The well-known fish belongs to the cod family of the same name, it can reach enormous sizes in adulthood - up to 1, 7 meters. It has a white belly and an olive-greenish back with small brown spots. Cod fish inhabits most of all in temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the important commercial fish, as the fat content in its liver is 74%. Even in cod, there are many different minerals and vitamins.
How to choose cod and what is prepared from it
If you want the cooked cod fish to be juicy and tasty, pay attention to its appearance when buying. Do not get frozen fish, it has an unpleasant smell and will become watery and tasteless after cooking. If you buy a high-quality product, you will get a dish of the correct consistency, special taste and aroma. It is not for nothing that the culinary experts of all countries believe that cod fish, the photo of which you can see here, is a real delicacy.
What is prepared from it? A lot of things: cold and
hot snacks, delicious soups, stew, fry, cook on the grill and steam, smoked, salted, baked, pickled. And from the liver and caviar of cod they make very good canned food, from which our housewives prepare pastes, a wide variety of salads, and other delicious snacks. But this is not all: the liver of this fish is a very valuable raw material for the medical and pharmaceutical industries.
The benefits of cod
Why is cod fish so popular in cooking? Its benefits to humans are straightforward. First of all, because of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which, by the way, is known for almost all marine inhabitants. If you pay attention, for example, to the inhabitants of the Far North who eat it all year round, you will notice that they all differ in excellent health. These people are so used to this fish that they will never exchange cod for any other delicacies.
If a person begins to regularly eat this fish, then he soon begins to notice all its uniqueness, huge benefits. What is very important, this product never bothers and has a beneficial effect on health. Dietitians recommend eating cod meat and liver not only for adults, but also for children. Put out a fish for them in milk, and children will receive natural calcium and many vitamins. What is important, no one will get harm from it, only benefit. Except, of course, cases of individual intolerance.
We will cook cod
Everyone remembers the Soviet era, when on the shelves of cod fish was represented, for the most part, in paste. And our mistresses have learned to process this popular ingredient, adding to many varied and delicious salads. All of them turned out satisfying, not complicated and were useful for our health and even beauty. When perestroika came, many traditional dishes, including some salads, were supplanted by various exotic ones.
But salad using cod liver has remained popular, a true culinary masterpiece. And the fact that several newfangled ingredients were added to it added charm and sophistication to it. Today we recall one of these salads called “Sunflower”. In short, this is a dish with mayonnaise and chips as decorations. Although the liver itself is so fat that it is possible to do without mayonnaise. Okay, before telling you
how to cook cod
fish , let's recall how the “Sunflower” was prepared.
Cooking cod liver salad
We need: one can of cod liver, 400 grams of potatoes, olives, 200 grams of cucumbers, four eggs, mayonnaise and salt. This is a layered salad in which all layers except the liver should be coated with mayonnaise. The first layer is grated finely cooked potatoes, then the cod liver, the main component, the third layer is proteins, finely grated. Do not forget to coat everything with mayonnaise.
Next - green, finely chopped, onions, cucumbers and yolks, from which comes the name of the salad. Put small slices of olives on the top layer of mayonnaise, which means seeds, and spread your favorite chips around the perimeter, but you can replace them with cucumber circles if you are committed to a healthy diet. Such a sunflower will look a bit immature. Cucumbers use fresh, not canned.
Bake cod fillet under tomatoes in the oven
Well, in front of us is the just-bought cod fish . The recipes for its preparation are numerous. We chose one of them - bake a fish in the oven. It will turn out a hot dish, suitable for both a regular day and for a holiday. Ingredients: cod fillet or whole fish, two tomatoes, 80 ml cream, two onions, 50 grams of mayonnaise, 100 grams of sour cream, half a lemon, salt and pepper. Now the recipe for how to cook cod fish. Photos of the process can be found everywhere, and they will help you do everything right.
We cut the fish: cut it with a sharp knife and remove the ridge, ribs, bones. Also gently cut off the skin. Put the fillet in a container intended for baking. Pepper, salt, sprinkle with lemon juice. Then pour cream on the fillet, put the chopped tomatoes, onion rings and salt. Add a lot of pepper. In a separate bowl, mix sour cream with mayonnaise and grease the top layer. Sent for 25 minutes in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees. We serve on the table, which immediately turns into a festive one. Enjoy your meal!