Snakehead caught many are wondering how to cook from a snakehead? The meat had a bit harsh and oppressive, many believe that it is suitable only for cooking, but it is not. If the meat is well marinated snakehead and put in the oven, it will turn out very tasty. Another bad turn chops snakehead.
Before preparing the snakehead, like any other fish, it is necessary to gut and clean of scales. This process is not easy. On snakehead lot of mucus and small scales. To remove the skin make an incision around the head, then with pliers or other tool in some stocking remove its skin. Then remove it from the intestines and remove his head. Rinse well under running water carcass.
Cutlets
How to cook cutlets for snakehead? To start, do the above steps with him, after cutting the carcass into pieces pass it through a meat grinder with onions.
Soak in milk crumb of bread (can be as white bread and black, it is to your taste) and a little lard. Bread and bacon to put in the amount of 20% of the total weight of the fish.
Add spices and dill and parsley. Add salt and mix well minced.
Form patties hands and dipped in bread crumbs or flour fry in vegetable oil for about 20 minutes. Snakehead fry over high heat until a golden crust, and then the fire should be eased and fry until cooked.
How to cook a snakehead in the oven?
Take the dish for baking in the oven and on the bottom trying to post the following layers.
3, 4 large potatoes cut into thin slices and place on the bottom of the cookware.
Carrots – cut into thin slices covering all the potatoes on top.
Snakehead fillets cut into small pieces and place on top of carrots.
Next, place vegetables such as bell peppers, a small onion, cut into slices and a few tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste each layer.
Pour a little sunflower oil and send it in the oven at 230 degrees for half an hour.
If you want the meat was softer, add a little water.
A few recipes for cooking in the oven snakehead you can read here.
Xe of snakehead
Many people wonder how to prepare for the snakehead heh? Cutting and washing the fish cut into pieces of his meat, large or small – it is up to you, as you like, but larger pieces are pickled longer. Pieces of meat cut into strips about 2 cm.
Season with salt. To salt should be 2 times higher than for conventional cooking, it will allow better marinated fish, and the fish do not take too much.
Next, pour the vinegar, 70% per kilogram of fish 2 tbsp. Mix well and crushing what may be dishes such as plates, leave in the fridge for a day.
As already marinated fish add a 3 onions, cut into half rings. Pieces 5 cloves of garlic. tablespoon hot pepper and 2 tablespoons dried sweet pepper. Add as herbs and a tablespoon of soy sauce.
Mix well and remove the saucepan rammed into another day in the refrigerator, and can be on the floor of the day, but so will less meat marinated.
Snakehead is found in the waters of Lake Balkhash, and if you’re lucky, you can catch it on the basis of the fishing Zavidovo.