Who among us does not remember small jars with sprats, which were considered a delicacy. Especially prized Riga, they were reserved for the festive table. Small fish, neatly stacked in two rows, smoked, tasty. How to prepare sandwiches with sprats for the celebration - immediately got their supplies.
In fact, "sprat" is not the name of the fish. In the jar, sprat, salad, any small fish are stacked. Today in fish markets you can buy it exactly as much as your heart desires, then pick it up. But instead you can try to cook at home sprats. Do not be surprised, the process is not so complicated, and how much time will it take for a fish not larger than 10 cm to be ready?
How to make sprats?
First, you need to clean all the fish. If you have patience, then store one kilogram or two, drive away the cat and proceed to cleaning the future "sprat". Then you need a strong tea "a la chifir", it is he who will give the sprat or any other fish the right color. Well, and of course, a frying pan, liquid smoke and onion husks. That's all the secrets. As you can see, making sprats is easier than keeping an obsessive meow under the door of the kitchen, namely you will hear it while you are cooking. Spices and supplements are the ingredients that you put, focusing on your own taste.
Homemade sprats - recipe
If you already have enough patience, a small fresh fish and all the necessary ingredients, then let's find out how to prepare sprats at home.
Ingredients:
- small fish - 1 kg;
- peeled onions - 3-4 handfuls;
- vegetable oil - 0.5 cup;
- salt - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- tea welding - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- sugar - 2 tsp.
- liquid smoke - 1 teaspoon;
- peppercorns, bay leaves - to taste.
Preparation
First, make strong black tea. Then we wash the onion husks, pour water and boil for about 20 minutes. We clean small fish, cut off the head, fins, if necessary. In case the fish is very shallow, then fins can not be cut. Onion broth filter, discard the husks and measure the liter of liquid that we need to prepare the sprat. Broth, tea and butter mix in a separate bowl, add salt, sugar, bell pepper, black pepper, bay leaf and fish. Cook for about 1.5 hours on a small fire. At the end of the cooking, add liquid smoke.
Now do you know how to make homemade sprats? You can try to make more and put the fish in the refrigerator. It will be stored for about 2 months.
The recipe for sprat
It is worth noting that you can not boil the fish in the pan (although it is prepared in this way, it is much faster), you can try to sink it in a skillet.
Ingredients:
- small fish - 1.5 kg;
- peeled onions - 3 handfuls;
- bay leaves - 12 pcs .;
- vegetable oil - 150 ml;
- salt - to taste;
- tea leaves - 3 teaspoons;
- sugar - 1 teaspoon;
- vinegar - 1.5 tbsp. spoons;
- liquid smoke - 4 teaspoons;
- pepper - to taste.
Preparation
All small fish are carefully cleaned from the intestines, we separate the head and fins. Brew in a mug (250 ml) strong tea. At the bottom of a deep frying pan lay onion husks, on top of it - a layer of chistened fish. Sprinkle with salt, seasonings, add 4 laurel leaves. Then again, a layer of fish and spices. We do not put bay leaf on the last layer of fish. Now pour oil, strained tea, vinegar, sugar, liquid smoke, cover with a lid and leave it for 4 hours on a small fire. Then we give sprats cooked at home, cool and put on a dish.