How to Salt Red Fish

by Editorial Staff

Never salted red fish because you don’t know how? You will be surprised when you find out how easy it is! The process of preparing fish for salting will take you only a few minutes.

Summary

Prep Time	5 mins
Total Time	1 day
Course	Main Dish
Cuisine	Russian

Ingredients

Red fish – 0.5 kg
Sugar – 1 tbsp
Rock salt – 1 tbsp

How to salt red fish:

Instructions

We take a red fish, clean it of all bones and scales if any (we do not remove the skin).
Mix salt with sugar and rub the fish on all sides.
Cover with a lid and leave the red fish for a day. After this time, a lot of liquid is formed – it must be drained.
We dry the red fish with paper towels and can be sliced if you like lightly salted snacks. And, if you leave the fish for another 2 days without liquid, you will get a good salted fish. (Lightly salted fish can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 days, and salted fish should be eaten immediately.)
Cut salted red fish into thin slices, removing them from the skin.

Enjoy your meal!

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