Mistresses undeservedly forget about fish notothenia when preparing a daily dinner or holiday table. In any form, it turns out to be tasty, juicy, tender. The main thing is to follow the recommendations and do not overexpose the fish in a pan or in the oven, otherwise it is likely to overdry it.
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Notothenia - what is this fish?
First of all, it’s worth understanding, talking about notothenia, what kind of fish, where is it found, how is it prepared? Most often, this underwater inhabitant is caught in the cold waters of the Antarctic. It is there that the largest individuals come across. Fish of this species, but smaller in size, is found off the coast of Patagonia.
Notothenia falls into the percussion squad. She has a long body compressed on the sides, covered with dense scales, a large mouth with miniature teeth, two separated dorsal fins. Interestingly, the underwater inhabitants in question do not have a swim bladder.
Outwardly feeble, narrow spotted fish seem too bony and nasty. But this is a misleading impression. Notothenia meat is oily and nutritious. It is for this reason that it turns out to be juicy and satisfying when cooked even without additives in the form of sauces and gravy.
Notothenia is prepared in a variety of ways. It is ideal for making soups. After cooking, the meat of the underwater inhabitant remains tender. The broth is rich and transparent at the same time.
Light meat of notothenia with large fibers is very tasty to use for smoking. Any kind of specified processing is suitable for him.
Also fish is fried, baked, cooked on the grill and barbecue.
The benefits and harms of notothenia fish
The main advantage of fatty meat of notothenia is its easy assimilation. Regular use of the product in moderate amounts favorably affects the work of the biliary tract, stimulating the removal of bile from the body.
As in other marine fish, notothenia contains a large amount of fluorine, phosphorus, potassium, iodine and other useful substances. Therefore, the product provides tissue strength, normalizes the functioning of the thyroid gland, increases the body's defenses, and also favorably affects the state of the nervous system and skin.
Suitable product for diet. Nutritionists recommend that you include it in your menu for pensioners, children and expectant mothers.
If we talk about the dangers of fish, it is undesirable to use it with excess weight and obesity due to the high calorie content of dishes with notothenia. With caution, it is necessary for people suffering from cholecystitis, gout, as well as patients with problems in the digestive tract during an exacerbation.
Breaded fish
Ingredients:
- notothenia - 4 carcasses;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- sesame seeds - 2 dessert spoons;
- flour - 2 dessert spoons;
- fresh lemon - a few thin slices;
- salt, fish spices and oil.
Cooking:
- Rinse the fish. Cut the tails from the carcasses (if any, the heads), remove the fins, remove the black films.
- Cut each fish into approximately 4 pieces. Salt them, sprinkle with seasonings. Grind with your hands so that the spices soak into the meat.
- Beat the egg separately until light foam.
- Mix sesame and flour. It’s great if corn flour is at hand.
- Each prepared fish piece is first dipped in a liquid egg mixture, then roll in dry.
- Fry in a large amount of heated oil. It takes about 10 minutes on each side.
Decorate the finished fish with thin slices of lemon, or you can simply pour the dish with freshly squeezed citrus juice.
In tomato sauce
Ingredients:
- frozen notothenia slices - 1 kilo;
- tomato juice (thick) - 500 ml;
- Lavrushka - 2 leaves;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- tomato paste - 2 dessert spoons;
- onion - 1 head;
- spices for fish - 1 g;
- salt to taste;
- flour - for breading;
- oil.
Cooking:
- At the very beginning of cooking fish according to this recipe, it will need to be thawed. Remove scales, fins.
- Sprinkle pieces with salt and selected spices. Dried basil and sweet paprika are perfect.
- Leave the fish for about half an hour so that the meat is saturated with the aroma of spices.
- Roll prepared slices in flour. Fry in hot oil until a light crust appears.
- In a stewpan, mix grated carrots and small onion cubes. Add a mixture of pasta and tomato juice. Salt the mass. Put a lavrushka into it.
- Pour the sauce into a pan with fish. Dilute with water to the desired density.
- Stew the dish under the lid over low heat for half an hour.
Serve with porridge or mashed peas / potatoes.
How to bake notothenia in foil
Most often, housewives are looking for information on how to cook fish notothenia in the oven. The easiest way to do this is in foil with vegetables.
Ingredients:
- large fish carcasses without heads - 1 kg;
- onion - 1 head;
- carrot - 3 pcs.;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- lemon - half;
- butter - 60 g;
- fresh dill, salt.
Cooking:
- Rinse and clean the carcasses. Cut off the ends of the tails, fins. Be sure to clean out the entrails if they remain.
- Grate the fish from all sides (especially carefully inside) with freshly squeezed citrus juice. Leave for a quarter of an hour.
- In butter, prepare a roasty fry of chopped carrots, onions, garlic. Add chopped dill and salt to this.
- Place a large piece of foil in the baking dish. Oil her.
- Put roasting on the bottom. Above is prepared fish.
- Foil tightly. Use a knife to make a small hole for steam to escape.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 230 degrees.
- Then - open the foil and rouge the dish for another 10 minutes.
Serve the fish with broccoli separately cooked in soy sauce.
Steamed in a slow cooker
Ingredients:
- notothenia - 800 g;
- dry spices - 5 g;
- lemon, salt, herbs.
Cooking:
- To clear fish carcasses of scales, fins, an internal dark film.
- Make several small incisions along the entire length of each fish (3 - 5 pcs.). Grate carcasses with salt and dry spices.
- Pour water into the bowl of the kitchen assistant to the level of 2 liters.Bring to a boil in any convenient mode.
- Install a special grill on top. Put fish on it.
- Cook a meal in the Steam program for 12 minutes.
Serve with greens and slices of fresh lemon. You can add it with fresh / pickled vegetables or any low-fat sauce.
Fish cakes with semolina
Ingredients:
- notothenia - a pound;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- onion - 1 head;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- semolina - 3 dessert spoons;
- whole grain bread - a slice;
- salt, pepper, oil.
Cooking:
- Butcher the fish, leaving only a clean fillet. Be sure to choose from it even the smallest bones.
- Stir the fillet with a blender along with pieces of onion.
- Soak bread without crusts in warm water. Wring out. Add to the resulting mincemeat.
- There also send finely grated carrots, salt, pepper, egg.
- Pour semolina. Mix everything. Remove the mass for half an hour in the cold.
- Form small cutlets. If they break up, add a little cold boiled water to the minced meat.
Fry the patties on a large amount of oil on both sides until golden brown. Put the finished dish on paper napkins to remove excess fat. Serve with mashed potatoes and vegetable salad.
Delicious nototheny soup
Ingredients:
- notothenia - 350 g;
- onions and carrots - 1 pc.;
- potatoes - 200 g;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- Lavrushka - 2 leaves;
- mix of spices for soup, salt.
Cooking:
- Peel all vegetables and cut them at random. Onions and carrot root - finely, potatoes - larger.
- Send them to the pot along with the lavrushka. Pour 2 liters of water. Cook until half-cooked potatoes.
- Add large pieces of peeled fish. You can take only fillet or nototeniya with stones. The last option will allow you to cook a more rich dish.
- Cook for another 17-20 minutes. In the process, add salt and selected spices.
In the finished soup, add mashed fresh garlic. Let it brew for 15 minutes. Optionally, supplement with dry / fresh herbs.
To make any dish from notothenia tasty, you need to choose the right spices for the fish. You can use dried basil, oregano, a mixture of colored peppers, sweet paprika, coriander. Even easier to buy a ready-made mixture of aromatic herbs, designed specifically for cooking fish.
