The word "paste" from German is translated as a pie. This dish is prepared in a special way from minced meat, game, liver, mushrooms, eggs, fish and more. It is advisable to always have the paste in the refrigerator, this will quickly and tasty feed the family or unexpected guests. It can be used to make snacks, sandwiches or a main course. Aroma and complex taste can be given with the help of grated nuts, wine, various herbs. Butter is often added to the paste, this makes it tender, tasty and nutritious.
Recipe 1
You can make a delicious herring paste. This will require:
- 110 g smoked herring (you can use other smoked fish).
- 40 g of softened butter.
- 2 large or 4 small chopped onions.
- 1 dessert spoon of fresh chopped parsley.
- 2 teaspoons of lemon juice.
- A little fresh grated nutmeg.
- Freshly ground black pepper.
- Sea salt.
First of all, you need to prepare smoked fish. It is placed in a container, crushed with a plate and filled with boiling water so that the smoked fish is completely covered. Leave in a warm place for about six minutes, then let it cool. Remove skin and bones. Using a fork, grate the fish vigorously to a pasty mass. Add the oil gradually, continuing to grind the mashed potatoes until it becomes homogeneous. Pour parsley, chopped onions, add lemon juice and well-ground nutmeg. Season with salt (very little) and pepper. Again, grind the paste until all the ingredients are completely mixed. Spread the mixture in a dish (layer thickness, approximately 10 cm) or portion plates, cover with a film, cool in the refrigerator for two or three hours. Herring paste is served with sliced lemon, pepper and hot bread fried in butter.
Recipe 2
In order for the paste to be tender, all ingredients must be thoroughly ground to a homogeneous mass. This herring paste is cooked in a food processor. Essential Ingredients:
- 0.15 kg fillet of slightly salted herring.
- ½ sweet onion.
- 3 hard boiled eggs.
- 75 ml breadcrumbs.
- 200 ml of sour cream.
- 50 ml chopped dill.
- 50 ml chopped chives.
- Black pepper.
Finely chopped eggs. In a food processor, all the ingredients are ground (herring, onion, breadcrumbs, sour cream and pepper), then the mixture is transferred to a bowl, eggs are added to it, everything is mixed. The paste is left in the refrigerator for the night. Before serving, sprinkle with dill and green onions. Pate with brown bread or baked potatoes is served.
Recipe 3
Before cooking this dish, you need to check how salty herring is. If it is very salty, then it needs to be soaked in cold water for two hours. Prepare a paste of herring and cheese with a delicate, soft texture. For 6 servings you need to take:
- 2 herring (use fillet).
- 1 chopped onion.
- Chives.
- 150 g cream cheese Philadelphia.
- Lemon juice.
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard.
Herring fillet is cut into pieces and put in a bowl with cheese and onions, mustard and lemon juice are added. Mix to a homogeneous pasty mass, sprinkle with green onions, cool in the refrigerator. Serve herring paste with hot toasts.
Recipe 4
Garlic powder and celery seeds will help to prepare a paste of fish with a complex taste. Ingredients for its preparation:
- 0.5 kg of smoked fish (salmon or trout).
- ¼ cup butter.
- 1 sweet chopped onion.
- 1 hard-boiled egg is finely chopped.
- Sunflower oil optional.
- Celery seeds to taste.
- Garlic powder to taste
Fish are cleaned of skin and bones. Set aside. In an average frying pan, in melted butter (butter), fry the onions until transparent, it will take about five minutes. Let it cool and add to the fish, cut eggs are laid out there. All mix well in a blender. Sunflower oil is added in such an amount that the paste is obtained with the necessary consistency. This mass is mixed with celery seeds and garlic powder. Chill and serve hot with bread.