Sprat of spicy salting at home

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to pickle a sprat of spicy salting at home? Prepare the products. Take a freshly frozen sprat, pay special attention to its external condition. By the eyes, you can determine the freshness of the fish, whether it has been repeatedly frozen and defrosted, whether it is spoiled. This is very important, because when salting the sprat will not be subjected to heat treatment. The eyes of a fresh sprat should be transparent, not cloudy.

2. Step 2:

   

   Choose spices and their quantity according to your taste, someone likes more spicy fish, someone salty. Ginger and coriander can be added at will, they give the sprat a special taste. Rub the spices so that they give off their flavor better. You can do this in a mortar or an ordinary pusher.

3. Step 3:

   

   Defrost the sprat and rinse well under running water. There is no need to gut, remove the head and fins. Whole carcasses are salted. It is better to salt the fish in small batches, so it will be better salted.

5. Step 4:

   

   Rub the fish with spices, put them in a flat bowl. I do not advise salting fish in a jar, because it will be salted unevenly, as the salt will sink to the bottom.

6. Step 5:

   

   Cover the fish with salt. Pour in clean boiled or filtered water at room temperature. There should be enough water to cover all the fish. Cover the fish cup with a lid and put it in the refrigerator for 12 hours. It is better to salt the fish at night, for lunch you can serve salted sprat to the table.

7. Step 6:

   

   The sprat of spicy salting turns out to be very tasty, fresh, unlike a store-bought product and with a pleasant aftertaste. In addition, you can adjust and pick up spices in such a proportion and quantity to take into account the taste preferences of your household. Bon appetit!