“Antarctic ice fish” - this is how the romantic Frenchmen christened this toothy creature with a small translucent body and absolutely no red blood. Soviet food industry was more prosaic. According to GOST, products under the code name Pristipoma, or silver hake, were delivered to the shelves of our stores. But among the people, because of the absolutely white blood (there is no hemoglobin and red bodies in it), they called the fish “ice”. Silver hake in the era of total deficit was available to everyone. They were fed cats, sometimes they ate themselves. By default, it was considered that this is not a gourmet product. But it is not so. Our people simply did not know how to cook icefish.
If you deal with a silver hake the way we are used to treat the inhabitants of our rivers and lakes, there will be little use. Ice - a very lean fish, and the ear from it is not rich. In addition, it is devoid of a characteristic fishy smell. This can be counted as a plus. There can even be one who does not tolerate the fish spirit. Another undoubted advantage of a guest from faraway Antarctica is the almost complete absence of bones: nature managed to "fasten" a solid fillet on the spine. And there is no scale on it. Having prepared it correctly, you can enjoy the delicate slightly shrimp taste that icefish has. Recipe its processing is very simple: cut off the head and fins, gut the peritoneum and rinse. If you come across frozen fish, it should thaw slowly. Best on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
Ice fish - recipe with potatoes and garlic
We clean the potatoes, cut them into circles, put them on a baking sheet covered with culinary paper. Sprinkle with salt and spices, sprinkle with melted butter. We bake for 10 minutes in an oven at 200 ° C. We coat the fish with butter, sprinkle with spices, lay on a potato bed. Next put the peeled head of garlic. We continue to bake another 10-15 minutes.
Ice Fish - Steaming Recipe
Gutted carcasses without a head rub with salt and spices inside and out. Steam for up to 10 minutes. In a pan, heat a spoonful of olive oil. On high heat, fry whole and washed vegetables: young carrots, asparagus, green pea pods. We cook for 2-3 minutes, so that only a light crust is formed. We spread the fish on a plate, garnish it with vegetables, sprinkle the dish with lemon juice and serve.
Fried ice fish
Recipe for the lazy: salt carcasses, roll in flour - and in a frying pan. Seven to eight minutes is enough for each side. For advanced chefs, I offer a more sophisticated recipe. Pour sesame seeds into a bowl, add curry powder. In this breading, the fish will come out as Asian exquisite. This inhabitant of the South Atlantic also looks good in batter.
Ice fish - recipe with mushroom sauce
First, peel and chop the potatoes in rounds. Then separately fry the mushrooms (preferably white) with onion and garlic. Next - also separately prepare the sauce: slightly thicken the sour cream with flour, add nutmeg. In a separate frying pan, fry icefish until golden brown. Now we take a baking sheet and put our dish. At the bottom - a little sauce. Then the round potatoes. We put fish on this litter. Sprinkle it with spices and cover with a blanket of mushrooms. Pour generously over the remaining sauce and put the baking sheet in the oven.