The fish, especially the red one, which is ideally saturated with marinade, tastes very juicy to taste, and the flesh acquires amazing tenderness. There are many interesting fillings with which you will create another masterpiece of culinary art.
These marinades are made up of various ingredients. In some, vegetables are present, in others also spices, citrus juice is often used. Soy sauce is an indispensable attribute of a delicious marinade, which also additionally adds salt to the fish. Wine (white and dry) is also often taken as the basis, especially in French cuisine, where sophistication of taste and intricacy of preparation are appreciated.
Delicious fish thanks to the proper preparation of the marinade
What wonderful qualities does a skilfully made marinade endow with fish? The fillet becomes aromatic, the taste is emphasized by special shades, and the crust takes on an appetizing appearance. It is prepared so simply that absolutely anyone can do it, regardless of age and the availability of cooking skills.
Surely everyone will have their own fish cooking technique, but nothing will prevent you from adding new recipes to your piggy bank. Guests and households will appreciate your efforts and will want to try the dish more than once.
Murmansk milk marinade
The combination of milk, cream and red fish always makes the taste divine. It is often used in the cuisine of the Scandinavian peoples. In this case, prepare the marinade for fish according to the recipes of the North. Proper observance of proportions will allow you to achieve a delicate taste, and the fish itself will turn out to be salted.
We will need: 200 ml of milk, a liter of water, 50 gr. sugar, 100 gr. salt, peas of black pepper (30 pieces), 20 bay leaves, a couple drops of vinegar.
Water must be mixed with spices, then add salt and sugar to it. Put on fire and boil, then drip a couple drops of vinegar and remove from heat. Let cool slightly and mix the marinade with milk. Put the red fish fillet in a tray and then fill it with prepared liquid. Fish should brew for about 6 hours at room temperature. Then take it out and pat it with a cloth.
Taiwanese cooking
Taiwanese is a delicious fish marinade that has a sweet and sour taste. It has a transparent consistency, and the fish is delicious! For it, semi-sweet wine, garlic and ginger are used. Cooking fish is very fast, for this it is better to take the fillet. Dip it in batter (1 egg, 50 ml of wine, 2 tablespoons of starch) and fry until half-ready. Boil water in a small saucepan, add one chopped onion, 50 gr. grated ginger, 2 cloves of garlic and spices to your taste, as well as flour and starch diluted in water (1: 1). Put fish in this sauce and stew.
Mustard Lemon Marinade
For such a marinade, mix a small pack of mustard with the juice of one lemon, add 50 ml of soy sauce to the resulting mixture. Season the fish fillet with salt, pepper and coat with plenty of marinade. Put in the refrigerator overnight. If you additionally shift the fish in circles of lemon, the taste only intensifies.
Citrus based marinade
This is a very tender marinade for red fish. Pour 3 tablespoons of sugar mixed with salt and black pepper into the pan. Rub the same zest of one lemon and one small lime. Place the fillet on top. Put in a cool place. This marinade is also excellent for salting.
Fragrant Ginger - Fish's Best Friend
A very unusual combination provides such a marinade for fish. We take ginger and kefir as the basis, and cook the fish in foil in the oven.
How to cook ginger and kefir marinade? We need 250 ml of kefir, 2 onion heads, 2 cm long ginger root , lemon slices, for frying vegetable oil, a clove of garlic, pepper, salt and a lot of dill (whoever likes it).
Now proceed to the preparation of the marinade itself. Ginger should be grated, and a slice of garlic through a press. Salt and pepper the resulting mixture. Now rub this fish well. Pour in all the kefir and leave to marinate for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, finely chop the onion and dill, fry everything in vegetable oil until the color becomes golden. Put the slices of fish in the foil, lay the lemon slices on top, sprinkle everything with onion and dill. Form something like a boat, just make sure that there is free space inside. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, open the foil and hold for another 5 minutes.
The combination of carrots and onions is a traditional technique of famous chefs
This is more common in cooking marinade for fish from carrots and onions. He also gives it excellent taste, despite the fact that it is used everywhere. Soaked in this way the fish is soft and juicy.
You will need: red fish fillet (salmon, trout, salmon, pink salmon), 2 carrots, 6 onions, tomato paste - 200 gr., 150 gr. flour, sunflower oil, sugar (2 teaspoons), salt (1 teaspoon), black pepper, vinegar, water.
Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots, fry everything until golden. For refueling, it is necessary to dilute the tomato paste with water, add salt, spices, sugar. Now you should mix and pour the dressing into the fried vegetables. Put out all together for no more than 5 minutes. Fry the fish, put on a dish, put the carrots with onions on top and pour in tomato marinade for 6 hours.
Refined taste will give a marinade with white wine
To prepare such an original taste marinade for fish, you will need 100 gr. soy sauce, the same amount of white dry wine, 2 tablespoons of sugar, thinly sliced ginger root, a small bunch of cilantro or ground coriander, vegetable oil, pink pepper in the form of peas. It remains only to mix the ingredients and pickle the fish.
Piquant originality with the addition of red wine
You will definitely like the fish in the red marinade! The calculation is made per 1 kg of fish. It will take half a liter of dry red wine, 2 large onions, a clove of garlic, fresh basil, 1 small spoon of balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, paprika.
Such a wine marinade for red fish is easy to prepare. Peel the onions and garlic, cut them into small pieces. Basil greens need to be finely chopped, but if you do not have fresh, replace it with dried. Combine red dry wine with garlic, basil and onions. Add a small spoonful of balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper and ground paprika. Now you can fill the fish with marinade and leave it for 20 minutes to soak.
Spiced Carrot Stew
Such a marinade for fish is prepared quickly and easily. Necessary products: a can of green peas with carrots, 250 grams of onions, 3% vinegar, 200 grams of tomato paste, sugar in the form of sand, 6 peas of black pepper, 2 bay leaves, 3 cloves, salt and vegetable oil.
Peel the vegetables, chop the onions in the form of half rings, it is better to grate the carrots. Fry the onion in vegetable oil, then add the carrots and simmer for a couple of minutes. Now add the tomato paste diluted in water and put it out together. At the end, put salt, sugar and spices.
Another recipe for marinade with carrots. Any fish that you like best is suitable for this dish. You need 800 gr. fish, 2 tablespoons flour, vegetable oil, pepper and salt. For the marinade, take 4 carrots, parsley, a glass of tomato puree, 3 medium-sized onions, a few bay leaves, a couple of clove buds, nutmeg, cinnamon, a few peas of black or allspice, sugar, salt, vinegar, water (but preferably broth) .
Cut the fish fillet into portioned slices. Salt, pepper on top and roll in flour. Pour the vegetable oil into the pan and fry until cooked. Cooking marinade. Cut the vegetables into small strips, fry in oil and pour the tomato puree. Stew until the vegetables absorb the tomato and turn reddish. Then pour the broth or water into the pan, wait for it to boil. Now you can add sugar, vinegar, salt with spices. Boil for 15 minutes. If you put crushed garlic, it will turn out even more piquant. Pour the fish fillet in the sauce and marinate for 5 hours.
These marinade recipes can be used for other products, such as meat, poultry, various grilled vegetables - they are so versatile. But if red fish dominates your menu today, then follow these tips. It will turn out even tastier and healthier! As you know, this is the most valuable and expensive variety of fish.
Trying all new marinades for fish, you will be happy to notice the variety of flavoring shades of this product, discover new, previously unknown tastes! A variety of options can be used for any type of heat treatment - both for frying in a pan, and for baking, grilling, barbecue or stewing. Widespread cooking fish in a marinade in a slow cooker.