It is universally recognized that cod, in terms of both taste and application, is truly special fish. All its parts are processed and used by man - from fins to language. Cod languages are one of the favorite delicacies of Scandinavian cuisine. Russian fishermen fishing in the North are very fond of this dish. Cod languages are invariably gaining popularity among those who have a happy opportunity to get acquainted with the taste of this product.
Definition
The languages of cod are, in fact, not languages, but parts of the lower jaw of a fish. These pieces do not contain bones at all, they are very soft, tender and fatter than the fish itself. Cod languages are known as a rare and expensive product because they are cut by hand. In this they differ from cod fillet, in the production of which machines are used.
Beneficial features
In frozen languages immediately after catching cod, many nutritional properties that are beneficial to the human body are preserved. They are distinguished by a high content of vitamins D and B12, as well as valuable omega-3 fats. For this reason, the product is strongly recommended to include people with weak immunity in the diet.
Cod language: recipes
Culinary experts consider this product one of the most convenient for use in the manufacture of various dishes. Cooking cod languages does not require any special processing. The product can be prepared in any way - boil, fry, bake. In any form, very tasty cod languages are obtained. How to cook? This question is often asked by beginners. The article offers some of the most popular recipes.
Cod Tongue Salad
You will need:
- 200-300 g of boiled languages;
- 1-2 fresh cucumbers;
- boiled eggs - 2 pcs.;
- 2-3 tablespoons of green peas;
- 1 medium onion bulb;
- 1 carrot;
- mayonnaise - to taste;
- 1 slice of lemon and greens for decoration.
The salad is easy to prepare. Cod tongues should be boiled in salted water along with carrots and onions, cool and cut into pieces. Dice the cucumber, finely chop the eggs. Season the finished salad with mayonnaise, garnish with greens and a slice of lemon.
Cod tongue soup: how to cook?
Cod languages (recipes in the article offer many options for using this product) are successfully used in the preparation of such a popular dish as fish soup. Based on 1 liter of water you will need:
- 300 g of cod languages;
- 1 onion;
- 1 carrot;
- 50 g celery root;
- allspice (peas), bay leaf, salt.
To cook the fish soup, it is necessary to put the thawed tongues in boiling water, add the onion peeled and cut into halves, spices, carrots, salt, celery root. Boil for about half an hour. Then take out the tongues of cod and vegetables and cut everything into large pieces. After this, the broth is filtered, again allowed to boil. Tongues of cod and vegetables are laid out in plates and poured with hot broth. Finely chopped greens are added at the end.
Fried cod tongues
It will take you 15 minutes to cook this dish. For three servings you will need:
- 1 kg of cod reeds;
- 5 tbsp. l wheat flour (necessary for breading);
- 1 tbsp. l salts;
- 0.5 tbsp. l freshly ground pepper;
- 3 tbsp. l olive oil (necessary for frying, you can use any vegetable).
Cooking steps
First, frozen cod tongues are thawed naturally and washed.
On the one hand peel is removed (where it is thicker). Shooting must begin from the tip to the base using a knife. If the peel is not completely removed - it's okay, the mistresses assure. It is not necessary to remove the entire skin to a millimeter. On the reverse side, the tongue can not be cleaned. The peel on it is very thin, after cooking it is completely inaudible.
Next, in a separate bowl, mix ground pepper and salt, add flour there, mix. Roll tongues breaded. You can also put the resulting mixture into a bag. Put peeled cod tongues in the same package. Shake the package further so that the breading completely covers all the pieces.
The next step is to prepare for frying. Heat oil in a pan and spread breaded tongues into it.
The product should be fried for 3-4 minutes on both sides. Ready tongues are laid out on a plate and served with any side dish or without it.
Cooking cod tongues in batter
This product is very delicate and tasty, it can be fried by simply roll in flour, and you can also use cream batter for frying and, breaded, fry until a delicious brownish crust appears.
To prepare the dish, the cod tongues are naturally defrosted in the refrigerator on the lower shelf. Washed under running water, cut the film. Next, batter is prepared: eggs, flour, cream are mixed in a deep cup to a mixture that resembles thick sour cream. Each hostess chooses the number of products to taste. All you need to pepper and salt.
Next, prepare sour cream sauce. To do this, mix thick sour cream, garlic (grated) and pickles (finely chopped).
The tongues are dried with a paper towel, dipped in batter and fried on both sides in a frying pan in hot vegetable oil until a brown crust appears (1-3 minutes are enough).
The fried tongues are transferred to a paper towel to drain excess oil. Served with greens and lemon slices. Sprinkle with sour cream or sour cream-mayonnaise sauce.
How to cook "Oriental cod tongues"?
For those who like to experiment in their kitchen, the hostesses offer a peculiar author's “oriental” recipe, which is so called because elements of Chinese and Korean cuisine are used in the preparation of cod tongues.
Thawed tongues are cleaned of the film, washed in cold water. Next up is the cooking marinade. Korean style carrots (2-3 tablespoons) add a little bit of soy sauce, marjoram, ginger, chili sauce, turmeric, salt, sugar and soybean oil. The hostess calculates the amount of ingredients to her taste. Everything should be mixed and poured into a bowl with peeled tongues, after which they should be marinated in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
Next, prepare the batter. In the water bred 10 table. tablespoons of starch, add 2 egg yolks, salt. Density is adjusted as needed, for this, either water or starch is simply added. After the set time, the tongues are removed from the marinade and transferred to a bowl with batter. Next, in a pan, heat soybean oil and fry them on both sides. It turns out very tasty!