Smelt dishes: recipes, cooking features and reviews

This small and nimble fish has its admirers when skillfully cooked. Her lovers know many original recipes from smelt fish. But today we will cook smelt in simpler ways. Then the fish will not lose its taste and beneficial properties. Reviews on the recipes below for cooking this fish are always only good. That is why these formulations were transmitted in several generations.

Smelt preparation

Before cooking fish according to different recipes, smelt must be pre-processed. It must be washed and cleaned of scales and offal. If the fish is small, then some chefs advise you to cook it completely.

Fry smelt

Fried smelt recipes are very popular. We offer a classic version. It is quite light, and you can soon enjoy a fragrant fish. Products necessary for making a fried smelt recipe:

• peeled fish;
• a pair of eggs - for batter;
• salted flour - 1-2 cups.

Fish batter: beat eggs in a bowl, slightly salting them and seasoning with pepper.

And now let's start frying:

1. Pour the salted flour into a dish or in another suitable container. In flour we will roll the fish. Therefore, take what is slightly larger than the length of the fish. So you simplify your process.
2. Pour vegetable oil without aroma into a thick-walled pan and heat it over medium heat. As soon as the oil in the pan warms up, we reduce the fire and proceed to filling the pan with fish.
3. First, dip each carcass into the egg mixture, then roll on the dish in flour. Dip in a pan and cook over medium heat on both sides. We fry until the fish is covered with a golden, delicious crust.
4. The pan does not need to be closed, otherwise the batter will get wet and turn into a sticky unpleasant mass.
5. Fried smelt according to this recipe in a pan should be laid on a flat large dish and eat hot. Then you can appreciate the taste of fish fillet in a crispy batter.

If you have corn flour, and you actively use it in the kitchen, then the following recipe is for you.

Smelt in corn batter

• Prepare the fish (mine, clean).
• Salt the fish (you can grate it on all sides with small salt).
• Beat a couple of eggs.
• Combine corn flour and breadcrumbs on a platter.

The technology for the preparation of smelt according to this recipe:

1. Dip the fish in the eggs and, without stirring, in a mixture of flour and breadcrumbs.
2. Sent to a hot skillet with butter.
3. Fry as usual - until golden brown on both sides.

Oven smelt recipe

Instead of a frying pan, you can use the oven. An oven is convenient and fast. And the smelt baked in it will turn out to be tender, aromatic and more dietary.

Set the oven to heat up, and in the meantime, prepare your fish using standard technology. Washed and peeled smelt should be dipped in batter from a beaten egg. Then roll each fish in salted flour. Pour in the non-stick form lean (or butter) oil so that it covers the bottom. We’ll put our fish on top of this oil. To save space on a baking sheet, put the fish in a jack. Around the fish, you can arrange tomato circles and sprinkle them with herbs. If the batter, in which you dipped the fish, did not end all, then you can pour it directly onto the baking sheet over the smelt. Bake the dish for 40 minutes.

With potatoes

The next smelt recipe in the oven will be a fish with vegetables.

You will need products:

• smelt;
• new potatoes;
• salt, laurel leaf;
• 2 onions;
• sour cream product - 200 grams;
• tomato sauce (optional) - 50 grams;
• seasonings for fish;
• 2-3 eggs;
• flour or bread crumbs - about a glass.

Cooking technology:

1. Process the fish, wipe with salt.
2. Make egg batter according to the above recipe.
3. Rinse potatoes thoroughly with a brush. Young specimens can not be cleaned. And if the potato is not young, then be sure to peel it off. Small potatoes are perfect for this smelt with vegetables recipe. If the potatoes are medium-sized or large, then it is better to cut them into halves and quarters. Let the prepared potatoes wait their turn in clean water (so as not to darken).
4. And we will do the onion. It needs to be cleaned and chopped in half rings.
5. Pour oil into the non-stick mold so that it covers the bottom of the mold.
6. Beat the eggs in a deep bowl and, having dipped smelt in them, dip the fish in two flours on both sides.
7. Now is the time to send her onto a baking sheet. When all the fish is in shape, lay the potatoes and onion half rings wherever there is space.
8. Sprinkle the contents of the pan with salt, season with seasonings for fish. Do not forget the laurel leaf.
9. And now, smelt is beautifully laid in the form and expects only when it is poured with sour cream sauce.
10. For the sauce, you need to mix all the sour cream with tomato or ketchup. If it turns out thickly, dilute with water. When the pouring becomes "fluid" with this sour cream-tomato sauce, you need to fill in the whole smelt with potatoes and onions. If necessary, sprinkle the contents of the pan again with salt. Place the pan in a well-heated oven for an hour. After this time, your table will have a delicate and fragrant fish dish with sauce and vegetables.

Pickle smelt

In addition to frying and baking, you can marinate smelt. The recipe is very easy and quick to prepare:

1. Smelt should be cleaned and washed.
2. Small onions cut into rings.
3. The fish must be placed in glass or enameled dishes.
4. In another bowl, prepare the marinade. For the marinade, mix a glass of water (boiled) with 6% table vinegar (3 large spoons). Add a little salt and a few peas to this solution. If you prefer the sweet taste of marinade, add a teaspoon of sugar into the solution.
5. Pour small smelt with onion rings and, adding a laurel leaf, pour the marinade for 10 hours. After this time, you can enjoy a delicious snack.

Pickled fish, which is stored in the refrigerator for several days

And here’s another interesting recipe for pickling smelt:

Prepared fish is fried in a batter with breadcrumbs and cornmeal. Then it is placed in a deep bowl. The dishes may be made of glass or ceramic. And in an enameled saucepan prepare marinade:

1. Grate any fraction of carrots.
2. Chop the onion in half rings.
3. Pour vegetables with water (0.5 liters), boil.
4. When the water with vegetables begins to boil, it's time to add a quarter teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of sugar. Laurel leaf and peppercorns - to taste.
5. Let the marinade boil for about half a minute and add 2 tablespoons of 9% vinegar.
6. Remove the marinade from the stove, let it cool. When the solution reaches room temperature, fill it with fried smelt, which is placed in a container.
7. Now, dishes with fish in the marinade can be refrigerated for 13 hours or more.

Such a fish is good when the situation is "guests on the doorstep." You, as a good housewife, always have something to serve dear guests to the table. Enjoy your meal!