Supporters of fish dishes know a lot of ways to cook it and are well versed in varieties. However, in everyday life, the silver carp is the most accessible, the harm and benefits of which have long been studied by nutritionists, compared and announced to people. It is very pleasant that the most easily obtained fish is also recommended by doctors. No less joyful is the fact that it is easy to prepare, can be processed by any means, and besides, all recipes give delicious dishes on the way out.
Silver carp fish: harm and benefit
In nature, there are only three varieties of this fish, two of which are found in Russia in the wild and successfully bred. It is a white silver carp and motley. The first is more dietetic, the second is much tastier. The latter species, hybrid, is more capricious in temperature, therefore it is found closer to the south and is less common on the shelves.
The main advantage of silver carp is that it is the only freshwater fish whose fat is actually similar to the fat of marine fish and is able to lower cholesterol in the body. But not only this effect is famous for silver carp, the harm and benefits of which are considered here. Fish gives a whole series of pleasant effects:
- The meat of silver carp is characterized by high dietary qualities, thanks to which it can participate even in baby food. There are diets in which only this fish is prescribed.
- The silver carp is fully absorbed, and in just two hours.
- The meat of this fish is an excellent prophylactic against heart, stomach, oncological diseases and atherosclerosis.
- Phosphorus, iron, zinc and sulfur, which are contained in silver carp, strengthen nails, improve skin color and condition, stimulate hair growth.
Note that the meat of silver carp is quite fat. However, due to the ease of breakdown of these fats, it is not contraindicated even for overweight people.
So, if you meticulously evaluate a fish by the name of silver carp, the harm and benefits are simply not comparable. The latter is available to everyone who is not against fish dishes. The first threatens only individuals who are unlucky to be born with an allergy to aquatic inhabitants.
What is good caviar
Silver carp in itself is just a storehouse of useful properties. However, silver carp caviar is even more useful. It is strongly recommended as a means of preventing relapse in cancer. It stabilizes the blood sugar of diabetics, activates the production of hemoglobin by the body, and normalizes the condition of joints with gout and rheumatism. If silver carp roe is constantly present in the menu, the nervous system, both peripheral and central, comes back to normal. And these therapeutic effects in caviar are combined with the general benefit that the silver carp meat carries.
Caviar Appetizer
A separate bonus can be considered that the caviar of this fish is tasty and can be used in different forms. Frying it, by the way, is not a good idea. It is better to buy slightly salted or salt it yourself, and then build a great spread. It is done this way: a small onion, preferably white, is ground in a mashed potter with a grater or blender. A crumb is taken out of a small piece of the loaf, soaked in milk and squeezed. Both components are combined with three tablespoons of caviar and whipped at maximum speed with a slow and gradual introduction of half a glass of olive oil. When the spread becomes completely airy, half the lemon is squeezed into it. We do not stop the mixer or blender! Having achieved smoothness, we spread a snack on fresh bread and enjoy.
Eggplant Recipe
Fried silver carp is very tasty and juicy. But just putting slices of fish in a pan is boring and primitive. And if you are on a diet, it’s also not very recommended. We offer you the following recipe. A pound of eggplant is peeled, cut into cubes, rolled in flour and roasted. About the same amount of fish is cut into portions, also breaded in flour and browned. Both components are stacked in another container in layers and poured with a special sauce. For him, the chopped roots of parsley and celery are passaged with onions, and then languish under the lid with the addition of a glass of tomato juice until half boiled. Next, the sauce is flavored with lemon, sugar, pepper and salt and rubbed through a fine sieve. When the fish and eggplant infuse in the sauce, everyone at the table will sing the praises of the hostess.
Gourmet fish
If such a silver carp fried does not seem too dietary to you, try cooking the next dish. Cut the carcass in portions and marinate for two hours in a mixture of salt, garlic, ground pepper and minced parsley. Then roll the fish slices in whole grain flour and very quickly, over high heat, brown them. Now put the pieces of silver carp in a thick-bottomed pan and put in the oven for a quarter of an hour. Compared to just fried fish, which has a calorie content of almost 180 units, such a silver carp will “drag out” only 125 kcal.
Salt?
The white silver carp is especially good for these purposes - it is less greasy. But you can also put into the motley if the alternative is not found. The ambassador will be held in three stages - this will turn out to be more delicious and tender salty silver carp.
- The carcass, peeled, gutted and washed, gets rid of most of the bones. Lazy people can, with a clear conscience, neglect this step, but after that it will be more difficult for them to eat fish. Pure meat is cut into small slices, folded into any suitable dish and generously sprinkled with salt on all sides.
- After half an hour, the silver carp is poured with table vinegar diluted to a third with water. In it, the fish should be aged 20 minutes.
- The slices of the silver carp are well washed and slightly wrung out so that the glass is excess, but the pieces did not deform. Now they are folded into a jar, and each row is spilled with sunflower oil. Even tastier if you shift the fish layers onion rings.
Capacity for a day goes to the cold. During this time, the fish will salt completely.
Remember that in large quantities, salty silver carp can worsen the well-being of people with kidney problems. So let it be not the main course, but a pleasant addition to the menu.
Under the cheese
The most delicious baked silver carp. The harm and benefits in such a preparation are balanced as harmoniously for the eater as possible: the latter manifests itself as much as possible, and harm is not done even to those who lose weight. In addition, when baking, you can cook a full-fledged dish and not mess around with the side dish. The silver carp fillet is taken, cut, salted, sprinkled with lemon and pickled for half an hour. Then the onion rings are laid out on a baking sheet in a thick layer , on them - carrot circles in a row, followed by fish. On it are placed rings of olives and plate of champignons. In the oven, this design is placed for forty minutes or an hour. Before it is ready, the dish wakes up with cheese and comes back to melt it.