Store-bought minced fish is most often prepared from the most common types of inexpensive fish like pollock, hake, burbot, whiting. It can also include sea bass, horse mackerel, cod, flounder, shark, and terpug. In rare cases, the exact composition will be indicated on the tag, as a rule, manufacturers are limited to a list of several fish. Therefore, if there are doubts about the purchased product, it makes sense to make the stuffing yourself. Fortunately, it is not difficult.
Minced fish is most often found in recipes with these five products:
| Product | Number of recipes with a combination | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onion | 6 | 41 | 1.4 | 0 | 10.4 |
| Breadcrumbs | 5 | 347 | 16 | 1.2 | 70 |
| Eggs | 4 | 157 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 |
| Chicken eggs | 3 | 80 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 0.3 |
| Butter | 3 | 734 | 0.5 | 82.5 | 0.8 |
The finished product already contains additives necessary for long-term storage, salt, sugar, acids. This may affect the taste of the final product, but only a little. Although this does not mean that more, say, salt will not be required - you will have to try everything during the cooking process.
In order for minced fish to be ready, for example, for frying cutlets, its composition must be enriched, made more juicy and tender. Cream, raw grated potatoes, crumb of white bread softened in milk, fried onions - all this helps to improve the taste and make the meat tender. It is also acceptable to add various vegetables like cabbage, carrots, and pumpkins to the minced meat. Or flour and cereals like wheat, semolina, corn.
For fastening, take a chicken egg or the same raw potato. Both products can be replaced with a spoonful of starch. You can mix grated cheese, cottage cheese, pieces of fruit such as apples or pears into the minced meat.
Many housewives will say that the best cutlets are obtained if minced fish is mixed with chicken in a 3:1 ratio.
When cooking, it is worth considering that minced fish is more watery compared to meat. This problem can be solved by adding breadcrumbs to it.