It was always believed that fish dishes must be present in the diet of every person. And all because they are rich in useful substances that are simply indispensable for the body. Probably one of the most popular among us is freshwater asp. A lot of tasty and healthy dishes are prepared from it, which are liked by both adults and children. Such a fish goes well with vegetables; it is very tasty if baked in wine. Asp are cooked, stewed, baked, smoked, used for cooking hot and cold dishes. Consider what it is and how it is cooked.
Asp description
Asp fish, the photo of which is attached, refers to cyprinids. It lives in freshwater rivers. Her body is spindle-shaped, pale silver, her mouth is wide enough. A characteristic feature of fish is a tubercle located on the jaw. The length of the largest representative reaches fifty centimeters, and the weight is three kilograms. An asp lives in large rivers flowing into the Caspian and Black Seas. You can also meet him in Central Asia. This fish is appreciated in cooking, but it is recommended to cook it fresh. So, the gills should be red, and the eyes should not be cloudy. Scales should fit well to the skin. Only such a product will contain all the beneficial substances and vitamins. Consider how to cook asp fish , what dishes from it can turn out.
Asp salad “heh”
Ingredients: two kilograms of asp fillet, five onions, three carrots, three tablespoons of vinegar essence, one hundred and fifty grams of vegetable oil, salt and spices (red and black ground peppers) to taste.
Cooking
Fillet is cut into thin strips, placed in a pan, poured with vinegar essence. The fish is mixed, covered and insisted for twenty minutes.
While the asp fish, the photo of which is familiar to us, will be pickled, vegetables are prepared. Chives are chopped, carrots are grated or cut into strips. As time passes, these vegetables are laid out on asps, spices are poured on a slide, where red pepper will be the last. Then they heat the vegetable oil and carefully spice them with water. This process is called ignition. After three minutes, everything is thoroughly mixed many times. Ten minutes later, the dish will be ready, but it is best to put it in a cold place for six hours.
Asp aspic in foil
Ingredients: one fish, half a lemon, salt and spices to taste, mayonnaise.
Cooking
Asp is a fish, the recipes for the preparation of which we are considering today, cleaned, washed and put on foil. Then it is sprinkled with salt and spices, smeared with mayonnaise, watered with lemon juice, and the fruit itself is placed inside the fish. The product is wrapped in foil, placed on a baking sheet and baked for forty minutes. Over time, the fish is unfurled and transferred to a dish, cut into pieces and served with a side dish of vegetables or salad.
Boiled asp in white sauce
Ingredients: six hundred grams of fish, one hundred grams of leek, sixty grams of celery root, forty grams of white wine, one spoonful of lemon juice, pepper and salt to taste.
Cooking
It is very easy to prepare asp. The fish, the recipes for which we are considering, is served with the sauce. So, first the gutted and washed fish is cut into pieces. On the bottom of the dishes lay the leek rings (only its white part) and the celery root cut into strips. Then put pieces of asp on top, fill it with broth and cook over low heat until tender, covering it with a lid. Over time, the broth is filtered and boiled half. Then add the ready-made Bechamel sauce, lemon juice and butter, mix and serve with the finished fish.
Greek asp fish
Ingredients: one third of lemon, two cloves of garlic, two zucchini, two sweet peppers, four tablespoons of vegetable oil, two tablespoons of chopped greens (dill and parsley), half a glass of dry white wine, five hundred grams of asp, two tomatoes, salt to taste.
Cooking
Gutted fish, washed and dried. Then, bones are carefully removed from it with a sharp thin knife. Then the fish is cut into portions, salted and watered with lemon juice. Onion and garlic are finely chopped and fried in hot oil, then put fish in a pan and pour wine, stew for ten minutes. Over time, add greens and stew again for five minutes. Further to the fish add zucchini and tomatoes, sliced in circles, as well as sweet pepper, they continue to stew until cooked. Ready fish asp, fishing of which is allowed, is laid out on a dish with vegetables and sprinkled with herbs.
Asp casserole with cheese
Ingredients: two hundred grams of fish, twenty grams of flour, one egg, one hundred grams of milk, twenty grams of cheese, three tablespoons of vegetable oil, salt to taste.
Cooking
First fish is prepared: cleaned, fins removed, gutted, washed and dried. Then a ridge and ribs are pulled out of it. The resulting fillet is cut into pieces, salted, rolled in flour and fried on both sides until a golden crust forms. Then the fried asp fish is placed on a baking sheet, poured with a pre-prepared mixture of grated cheese, milk and eggs and sent to the oven, where it is baked for fifteen minutes at high temperature. The finished dish is served on a large plate.
Braised asp with pickles
Ingredients: half a kilogram of asp fillet, six hundred grams of stewed cabbage, sixty grams of vegetable oil, one hundred and twenty grams of pickles, fifteen grams of crackers, one onion, sixty grams of olives, two hundred and fifty grams of tomato sauce, herbs.
Cooking
The fillet is cut into small pieces and put in a pan. Then add finely chopped cucumbers and onions, pour in the broth and simmer for ten minutes over low heat. Then add olives and sauce and continue to simmer for several minutes. Meanwhile, a layer of cabbage is laid on a baking sheet, asp fish is placed on top along with the rest of the ingredients. From above it is covered with cabbage, covered with breadcrumbs and baked for fifteen minutes over medium heat.
Garlic asp
Ingredients: one and a half kilograms of fish, one lemon, two cloves of garlic, four tablespoons of corn flour, fifty grams of butter, two hundred grams of vegetable oil, salt to taste.
Cooking
Now that we know what asp fish looks like (photo attached), we can make a very tasty dish out of it. To do this, gut the fish and remove all the bones, then cut into pieces that are salted and watered with lemon juice. The fish is left to marinate for twenty minutes. Then the pieces are rolled in flour and sautéed in oil. They are laid out on a dish and sprinkled with chopped garlic.
A few secrets in the end
Today there are a large number of recipes for preparing asp, its meat is ideal for roasting, baking, smoking and so on. To make the dish tasty and the meat juicy, you need to follow some simple rules. It is best to bake fish in foil for no more than twenty minutes. Since it contains many small bones, it is often dried or smoked. It is recommended to choose a fish weighing no more than three kilograms for cooking.