Rotan cutlets, the recipe of which we will discuss a little lower, are very juicy and fragrant. As a rule, such a dish is prepared if there are a large number of small fish, of which it is problematic to make salad, soup, pies, and so on.
If you have acquired or caught a large rattan, then you can make fish soup, dumplings, kulebyaku and even snack salad from it. Recipes of some of the presented dishes will be described in detail below.
General information to fish
Before telling you how to cook rattan at home, I want to tell you what this fish is.
Rotan, or the so-called grass (firebrand), belongs to the family of fireflies. It should be noted that in the second half of the 19th century among aquarists this fish was often called the Amur bull.
Rotan refers to weed fish. It often crowds out other species of river inhabitants and significantly reduces their numbers.
A large representative of this fish is the main object of amateur fishing. He pecks well at the earthworm, as well as at pieces of any lard, raw meat, medium-sized spinners and various mormyshki.
If you managed to catch such a fish, then you should know that it can withstand transportation well in a bucket filled with water.
So how to cook rattan? Before answering the question, I want to say that the firebrand meat is white and dense. It is very tasty in any form: boiled, fried and baked. From such fish you can make cold snacks, fish soup, hot dishes, salads and even pies.
Rotan cutlets: a step by step recipe
As mentioned above, cutlets from such a representative of river animals are best prepared if you caught a lot of small fish.
So, we need:
- small fresh rotan - about 1 kg (more can be);
- the flesh of white bread (without hard crusts) - a few fists;
- fresh fatty milk (for soaking white bread) - ½ cup;
- Fresh rustic egg - 1 pc.;
- black pepper and salt - use at discretion;
- soft butter - a large spoon;
- fresh dill - several branches;
- refined oil - approximately 45 ml (for frying products);
- breadcrumbs or wheat flour - a full glass.
Fish processing
As you can see, the recipe for rotan cutlets does not include the use of outlandish and expensive ingredients. To make such products, you will need simple and affordable products.
Starting to prepare fish cutlets from rotan, the recipe of which every fisherman and experienced housewife should know, should be done by treating the main component. It must be deprived of scales, tail, head and fins, and then cut the abdomen and gut. After that, all the fish must be thoroughly washed again. In the future, the remaining pulp should be chopped into a homogeneous slurry, using a blender with knives or an ordinary meat grinder.
Minced fish
How to make rattan fish cakes ? The recipe for this dish requires the preparation of aromatic viscous minced meat. To do this, peel the onion heads and grind them in a blender. The resulting slurry should be laid out to the fish, along with a beaten egg and pulp of white bread, previously soaked in fresh milk. Also, chopped dill branches, soft butter, pepper and salt are required in the minced meat. In this composition, the ingredients must be mixed until you get a homogeneous forcemeat.
Product formation process
Now you know how to handle rotan. Cutlets, the recipes for which we are considering, are formed just as easily and simply. First you need to pick up the previously made stuffing in the amount of one and a half large spoons. Then it needs to be rolled up into a small ball or oval, and then flattened a little.
So that the rotan cutlets, the recipe of which involves the use of simple and inexpensive products, turn out to be ruddy and tasty, they should be mandatory to roll in wheat flour, and preferably in breadcrumbs. After that, you can safely proceed to the frying of all processed foods.
Heat treatment in a pan
The presented recipe for rotan cutlets requires the use of an ordinary cast-iron frying pan. It must be put on a strong fire, pour in vegetable oil and warm up quite strongly. After this, in a hot dish, put the semi-finished products, boned in breadcrumbs (or wheat flour). It is recommended to fry them on each side for 10-13 minutes, reducing the fire to a minimum. For this short period of time, rotan cutlets, the recipe of which is no different from meat products, should be well fried, become rosy and crispy on top and soft, juicy inside.
How to properly serve at the dining table?
In the culinary business, there are different recipes for rotan cutlets. Grandmother's recipes are the simplest and cheapest. Using them, you can make delicious fried products yourself. Serving them is recommended with a side dish (for example, pasta, pearl barley or buckwheat, boiled rice, mashed potatoes, etc.). Also, such a dish should be served with a salad of fresh vegetables and herbs, seasoned with sour cream, and a slice of bread. Good appetite!
Making a delicious and rich ear
Now you know the way how rotan cutlets are made (recipe). Tasty and satisfying from this type of fish is obtained and homemade soup. For him we need:
- large fresh rotan - about 2-3 pcs.;
- black pepper, leaves of parsley and salt - use at discretion;
- fresh dill - several branches;
- small potatoes - 2 pcs.;
- round grain rice - cam;
- carrot and onion medium - 1 pc.;
- filtered water - about 2.5 l;
- refined oil - about 35 ml (for frying);
- sour cream shop - for serving.
Component Processing
Before you cook rotan, it must be processed. To do this, fins, tail and head are cut from the fish, and then the product is gutted and washed thoroughly. After that, the grass is cut into large portions.
As for vegetables, to prepare the soup, they should be peeled and chopped into cubes (carrots can be grated). It is also required to separately sort through the cereal and rinse it in cool water.
Passer part of vegetables
Rotan dishes, which are actively discussed at fishing and culinary forums, always turn out to be very tasty and fragrant. In order for our ear to comply with these descriptions, it is recommended to add sautéed vegetables to it. To do this, chopped onions and grated carrots are fried in vegetable oil with the addition of spices such as pepper and salt.
Cooking soup on the stove
Cooking rattan fish soup is recommended in a large saucepan. It should be 2/3 filled with filtered water, boiled, and then put the potatoes and rice groats. Cook these ingredients preferably about 10 minutes. Further, previously processed pieces of fish are required to be lowered into the broth. Also, the soup should be salted and pepper.
Cook rotan should be about 10-16 minutes. If you keep the fish longer, it can fall apart very much. At the end, chopped dill and sauteed vegetables must be added to the soup. Having boiled the ingredients again, the pan must be closed with a lid, removed from the stove and kept in this state for about ¼ hour.
Serve a delicious fish dish to the table.
Now you know how to cook rattan in the form of a delicious and rich soup. After the dish is infused under a closed lid, it must be poured into plates and hot presented to the table. In addition to a rich and fragrant ear, fresh store sour cream and a slice of bread should be served.
Cooking appetizer salad
The recipe for making rotan dishes can contain completely different ingredients. To make a delicious salad out of such fish, we need:
- fresh rotan - about 500 g;
- spicy pickled cucumbers - 2 small pieces;
- large fresh eggs - 2 pcs.;
- green and red onions - a few feathers and 1 small head;
- canned green peas - ½ jars;
- medium-fat mayonnaise - about 120 g.
Component Preparation
Before making such a salad, it is necessary to process all the components. Fresh rotan should be gutted and rinsed thoroughly, and then put in a pan with salted water and simmer under a closed lid for about ¼ hour. During this time, the fish should cook well. Then it needs to be cooled, cleaned of unnecessary elements, leaving only white and tasty meat. By the way, it needs to be divided into rather small pieces.
As for the remaining ingredients, they should also be processed. Eggs must be boiled and chopped into cubes along with pickled cucumbers and red onions. It is also required to drain all the liquid from canned peas.
We form a salad
After all the listed products are processed, they must be combined in one dish (rotan meat, green peas, eggs, cucumbers, red onions and green onions). Further, the ingredients need to be flavored with medium-fat mayonnaise and mix well.
Serve fish salad to the table
Having prepared a delicious fish salad, it must be laid out in a beautiful dish, and then immediately presented to the table. It should be noted that such an unusual snack dish turns out to be very satisfying and aromatic. To verify this, we recommend you do it yourself.
How to make fish kulebyak?
Above you were presented the most popular fish recipes. Rotan plays a major role in them. However, I would like to say that from such a river product you can make not only the first and second courses, but also a snack, but also various pastries. In this section of the article, we decided to present you a quick and easy way to prepare a delicious cookie cutter. For this we need:
- common salt and ground pepper - use for the preparation of dough and toppings as you wish;
- large fresh eggs - 4 pcs. (into the dough);
- sifted wheat flour - from 400 g (for dough);
- fresh rotan - about 600 g;
- carrot and onion head - 1 pc.;
- butter - 1 spoon big in forcemeat and 60 g for greasing of products.
Make the dough
The dough for cooking fish kulebyaki kneads quite easily. To do this, wheat flour must be sifted, and then make a slide in it, add salt there and break the chicken eggs. As a result of intensive and long mixing, you should get a pretty cool dough. It must be wrapped in tape and left in the room for 30-60 minutes.
Make minced meat
To prepare the minced meat from fresh rotan, it is necessary to remove the heads, fins and tail, and then grind the remaining pulp with a blender. Next, you need to chop the onion head, grate the carrots and put them in the fish with pepper, butter and salt. After mixing the ingredients, you should get aromatic and viscous mincemeat.
The formation of products and their baking in the oven
To form beautiful products, you need to remove the egg dough from the film, and then pinch off a piece of it and roll it into a very thin circle. Next, in the middle of the layer, lay out a large spoon of minced meat and pinch the base so that you get a neat triangle.
After the formation of all products, they should be placed on the oven sheet, oiled. In this form, the pies must be put in a heated cabinet and cook until the dough turns red. It may take you about half an hour.
How to present the coulebyak to the table correctly?
Having achieved a uniform browning of all formed products, they should be removed from their oven. Until the baking has cooled, its surface needs to be greased plentifully with butter. This will give the dish not only a special taste, but also make it softer and more appetizing due to the appearance of a beautiful gloss.
After all the described actions, the baked products must be laid out on a large plate and immediately presented to family members. In addition to such fish pies, you can serve some sweet drink or just black hot tea. Good appetite!