Fish hey - a simple recipe for cooking

For people who grew up in Soviet times, Korean cuisine is some strange oriental curiosity. But more and more nowadays, pungent spicy oriental products of pickling and pickles are being approved in average cuisines. And one of them is fish hehe. In essence, this is raw fillet, pickled with a special method with vegetables and spices. How to make it in the conditions of a modern kitchen so that the fish hehe turns out to be authentic tasty? We will talk about this today in our article.

A bit of history

Khe Koreans consider both a snack and a dish at the same time. They prepare meat and fish dishes (mainly tuna or pollock are used). The roots of the dish go back to ancient times, for example, there is historical evidence that Confucius himself loved him. But after a large-scale epidemic, it disappears from China and firmly enters Korean cuisine - in a new way. By the way, the Korean recipe for fish hehe (it’s also hwe, ho is a whole family of dishes), which is used in this country, is too laborious for Europeans. In this connection, usually already adapted options are usually given. And in Japan, an analogue of the Korean sen-shonghwe is a susimi dish.

Subtleties of the question

• You can learn how to cook heh from fish, but it will require certain skills. Firstly, you should carefully choose the fillet. Both river and sea inhabitants are suitable: mackerel and mullet, catfish and pelengas, zander and salmon, herring and pink salmon. Prepared from pike, but it is too bony, according to many cooks.

• If you make hehe of fish, do not choose frozen. When it is thawed, the structure of the pulp will lose its integrity and appearance.
• You can buy a ready-made fillet, this significantly reduces the cooking time and the complexity of the process.
• How to cook fish heh? Cut the pulp with a sharp knife - thin strips. And remove the thick peel so that the dish does not turn out tough.
• After the introduction of vinegar, the pieces of fish can become brittle, therefore, when mixing, care should be taken. Otherwise, the fillet acquires a porridge-like consistency.
• Coriander with red pepper is required in a fish hey. Traditionally, zucchini, carrots, and cabbage with eggplant are placed in pickles.
• Hand-made fish hehe - a great appetizer for alcohol, an excellent addition to the first dishes. Pieces of pulp are placed on sandwiches, in tartlets, various salads.

The easiest fish recipe heh

And now our first recipe is quite simplified, adapted for Europeans. So, take the following ingredients:

• grams of 800 fish fillets;
• 1 onion;
• a few cloves of garlic;
• a little sugar;
• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce;
• 1 tablespoon ground pepper;
• 2 tablespoons of vinegar;
• some salt;
• greens;
• hot pepper pod;
• a few tablespoons of vegetable oil.

How to cook

• Cut the fish into strips (if you didn’t get the fillet, then the bones and skin must be removed).
• Pour salt into the container prepared for hehe from the fish, pour the vinegar (9%) and mix thoroughly.
• We clean the onion and shred the rings (half rings). Peel the garlic cloves, cut into small pieces (or press the plane of the knife blade).
• In a skillet or pan, heat the vegetable oil. Remove the container from the stove. Mix the butter with onions, garlic, red pepper, soy sauce and sugar to get the marinade. And chop the herbs with hot pepper and put into a common mixture. Mix again.
• Add the fillets in slices and again gently mix.
• We hold the fish for at least thirty minutes in such a marinade (or better - more). Now you can serve to the table. In principle, this dish is easy to make at home for dinner - in almost any modern kitchen. And the ingredients for him are very simple and will be found in the nearest supermarket. Advice about fish: it can be taken of different types (for a list of "candidates" see above, in the "Subtleties of the Question" section). The main thing is to try to buy a fillet, not frozen, but chilled or fresh, ideally.

Korean fish hee

If you decide to get down to business with an authentic approach, then the recipe for eastern dishes will be a little more complicated. The ingredients are the same 700-800 grams of fillet, a spoonful of coriander seeds, 5 garlic cloves, 3 medium-sized onions, a spoonful of red hot pepper, a few tablespoons of vinegar, a spoonful of salt and 2 sugars, greens, soy sauce, and vegetable oil.

How to cook

1. We heat a frying pan (such as a wok, with high sides), add oil there and quickly fry hot peppers in it.
2. Peel the onion and cut into half rings. Chop the garlic and herbs.
3. We mix soy sauce with coriander and salt in a separate container, as well as pepper, sugar and vinegar. Next, we combine all this with sliced ​​fish or straws, cover and set down the refrigerator for several hours. During this time, mix several times. Put the finished snack in small plates (bowls, bowls) and serve.

From mackerel with lemon juice (for those who do not like vinegar)

Very tasty heh is obtained from a fish such as mackerel (you need to make it yourself or get fillets). The recipe includes few ingredients, easy and simple to prepare. To do this, it is best to buy fresh mackerel in the market. And if you come across ice cream, you must handle it carefully and gently, as it can break down into fibers when thawing.

1. So, the fillets of this marine inhabitant are cut into thin strips.
2. Peel the onion and cut into half rings.
3. Mix the pieces of mackerel with onions. Add salt, seasoning for making Korean carrots, a spoonful of sugar, juice of one or two lemons, vegetable oil (a couple of spoons).
4. All of the above ingredients are mixed well and put down the refrigerator for six hours. By the way, it is very convenient to make such an appetizer in the evening, and leave it to marinate for the night. And in the morning you can enjoy a great dish: fish hehe.

Bon appetit to everyone!