a coffee grinder or ceiling. For such an amount of edible sodium chloride, it will be necessary to take one kilogram of fresh oysters of any kind of fish.
What tools are recommended for breaking caviar? First of all, a roar. It can be purchased or made independently. You can also use a regular sieve.
So, to get eggs from the ovaries, the fish are placed over the enamel pan, the hairs are laid on the net and they are carefully pressed so that the eggs come out of the film and fall into the container. They can be pushed down with a wooden spatula.
It is recommended to immediately sprinkle caviar separated from the bags with the amount of salt indicated above and mix gently with a wooden spoon. Then the mixture should be placed in an enameled bowl, after having previously placed a thick canvas on its bottom. Canvas is also recommended to cover the prepared product.
Then caviar is cleaned in a refrigerator or any other cool place, the optimum temperature of which should not exceed five degrees with a plus mark and should not fall below zero.
After four-day salting, breakdown caviar can be eaten, serving it on the table with fresh herbs and lemon, or with thickened cream and fat sour cream. The taste of this product is very tender and lightly salted.
But there is a second way to prepare breakdown caviar. We will talk about it a little lower.
Granular breakdown caviar
What is it and how to cook it?
The extraction of such a product is carried out as described above. The difference applies only to the method of salting.
To prepare this dish you will need the following ingredients:
- fifteen milliliters of vegetable oil;
- one hundred grams of plain table salt;
- one kilogram of oysters of any kind of fish.
Caviar wiped through a screen or sieve should be poured with vegetable oil and mix thoroughly. Then gradually add salt to the mixture, cover with a thin plastic wrap and refrigerate for three days.
In both cases, the amount of salt can be increased to one hundred and fifty grams, which will significantly affect the taste of caviar, increasing its salinity. If you wish, you can also add a couple of peas of allspice, which will improve the nutritional qualities of the delicacy and add spicy piquancy to it.
We select the goods on the counter
What if you do not have the opportunity to prepare breakdown caviar at home? This product can be purchased at almost any store, adhering to the recommendations and tips described below.
- You need to shake a jar of delicacy to determine if the caviar mass is hanging inside the container. According to GOST, caviar must completely fill the used container.
- The lid of the jar should not be damaged or swollen, otherwise this would indicate the presence of microbes and bacteria in the product.
- Look carefully at the composition. Among the components used, only caviar, vegetable oil, salt and some preservatives (E400, E200 and E211) should be indicated, the purpose of which is to prevent drying and spoilage of the product. If other ingredients are indicated, then you should seriously think about whether you need this particular product. Of course, manufacturers do not always write the truth on labels or may be silent about something, so it is important to purchase or order products from trusted manufacturers.
- After opening the container, take a closer look at the caviar mass. In a real, properly cooked product, it should not resemble mashed potatoes. Eggs should have a clear rounded shape and should be easily separated from each other.
Product benefits
The properties of breakdown caviar are very popular among the people. The protein contained in this product in large quantities improves the functioning of all body cells, and also contributes to their regeneration. Fats, abundant in caviar, improve vision and brain function.
Also, the use of a delicacy can prevent such serious diseases as rickets, osteoporosis and others.
As you can see, caviar is not only tasty, but also a healthy dish.
Below we discuss the benefits and harms of salted breakdown caviar using specific examples of this product.
Cod and its delicacy
This type of commercial Atlantic fish has a very tasty and appetizing caviar, rich in healthy vitamins and minerals. First of all, it is calcium, potassium, zinc, phosphorus, iron and magnesium, which strengthen the heart and bones, as well as B vitamins and others (A, D, E).
Salt breakdown cod caviar is very suitable for consumption by those who follow their figure, as it contains a small amount of fat and calories. It is noteworthy that in the process of salting, it practically does not change its chemical properties, as well as valuable nutritional and nutritional qualities.
Pollock and its delicacy
Punched pollock roe is also an inexpensive but very nutritious product. In appearance, it is quite unattractive - a light yellow color, a pungent smell, intense salty taste. Nevertheless, the minerals and trace elements contained in this product are simply amazing.
It contains polyacids omega-3, as well as vitamins of group B and PP. Moreover, this delicacy has amino acids and lipids, so the benefits of salted pollock caviar are obvious.
Calorie content of the product is also low (no more than one hundred thirty-two calories in one hundred grams), which contributes to the use of pollock delicacy by people who are overweight.
What else can be said about the benefits and dangers of salted pollock caviar breakdown? Nicotinic acid, which is part of small eggs, improves memory, coordination of movements, dilates the vessels of the brain. And iodine, which this food product is rich in, is able to prevent various endocrine diseases and even pathologies of the fetus located in the womb.
As for the harm that the use of this or another type of caviar can cause, then it is doubtful and unlikely. Of course, if a person has a specific intolerance to this product, then its use should be abandoned. Moreover, if there is a serious history of kidney or liver disease in the history, then the use of delicacy should be minimized.
Sig and its delicacy
Punched salted whitefish caviar also has a number of positive qualities and properties. In this case, in addition to individual intolerance, this product has practically no.
The vitamin and mineral composition of the delicacy improves metabolism, strengthens the heart, and serves to prevent serious diseases such as heart failure and endocrine ailments.
Macrorus and his delicacy
Macrourus (or macrourus) is a commercial fish related to cod, living in the cold waters of the ocean depths. In its composition, the caviar of this fish is so tasty and nutritious that it is equated to salmon delicacies. It contains beneficial amino acids, such as omega-3 and others, as well as proteins, manganese, phosphorus, nickel, iodine and so on.
The use of this product will have a beneficial effect on the whole body - bones will be strengthened, cell regeneration will improve, and the acid-base balance will be balanced. However, abuse this caviar is also not worth it: it is quite high in calories, especially in comparison with the products mentioned above (two hundred twenty four calories in one hundred grams of caviar).
Finally
As you can see, salted caviar is a delicious delicacy that can be purchased at almost any supermarket or cooked at home. In this article, we examined two recipes for cooking, so the choice is yours.
We also discussed what needs to be considered when choosing one or another finished product, what points to pay attention to when purchasing goods from store shelves.
The benefits of any kind of caviar, including breakdown, cannot be expressed in words. It is very useful in salted form for pregnant and lactating women, those who suffer from cardiovascular diseases and ailments of the endocrine system. The product improves vision and memory, the nervous and musculoskeletal system, helps strengthen the immune system and the whole organism.
Of course, breakdown caviar, like any other product, should not be abused. You should also take into account the individual intolerance of the product and the likelihood of all kinds of fakes or poor-quality preparations.
And yet, if you decide to buy a breakdown caviar of whitefish, cod or pollock - do not hesitate. This product will decorate your morning sandwiches or lunch sandwiches, saturate and delight your taste, enrich the body with microelements and vitamins.
Enjoy your meal!