What kind of fish is amber fish? Almost every person asked this question once in a lifetime. As it turned out, amber fish is the common name for dried pollock, which belongs to the cod family. Many people like dishes made from it. What is known about amber fish: where does it live, how to cook it and what is its use? We will talk about this and not only in our article.
Amber fish
It is known that fish lives in the Pacific waters with low temperature and at medium depth. It is particularly popular in Northern California, Japan, Korea and America. She earned her name thanks to a special olive-purple color. The largest fish can be found in the Coastal Sea, where its length is about 75 cm. In the Sea of Japan, the size of amber reaches almost 55 cm.
Of the existing variety of fish snacks, one of the most famous and favorite is the amber fish with pepper, which is a special delicacy. It can be purchased at almost every supermarket. This appetizer is prepared from pollock with the addition of a small amount of pepper.
The usefulness of amber fish with pepper
The fish contains a huge amount of vitamin A, which makes its taste delicate and unique. In addition, amber fish is rich in vitamins such as C, E, PP, as well as group B. It contains a number of useful elements: fluorine, potassium, phosphorus and iodine.
With proper preparation of pollock, the taste of fish becomes especially piquant and, very importantly, does not lose its main beneficial qualities. So, 100 g of cooked fish contains 229.8 kcal, of which fat - 3 g, protein - 46.5 g, carbohydrates - 4.4 g.
The usefulness of fish is to improve the digestive tract, strengthen the blood-forming and diuretic process. In addition, with its moderate use, there is an improvement in blood circulation. However, do not forget that during cooking the product becomes more salty, therefore it is better not to abuse this fish excessively.
How to cook a fish
To prepare a delicious amber fish with an exquisite taste at home, you will need the following ingredients:
- pollock fillet - 500 g;
- salt - 1 tbsp. l .;
- sugar - 1 tbsp. l .;
- hot pepper - 0.2 tsp.
Start cooking with the preparation of the main ingredient. To do this, fish fillet must be cut into small sticks measuring 1 cm and 15 cm long. Then they should be placed in a separate container, sprinkled with sugar, salt, pepper and mix thoroughly.
After this, pollock should be transferred into a small dish in equal and dense layers. Press the fish down a little, cover with another plate and hide in the refrigerator for about a day. After the allotted time, the amber fish should be laid out in the oven on the grill so that it does not touch each other.
The next step is to dry the fish. It is necessary to open the oven and dry the fish on minimum heat for 5 hours. But there is another way of drying. To do this, pollock is laid out right in the kitchen, but then the process itself takes longer. This can take from one to two days, which is not suitable for those in a hurry.