Nelma is a fairly large fish. It belongs to the salmon family. Unfortunately, this species is endangered, so today it is almost impossible to buy such a delicacy fish. But if you are nevertheless fortunate enough to acquire nelma, then use our simple recipes for its preparation.
Pickling
It should be noted that nelma is rich in vitamins and minerals that our body needs for normal functioning. The good news is that there are no parasites in it, so nelma meat can be used to make sushi. By the way, this is exactly what the wise Japanese do.
The recipe for cooking nelma, which we will now offer, is very simple, but the taste and aroma of this dish will be remembered for a long time. So what kind of products will be required? It:
- nelma - 0.5 kg;
- onion - 2 pcs.;
- vinegar;
- sunflower oil;
- salt, black pepper, red.
Step-by-step cooking instructions
For salting nelma, you can use any dishes except aluminum. It is great if a plastic container with a lockable lid is selected for these purposes. So, we clear the fish of the fins, bones and viscera. The resulting fillet is cut into small pieces.
Onion coarsely chopped and mix it with vegetable oil and vinegar. The main thing is not to overdo it with the last ingredient, then the fish will be tender and very tasty. Next, sprinkle pieces of nelma with salt (about 50 g) and pepper (to taste). Mix. In this form, the fish should lie down for about 15 minutes. After that, throw the onions to the fish and mix everything thoroughly. We cover the container with a lid and put in the refrigerator for several hours (4-5). Every half hour, the container with nelma should be shaken.
That's all, the delicious fish is ready! The recipe for cooking nelma, as you can see, is quite simple. Enjoy your meal!
Baked nelma under a fragrant cheese crust with vegetables
In addition to salting, nelma is great for baking. The dish will turn out very tender and satisfying, and all the elements necessary for the body will be preserved.
So, we need the following ingredients:
- nelma - 1 kg;
- hard cheese - 300 g;
- onion - 4 pcs.;
- tomato - 2 pcs.;
- sweet pepper - 2 pcs.;
- sunflower oil;
- salt, red and black pepper.
Cooking Instructions
The recipe for cooking nelma begins with cutting fish. First, the fins are cut off, then all the insides are removed. Then the fish is cleaned of the film, the bones and the ridge are removed (they can subsequently be used to make fish soup).
Wash the resulting fillet under water and cut into thin slices. We spread nelma in a separate bowl. Salt, pepper, season in accordance with your taste preferences.
After that, chop one onion coarsely and add to our fish. Mix and leave to pickle. We clean all other vegetables and cut into half rings. We take a baking sheet, spread the fish with onions, arrange vegetables on top, sprinkle with vegetable oil, salt and pepper a little.
Cheese grated on a coarse grater so that it covers all the ingredients. We turn on the oven, heat it to 200 degrees, put the pan in the cupboard for 40 minutes. During this time, the fish is baked and absorbs the whole aroma of vegetables.
So our nelma was cooked, baked under a cheese crust with vegetables. Enjoy your meal!
Nelma for sushi
If today you decide to make sushi, then nelma is perfect for this.
So we need:
- nelma - 1 kg;
- sea salt - 3 tbsp. l .;
- sugar - 3 tbsp. l
What to do next?
We clear the fish of fins, entrails, ridge and bones. Cut the fillet into small pieces and place in a plastic container. Mix salt and sugar and dip each bite. Close the lid of the container and leave for 2 hours at room temperature. That's all, the question of how to salt nelma has disappeared by itself. Enjoy your meal!
Nelma with sauce
If you decide to arrange a fish day today, then Nelma is ideal for this purpose. Below we will offer an unusual and very tasty dish from this fish.
So, this recipe for cooking nelma deserves special attention. The fish is tender and simply amazing in taste.
What is needed for this dish? It:
- nelma - 2 kg;
- carrots - 2-3 pcs.;
- onion - 3 pcs.;
- fresh cucumbers 3 pcs.;
- lettuce - 1 pc.;
- eggs - 4 pcs.;
- greens;
- dry white wine - 750 ml;
- pepper (peas).
For the sauce:
- egg - 1 pc.;
- cucumber - 1 pc.;
- egg yolks - 2;
- mustard powder;
- sunflower oil - 0, 5 tbsp. l .;
- thick sour cream of high fat content - 150 ml;
- lemon - 0, 5 pcs.;
- pepper, salt.
Next steps
So, we take a saucepan, pour 2 liters of water, wine, put on the stove and wait for boiling. We wash the vegetables under running water, peel, cut into large pieces and throw into water. This is followed by coarsely torn greens, peppers (peas) and salt.
The mixture is cooked for about 30 minutes on low heat (it is necessary that the soup boil slightly). After that, remove the pan from the stove and let the broth cool.
We clean nelma from scales, fins, entrails and carefully rinse under running water. The cooled broth is filtered using gauze. We put a clean broth on the stove and throw the fish. After boiling, reduce the heat to a minimum and cook nelma for 25 minutes. It should be noted that fish should not be boiled.
As soon as the nelma is cooked, remove the pan from the stove and let the broth brew for 2-3 hours.
While our broth is infused, prepare the sauce for the fish. To do this, clean the cucumber and three on a grater. We put the contents in gauze and squeeze the cucumber juice. Cook one egg to a steep state, separate the yolk and mix it with 2 raw yolks. Next, add mustard, oil, pepper, salt. As soon as a homogeneous mass is obtained, add sour cream, lemon juice and the remaining pulp from the cucumber. Mix.
From the rest of the cucumbers with the help of a small spoon with cutting ends, cut out the insides in the form of small balls. Dip them in hot salted water for half a minute and recline in a colander. There we send the finished nelma. In the meantime, boil the remaining eggs hard-boiled.
Put washed and dried lettuce leaves on a plate, place our fish on top, arrange cucumber balls and sliced eggs into slices around. In a separate bowl, serve the sauce.
That's all, our fish is cooked! As already clear, nelma dishes are very easy to cook!
Enjoy it!
We hope your fish day was a success. Cook nelma in various ways, whether it's frying, boiling, stewing or baking, and you will realize that this fish is very tasty in any form!