Capelin caviar is a natural product that is obtained from the salt of sea fish belonging to the smelt family. This is a fairly small product with a dense consistency. People call it “white caviar”. In the production of canned goods and preserves, vegetable (unrefined) oil, mayonnaise, and also egg white are often added to caviar.
What do we give us caviar? Its benefits to human health are invaluable. It contains omega-3 fatty acids, various trace elements, calcium, iodine, vitamins and phosphorus. And most importantly, in this combination they are absorbed by the body by almost 95%. Fatty acids are effective in the prevention and treatment of diseases of the central nervous system, thyroid gland and heart. Capelin roe is especially useful for those who are very tired after work and experiencing serious physical exertion. Older people can also include it in their diet.
However, it is worth considering the fact that capelin caviar has some contraindications. For example, it is not recommended to eat it for those who suffer from a duodenal ulcer and gastritis. You can not eat it and people with high blood pressure.
From the foregoing, we can conclude that capelin caviar, like any other product, has advantages and disadvantages. It will render incredible benefits to someone, and it will do much harm to someone. Therefore, everything will depend only on your state of health. If you have no problems, you can treat yourself to delicious and tender caviar.
Caviar can be purchased far from every grocery store or supermarket. But the fish itself (fresh or salted) is much easier to get. What can be cooked from capelin? Here are a couple of simple recipes.
Recipe number 1. Capelin in tomato sauce
To prepare fish in this way, the following products are needed:
- vegetable (unrefined) oil;
- 800 g of fresh capelin;
- 1.5 tbsp vinegar (3%);
- half a glass of tomato puree;
- bay leaf ;
- salt;
- sugar, ground pepper.
We start by spraying the fish with half- vinegar table vinegar . After this, the capelin needs to be dried and put in a shallow dish (the backs should look up). Mix the ingredients such as tomato puree, oil, spices and vinegar. The resulting mixture is filled with capelin. Now stew our dish over medium heat, tightly closing the pan or pan with a lid. The preparation time of capelin in tomato sauce is 40 minutes.
Recipe number 2. Capelin "hot smoked"
So, for its preparation you will need the following ingredients:
- peas in the form of peas;
- 500 ml of vegetable (unrefined) oil;
- 1-2 kg of fresh capelin;
- Bay leaf;
- salt.
We take out the capelin from the freezer and defrost it, rinse thoroughly with cold water. After that, carefully lay the fish on the bottom of the pan. At this stage, add salt and peas and two bay leaves. Spread the capelin again, then another layer. Pour the oil into the pan so that it is flush with the laid fish. If you stack the layers denser, you can save oil. It remains to put the pan with capelin on the stove, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes.