Among the fish diversity, pink salmon stand out qualitatively, the red meat of which is distinguished by a rich beneficial composition and is tasty in and of itself. Moreover, with its use it is possible to prepare delicious and aromatic dishes that will provide the body with the necessary vitamins and minerals. One of the most popular recipes is pink salmon in a creamy sauce. How to cook such a fish, read on.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
The implementation of any recipe begins with the selection and preparation of ingredients. If we are talking about pink salmon in a creamy sauce, then the first thing you need to choose is fish, because it’s taste that depends on its quality. You can take both frozen and fresh product.
Be guided when choosing such criteria:
- carcass weight of about 800-1500 g;
- make sure that ice does not exceed 5% of the total mass of frozen fish;
- pay attention to the uniformity of the color of the abdomen, which should differ in plane and the absence of swelling. As for the gutted carcass, the color of its abdominal cavity is necessarily pink;
- in high-quality pink salmon, the gills are painted in a bright red shade;
- pay attention to the scales: in fresh fish it is shiny, clean and smooth;
- check that the skin of the fish is not damaged and snug against the carcass;
- filet color - hot pink;
- if you click on the carcass, there should not be dents on it;
- in addition to appearance, you also need to smell the fish. When you smell ammonia, then you should not buy such a product.
Important! If you buy pink salmon in a package, be sure to pay attention to its safety indicators. If you find damage on the package, refuse to buy, because you risk buying spoiled fish.
Before cooking, frozen pink salmon should be completely thawed before cooking, placed in a container in room conditions. Then it must be cleaned and thoroughly washed. It is not necessary to cut into portions beforehand, since you need to focus on the requirements of the recipe.
The peculiar color of pink salmon fillet is explained by the fact that this species of salmon eats small crustaceans, whose shells contain pigments that paint the meat of predators eating them in certain shades: pink, red or orange.
You can cook pink salmon in a creamy sauce using various ingredients, which also need to be prepared. So, onions and garlic must be peeled. Place spices, cream, vegetable oil and other components on the kitchen table so that they are at hand if necessary.
Pink salmon recipes in a creamy sauce
Thanks to a diverse cooking recipe, this healthy and fragrant fish can be baked in the oven (by covering the baking dish with a lid or foil) or stewed in a pan. A delicious creamy sauce is the most suitable for making pink salmon, since it eliminates the problem of excessive dryness of the fish: the finished fillet will differ in juiciness, softness and tenderness.
Classical
230 minutes
fish steak weighing about 200 g
1 PC.
dried rosemary
2 branches
black pepper and salt
taste
cream (20% fat)
250 ml
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Put the steak in a baking dish.
Pour the cream into a small container with a deep bottom and add ground pepper and salt to them, as well as juice squeezed from half a lemon. All components mix well.- Over greens over pieces of pink salmon.
Preheat the oven to approximately 200 ° C. Pour the steak with cream. Cover the mold with foil.
Bake the fish dish for 15 minutes covered, then another 5 minutes without cover. Then you can eat. The fish is very juicy, tender and with sourness.
Put the steak in a baking dish.
Pour the cream into a small container with a deep bottom and add ground pepper and salt to them, as well as juice squeezed from half a lemon. All components mix well.
Preheat the oven to approximately 200 ° C. Pour the steak with cream. Cover the mold with foil.
Bake the fish dish for 15 minutes covered, then another 5 minutes without cover. Then you can eat. The fish is very juicy, tender and with sourness.Video recipe
Classic
Did you know? Pink salmon is the smallest representative of the salmon family, and the most saline.
Creamy garlic
41 hour
pink salmon weighing about 800 g
1 PC.
salt, pepper mixture, seasoning for fish
taste
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Peel pink salmon and cut into about 4 steaks. Then roll in a mixture of spices: salt, pepper, seasoning with fish, leave for 15 minutes to soak.
Chop the garlic into small pieces
Start making garlic cream sauce. To do this, pour a little vegetable oil into the pan and fry chopped clove of garlic on it. Then gradually add flour, cream, spices (salt, pepper, bay leaf), water. In the process, mix everything well.
Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, and cut the onion into small cubes and fry in another pan until cooked.
Grease the form with vegetable oil and put fish on its bottom, then a layer of carrots with onions, and pour everything with cooked garlic sauce with cream.
Send the dish to the oven preheated to 180 ° C and bake for about 45 minutes.
Peel pink salmon and cut into about 4 steaks. Then roll in a mixture of spices: salt, pepper, seasoning with fish, leave for 15 minutes to soak.
Chop the garlic into small pieces
Start making garlic cream sauce. To do this, pour a little vegetable oil into the pan and fry chopped clove of garlic on it. Then gradually add flour, cream, spices (salt, pepper, bay leaf), water. In the process, mix everything well.
Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, and cut the onion into small cubes and fry in another pan until cooked.
Grease the form with vegetable oil and put fish on its bottom, then a layer of carrots with onions, and pour everything with cooked garlic sauce with cream.
Send the dish to the oven preheated to 180 ° C and bake for about 45 minutes.Video recipe
Creamy garlic
Important! Rice or potato side dishes go well with such fish.
Cheesy spicy
830 minutes
pink salmon weighing about 800 g
2 pcs.
mayonnaise (preferably homemade)
200 ml
blue cheese "Dor Blue"
100 g
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- To clean the fish, cut the fins, tail, head, wash well and cut into portions.
- Make the sauce. To do this, mix mayonnaise, cheese, spices and beat with a blender.
- Put pink salmon on a baking sheet and spread with spicy sauce.
- Bake in an oven preheated to about 200 ° C for about 20 minutes.
- Garnish with greens before serving.
Baked pink salmon in cream sauce is a great way to diversify everyday life with a tasty and healthy dish, which is simple and affordable for everyone to cook. Such a fish is distinguished not only by its very unsurpassed taste, but also by its benefits, and its low calorie content allows even those who adhere to a severe diet to enjoy it.
