Pickled catfish

Common catfish or Silurus glanis refers to large fish from the catfish family. Catfish reach really large sizes. The body length of some catfish individuals can reach three meters in length, and all - 150 kg. Catfish stand out for their coloring, which can be brown or brown-green. However, the abdomen of catfish always remains white. It is extremely rare, but albino catfish are also found in wildlife.

Such fish as catfish are common in water bodies of the European part of the Russian Federation. In addition, catfish live in the Aral Sea basin, as well as in rivers and lakes in Europe. It is worth noting that male catfish in their natural habitat are responsible for the safety of caviar, which the female lays in peculiar nests located in aquatic vegetation.

Interestingly, some literary sources report that catfish feed on carrion. This statement is only half true. As a rule, the diet of catfish fish is small crustaceans, as well as insects, small breeds of river fish, as well as mollusks. Catfish refers to predator fish that are active nocturnal.

Man has been eating catfish meat since ancient times. As a rule, catfish fillet is baked or fried, and soups or ear are boiled from fish. In addition, catfish meat is used to prepare fish bottling. However, pickled catfish can become a real treat for foodies. You can cook pickled catfish yourself at home in two main ways - hot or cold.

In order to cook pickled catfish at home, the following ingredients will be needed: white mustard, coriander, bay leaf, onions, carrots, salt, vegetable oil, table vinegar, tomato paste, as well as a mixture of spices and spices for marinating. If there is not a ready-made spice mixture at hand for marinating, you can use black or allspice peas, as well as ground black peppers, bay leaves, dried dill or parsley.

At the initial stage of making pickled catfish, you need to carefully clean the fish from the insides, and then cut into pieces. For the preparation of pickled catfish, you can use all the fish as a whole, as well as fillet. Carrots should be cleaned and grated over a coarse grater, onions cut into thin half rings.

Vinegar and tomato sauce are mixed, and then carrots, onions, spices and spices, as well as salt are added. The fish is placed in a cooked marinade and then placed in a refrigerator. In about a day, pickled catfish will be completely ready for consumption.