Red salted fish is a very popular snack on festive and everyday tables. In the shops you can find many different species: salmon, trout, pink salmon. One of the affordable and delicious varieties of fish is chum salmon. It will be a good alternative to expensive trout and salmon. How to salt salmon , we will tell in this article. We suggest you familiarize yourself with the recipes.
How to salt salmon at home: method one
Essential Ingredients:
- chum salmon fillet (or whole carcass) in an amount of 2 kg;
- lemon juice, lavrushka, salt, sugar, dill, ground white pepper.
Cooking technology
In a bowl, mix half a glass of salt with one teaspoon of ground white pepper. Prepared (peeled, gutted) fish, grate this mixture. Use a plastic container or container. At the bottom, lay dill branches and a couple of bay leaves. Then place the piece of fish down with the skin. Pour the pulp with lemon juice, put more dill and lavrushka. Put the next piece of fish on the contrary - skin up. So spread until all the fish is over. Do not forget to sprinkle each piece with lemon and shift leaves of parsley. Put the fish under oppression, put it in the cold for a couple of days. During this time, chum salmon is saturated with marinade. Excess salt can be shaken off or removed with a napkin. Do not wash the fish under water - this can ruin its taste.
How to pickle chum salmon in brine: method two
This salting method is ideal for chum and pink salmon. It gives extra juiciness to fish. What do you need:
- fish fillet (or prepared pieces of chum salmon with bones) in an amount of 2 kg;
- 8 tbsp. l salt and granulated sugar;
- a pair of fresh lemons;
- dried basil, black pepper, nutmeg, ground ginger, curry and olive oil.
How to salt salmon at home: technology
Put fillets or prepared fish slices in layers in a suitable plastic container. Sprinkle each of the slices with salt and spices, shift with lemon slices. Do not overdo it with curry and pepper - they need very little for each piece (on the tip of the knife). You can chop peas of black pepper to add flavor . Fill the fish laid in the container with boiled water (room temperature). Water should completely cover the chum. Then cover the container with a lid and put it in the refrigerator for a day.
Recommendations
After the chum salted, remove it from the brine, cut into thin slices with a knife and place in a bowl with a lid. Pour the chum with olive oil. So the salty fillet will not dry out and will remain juicy for a long time.
How to salt salmon at home: method three
Essential Ingredients:
- fish fillet (or prepared pieces of chum salmon with bones) in an amount of 2 kg;
- salt in the amount of 8 tbsp. l .;
- parsley, peppercorns and ground black pepper,.
How to salt salmon at home: technology
This recipe is popular in the Murmansk region. There, as you know, an abundance of red fish and salted it in the traditional way. First you need to weld the brine. Boil 1.5 liters of water on the stove, adding pepper, lavrushka, ground pepper and peas, salt. Keep the marinade on fire for 10 minutes, then cool. Put the prepared fish in a container and fill it with cooled brine. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 14 hours. After the brine is drained, the fish is cut into pieces. In order to keep it longer, it should be poured with vegetable oil and vinegar.