Canned food is a food product that has undergone special processing and is subject to long-term storage. They are made from meat, fish, vegetables or milk and consumed immediately after opening the can. But many enterprising housewives use them as a basis for creating tasty and healthy dishes. In today's article you will find some simple recipes with canned fish.
Saury cutlets
This delicious and very healthy dish is prepared in less than an hour. Therefore, it will be appreciated by many working housewives who need to quickly make dinner for the whole family. To fry such patties, you will need:
- Bank of canned saury (in oil).
- 3 eggs.
- Onion head.
- ½ tsp baking soda.
- 5 tbsp. l dry semolina.
- Salt, ground pepper mixture, dill, breading and vegetable oil.
Beat eggs are combined with semolina, chopped onions, chopped dill and mashed saury. All this is supplemented with soda, salt and pepper and mixed well. The resulting mass is removed to the side so that it has time to infuse. After about half an hour, cutlets are formed from minced meat with canned fish and breaded in breadcrumbs. Each of them is fried in a heated greased pan until a golden crust appears. Serve such patties with friable rice or mashed potatoes.
Borsch with sprats
This nutritious first course is perfect for a family dinner. It has a rich taste and pleasant aroma. Since the recipe for borscht with canned fish, a photo of which can be viewed below, involves the use of specific products, stock up on everything you need in advance. This time you will need:
- A can of sprats in a tomato.
- 100 g of dried mushrooms.
- 250 g of white beans.
- 400 g of potatoes.
- 400 g of white cabbage.
- 300 g of beets.
- 120 g of onion.
- 1 tbsp. l tomato paste.
- Water, parsley, salt, parsley root, flour, vegetable oil and spices.
The process must begin with the processing of beans and mushrooms. They are poured with cold water and left for three hours. After the specified time, they are washed, transferred to a suitable pan and boiled until half cooked. At the next stage, they add salt, parsley, spices, potato sticks, shredded cabbage and beets. All this is complemented by frying onions, parsley root, flour and tomato paste. Shortly before the plate is turned off, canned sprats are spread in borsch.
Pink Salmon Cream Soup
Fans of tender puree-like first courses can be advised to pay special attention to a simple and very interesting recipe with canned fish. A photo of the soup itself will be posted a little lower, and now we will deal with its composition. To prepare such a dinner you will need:
- 350 g of potatoes.
- 250 g canned pink salmon.
- 200 ml of 33% cream.
- 100 g carrots.
- Dill, water, salt, ground white pepper, vegetable and butter.
First of all, you need to do potatoes. It is cleaned, washed and boiled in a small amount of salted water. As soon as it is ready, they add passivated grated carrots, ground white pepper and mashed canned pink salmon to it. All this is turned into mashed potatoes, diluted with cream, quickly warmed up over low heat and garnished with chopped dill.
Omelet with vegetables and sardines
This delicious and hearty meal will be a good idea for a family breakfast. It is prepared from simple components, and the process itself does not take a lot of time. To feed your family with such an omelet, you will need:
- Bank of sardines (in oil).
- 150 g of fleshy sweet pepper.
- 120 g of onion.
- 6 chicken eggs.
- Salt, ground pepper and butter.
It is advisable to start the process with processing onions. It is cleaned, washed, crushed and passaged in melted butter. As soon as it becomes transparent, add strips of bell pepper to it and continue to fry over low heat. Five minutes later, mashed canned fish is added to the vegetables. Almost immediately, salted and pepper beaten eggs are poured into a common pan. All this is covered and brought to full readiness.
Tomato and Egg Salad
This tasty and bright dish is a very successful combination of fish, herbs and vegetables. To prepare it, you will need:
- 250 g canned tuna.
- 200 g of cherry tomatoes.
- 100 g lettuce leaves.
- 1 tbsp. l capers.
- 6 quail eggs.
- Salt, fresh lemon juice, olive oil and parmesan.
Preparing this salad of canned fish is quite simple. First you need to do the eggs. They are rinsed, boiled until cooked and peeled. After that, they are cut in half and laid out on the bottom of a suitable plate lined with lettuce leaves. Halves of tomatoes, pieces of tuna, capers and parmesan are sent there. The finished dish is watered with a dressing consisting of olive oil and fresh lemon juice.
Cutlets with sardines and rice
The basis for the preparation of this mouth-watering dish is canned fish. Therefore, it is prepared very quickly and simply. To feed your family with hearty, ruddy meatballs, you will need:
- Bank of sardines.
- A glass of boiled rice.
- Onion head.
- Large boiled potato.
- Salt, breading, spices and vegetable oil.
Mashed fish is combined with grated potatoes, passivated onions and boiled rice. All this is salted, supplemented with spices and thoroughly knead. Small cutlets are formed from the prepared minced meat, bread them in breadcrumbs and browned in a heated greased frying pan.
Cucumber and bell pepper salad
This light, spicy dish will be an excellent substitute for the traditional “Mimose”. Unlike the latter, there are many fresh vegetables in it, and there is not a drop of mayonnaise. Since this canned fish salad recipe involves the use of not quite standard components, check in advance whether you have at hand:
- Bank of tuna or saury.
- Lettuce Cucumber.
- Ripe tomato.
- Bell pepper.
- Green apple.
- Lettuce leaves.
- 1 tsp not very spicy mustard.
- 2 tbsp. l olive oil.
- 1 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice.
- Salt and Provence herbs.
On a flat dish lined with washed lettuce leaves, lay pieces of canned fish. Slices of tomato, strips of sweet pepper, slices of cucumber and finely chopped apple are sent there. All this is poured with a mixture of salt, olive oil, mustard, Provencal herbs and lemon juice.
Lavash roll
This interesting appetizer, made on the basis of canned fish, will be a great addition to any buffet. To prepare it you will need:
- 3 sheets of pita bread.
- A can of canned fish.
- 3 boiled eggs.
- 200 g of mayonnaise.
- 4 cloves of garlic.
- Fresh greens.
- 200 g of quality hard cheese.
Pita bread is laid out on a flat surface and spread with a small amount of mayonnaise mixed with crushed garlic and chopped herbs. Shabby cheese is poured on top and a second sheet is placed. All this is again covered with mayonnaise and mashed fish. A layer of canned food is covered with the last pita bread. It is also soaked in mayonnaise-garlic sauce and crushed with chopped eggs. All this is carefully twisted with a roll, wrapped with food-grade polyethylene and briefly put in the refrigerator.
Jellied cake
With canned fish you can cook not only delicious salads and soups, but also amazing homemade cakes. To do this, you will need:
- 300 ml of kefir.
- 2 chicken eggs.
- 70 ml of refined oil.
- 1.5 cups fine flour.
- 1 tsp. salt and soda.
- 250 g canned saury.
- Onion head.
- Sesame seeds.
In a deep container, kefir, soda, salt, beaten eggs, vegetable oil and flour are combined. All vigorously stirred until a homogeneous liquid mass. Half of the resulting dough is poured into a greased form. The filling made of mashed saury and chopped onion is evenly distributed on top. All this is poured with the rest of the dough, sprinkled with sesame seeds and subjected to heat treatment. Bake the product at 220 degrees. After ten minutes, the temperature is reduced to 180 ° C and wait another half hour.
A simple pie with canned fish
This delicious savory pastry can be a complete substitute for a traditional family dinner. It turns out to be very satisfying and retains its original freshness for a long time. To prepare it you will need:
- 4 chicken eggs.
- 130 ml of mayonnaise.
- 130 g sour cream.
- 5 tbsp. l high-grade wheat flour.
- 1 tsp quicklime soda.
- 1 tsp potato starch.
- A bunch of dill.
- 250 g canned saury.
To begin with, beaten eggs, sour cream and mayonnaise are combined in one vessel. Chopped dill, soda, starch and flour are added to the resulting mass. All intensively knead until smooth. Half of the resulting dough is poured into a refractory form. Mashed canned saury is evenly distributed on top. Residues of sour cream-like dough are gently poured onto the fish. Bake the cake for fifty minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees. They serve it both hot and chilled.
Salad with Rice and Green Peas
This nutritious dish is distinguished by excellent taste and pleasant fish aroma. To prepare it, you will need:
- 200 g canned tuna.
- 100 g Swiss cheese.
- 250 g of dried rice.
- 1 tsp tomato sauce.
- 4 tbsp. l peeled green peas.
- Salt, vegetable oil and spices.
Rice and peas are separately boiled in salted water, cooled and combined in a deep salad bowl. Tomato sauce, mashed fish, Swiss cheese, vegetable oil and spices are sent to it. All mix gently and put on the table.
Salad with olives and cucumbers
This high-calorie and very tasty dish will not escape the attention of lovers of salmon and fresh vegetables. To independently make a delicious salad with canned fish, you will have to prepare in advance:
- 250 g of dried rice.
- 250 g canned salmon.
- 100 g of fresh cucumbers.
- 2 chicken eggs.
- 60 g onions.
- 60 g of olives.
- 25 g of mustard.
- 100 g quality mayonnaise.
- Salt, water, spices and herbs.
It is advisable to start the process with rice processing. It is thoroughly washed under a tap, boiled until ready in salted water, completely cooled and sent to a deep vessel. Pieces of canned salmon, chopped onions, slices of cucumber, spices and thermally processed chopped eggs are placed there. The finished dish is seasoned with a mixture of mayonnaise and mustard, crushed with herbs and decorated with olives.
Potato salad
This is one of the most popular and simple dishes, enjoyed by the same love among large and small eaters. To prepare it, you will need:
- 800 g of potatoes.
- Bank of canned salmon.
- 100 g quality mayonnaise.
- 1 tbsp. l sweet mustard.
- 1 tsp pickled capers.
- Salt, basil, vegetable oil and a mixture of peppers.
The washed and peeled potatoes are boiled until cooked, cooled, cut into small cubes and put in a deep bowl. Mashed fish, capers, chopped basil and a mixture of peppers are sent there. At the final stage, the salad is supplemented with vegetable oil, salt, mayonnaise and mustard.