Pickled Silver Carp

Even a novice cook can marinate fish at home. I offer a proven recipe for lightly salted pickled silver carp. In this way, you can marinate any river fish.

Summary

Ingredients

• Silver carp – 1 pc.
• Salt – 1 tbsp

For the marinade:

• Vinegar 6% – 2 tbsp
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp
• Sugar – 2 tbsp
• Bulb onions – 0.5 pcs.
• Black peppercorns – 6 pcs.
• Cloves – 2 pcs.
• Lemon – 2 wedges
• Salt – 1 teaspoon
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.
• Water – 1 glass

Instructions

1. First of all, wash the fish with cold water.
2. Then remove scales, cut off the head, fins and tail. Remove the insides. Rinse thoroughly under running water.
3. Cut the fish into portions, approximately 1.5 cm thick, and cut each piece in half.

   

4. Place the silver carp in a deep bowl and season with salt. Refrigerate for 2 hours to salt the fish.
5. Prepare the ingredients for the marinade. Peel, wash, and cut the onion into half rings.
6. Pour water into a saucepan, salt, add pepper, cloves, bay leaves, and onions. Add 2 tablespoon. tablespoons of vinegar.
7. Then pour 2 tablespoon into the marinade. tablespoons of sunflower oil.
8. Add sugar. Stir and put on high heat, bring to a boil.
9. As soon as the marinade has boiled, remove it from the heat (no need to boil!). Leave to cool.
10. Pour the prepared marinade over the fish.
11. Cover with a plate and place under the load. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
12. The pickled silver carp is ready. The fish was lightly salted. If you like saltier, add not a teaspoon of salt to the marinade, but a tablespoon of salt.

    

13. Put the fish on a plate, garnish with herbs and lemon wedges.

Enjoy your meal!