Seafood is not only an exquisite and original delicacy, but also a very useful product. The content of microelements and protein necessary for the body in them just rolls over. How to cook frozen seafood so as not to spoil their delicate delicate taste with salt and spices? Here you need to adhere to several rules: takes into account the freshness of the product, the temperature during cooking and other various indicators.
If you can’t buy only caught, you can easily buy frozen seafood at the nearest supermarket. Recipes from them are very easy and quick, and the taste remains at the same level. Just remember that eating them in unlimited quantities is not recommended. It is best to cook something interesting at home. So you will be sure that you will avoid poisoning.
Cooking Tips
So you bought frozen seafood at the supermarket. How to cook this product? There are some culinary tricks. Shrimps are sold both peeled and unpeeled in shell. If they no longer need to be cleaned, then simply fry them in a pan with the addition of butter. You can also boil them. To do this, dip in boiling water for 3 minutes. The crude is cooked for 4 minutes in salt water. Squids are both chilled and frozen. They are cleaned and cooked for no more than 5 minutes, otherwise they will become tough, like rubber.
Mussels baked in foil
What you need: a kilogram of pre-boiled mussels with shells, salt (preferably sea), a little extra virgin olive oil, breadcrumbs (100 g), 3 large strong tomatoes, one peeled clove of garlic, a large bunch of parsley.
How to cook seafood? Frozen mussels must first be thawed. To do this (so that they do not disappear), put them overnight in a clean dish on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator and cover with a napkin. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. After the seafood has thawed, carefully separate the mussel meat from the shells with a knife. Do not throw away the sinks themselves - they will become an excellent "dish" for baking. In a separate container, mix seafood with crushed garlic and chopped parsley. Top with olive oil, salt and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Lay out the shells so that it is convenient to fill them with the minced meat. Each should have one mussel. Put in a bowl with a thick bottom, lightly add water and olive oil, put on top tomatoes cut into slices. Bake for no more than 10 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Cocktail "Sea Adventures"
A cocktail is the best answer to the question of how to cook frozen seafood. You can buy it at any supermarket. Combined with rice noodles, this will be a great Asian dish for your party.
What you need: a pound of sea cocktail, 100 g of rice noodles, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, olive or vegetable oil, several peeled garlic cloves.
The secret to cooking: dip frozen seafood in a pot of boiling water, cook for no more than 2 minutes on low heat. After that, we drain the water and dry the seafood. Now we’ll prepare a dressing for a cocktail: cut into small pieces the cloves of garlic and heat well a pan with pre-poured olive or vegetable oil. Fry the garlic for a few minutes, add a cocktail and soy sauce to it. Then fry for 5 minutes. Pour boiled water over rice noodles for a few minutes and let it brew. Pour it into a frying pan with a cocktail, cover and remove from heat.
Sea cocktail salad
Preparing frozen seafood is not a big deal. Usually they are boiled in boiling water for no more than 5 minutes. From the ready-made seafood you can build a delicious and nutritious salad.
You will need: a pound of frozen cocktail, 6 pieces of hard-boiled eggs, one large onion and as many young carrots, butter and mayonnaise.
Cooking technology: boil a sea cocktail in salted boiling water for 5 minutes. After that, cool the seafood and cut the largest of them into small cubes. Also finely chop onions. Grate carrots with large holes. Cooking vegetables: in a heated pan, put a small piece of butter, fry the onion in it until golden brown, then add the carrots. When the vegetables are ready, combine them with chopped eggs and a sea cocktail. Put in a salad bowl and mix with mayonnaise. If you don’t want it to turn out too greasy, mix the salad with soy sauce and herbs.
Spanish seafood soup
When you know how to cook frozen seafood, make a delicious soup out of them!
List of ingredients: a liter of fish stock, frozen sea cocktail (half a kilo), 1 white fish fillet, 3 tomatoes, 3 small potatoes, 1 head of onion, 1 pc. bell pepper, several previously peeled garlic cloves. Spices for Spanish seafood soup: red pepper, black pepper, bay leaf, dill, saffron, sea salt.
Cooking technology: peel and cut into small cubes sweet peppers, tomatoes and potatoes. Pour the vegetable oil into the pan and sauté the garlic, onion, and ground red pepper in it over low heat. Add all chopped vegetables there and stew them until the bell peppers are soft. Grind the finished vegetables with a blender and fold them back into the pan. Pour in the same fish stock. Add frozen seafood, fish fillet to vegetables in the broth and sweat over low heat, but make sure that the fish does not boil. Cook potatoes in a large saucepan until half-cooked. Transfer the entire contents of the pan there, add the remaining spices and salt and hold for 10 minutes with the lid tightly closed. For decoration, sprinkle with finely chopped dill. As you can see, frozen seafood can be cooked very quickly, and the number of recipes will allow you to create a new menu each time.
Flavored Seafood Pizza
Do you have frozen seafood in your refrigerator? How to prepare a dish from them for a large company, if a grandiose party is planned? Try making delicious seafood pizza. It is very original, simple and delicious!
Necessary ingredients : a mix of frozen seafood (mussels, squid, octopus, cuttlefish) - a pound. Instead of a mix, use a cocktail of seafood. Also take 0.5 kg of a special base for pizza, a large head of onions, several strong tomatoes, 5 fresh mushrooms, a jar of canned seedless olives, 150 g of cheese that melts easily, a mix of fragrant Italian herbs (oregano, basil) , olive oil for frying, salt.
Cooking technology . Dip the frozen mixture with boiling water, sprinkle with salt to taste and fry in a pan with the addition of olive oil for no more than 5 minutes. Finely chop the onions and mushrooms (cut them larger), cut the tomatoes into slices, and olives in circles, grate the cheese. Put seafood, onions and mushrooms on the base for pizza , season with Italian herbs on top. After that, put the tomatoes and olives on them beautifully. Now sprinkle pizza with grated cheese and put in the oven for 15 minutes, before that, heat it to 220 degrees.
Seafood and Avocado Salad
Ingredients : 200 g of frozen seafood, one egg and avocado, 2 cucumbers, 150 g of hard cheese, a clove of garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, mayonnaise, olive oil, herbs, spices for fish.
How to cook frozen seafood easily? Defrost them, pour olive oil and put in a frying pan, sprinkle with spices, add soy sauce and garlic. Fry for 5 minutes. Peeled boiled egg, avocado and cucumber into cubes. Put everything in a bowl and sprinkle with cheese. Pour in mayonnaise, soy sauce and lemon juice. Stir and sprinkle with herbs.
"Caesar" in a marine style
How to cook frozen seafood in 5 minutes? Right, make a salad. Defrost seafood and cook them for 3 minutes in salt water. Finely chop, put in a small plate, pepper and mix with mayonnaise. In a salad bowl, mix a lettuce leaf, torn into pieces, tomato slices and add mayonnaise too. Put seafood on top and sprinkle with crackers.
Cooking octopus
How to cook frozen seafood, such as octopus, in tomato sauce?
Ingredients: frozen octopus (1 kg), 3 tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, a clove of garlic, a little olive oil, chili pepper, herbs, black pepper, salt, a quarter of lemon.
How to cook? Peel the garlic and pepper from the seeds, fry in olive oil in a thick-bottomed bowl. Put chopped tomato and tomato paste there. Put out 15 minutes. Do not forget to stir. Defrost octopuses, put them in a bowl, pepper, salt and mix. Pay attention to the tentacles - if they are twisted tightly into lumps, then they are ready. Grate the zest, cut the parsley and place it there. Cover and sweat. Turn off the fire.
Cook squid
Now we learn how to cook frozen seafood, for example, squid. This delicacy will acquire a special taste if it is thoroughly thawed before cooking. Although if you are in a hurry somewhere, you can do without this stage. Just put the frozen squid in any pan, be sure to fill it with cold water. Put the dishes on a small fire and watch it until it boils. After that, water can be salted. Squid meat is cooked for exactly 20 minutes with a slight boil. If you overexpose it, it will become tough and tasteless, like rubber.