Cod is found in temperate latitudes of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Off the coast of Europe, it is found on the island of Spitsbergen to the Bay of Biscay.It is the first marine fish, which he learned to catch people.What is so valuable this breed?It belongs to the so-called "lean" fish.What does it mean?With all the fat accumulates in the liver of the animal.Body weight sometimes reaches one kilogram!Cod liver is highly appreciated for its taste, but also because it is rich in vitamins D and A. With regard to the whole carcass, below are some recipes on how to cook a delicious fillet of cod.
In its taste the meat of this fish is not inferior to meat of other marine life.From it you can cook soup, make appetizers and main dishes, and can bake on the grill or start up on ground beef cutlet.But before thinking what to cook fillets of cod, need to learn a few secrets of the general treatment of this fish.Put a few minutes carcass in cold water, slightly acidulated with lemon juice.When cooking, do not remove the skin, and do not remove the tail and fins.The less you make a hole in the fish, the less it seethe.It is worth it just a good wash and scrape the inside black film.
But if you want to fry the fish, you need to cut the carcass to produce the cod fillets.To do this, cut the fins, head and tail, and then along the ridge, starting from the tail section, carefully remove the skin.Then separate the tender meat from the spine.With cod need to keep your eyes open and know when to stop if digest ear, it will have a bitter taste, and if you overcook the fish will dry and tasteless.And now we begin to cook.
Recipe "Bonanza" offers a pound cod fillets cut into portions, season with spices and salt, roll in flour, put on a baking sheet, sprinkle with lemon juice.Cover with onion, cut into large rings, pour mayonnaise (100 g).The next layer - canned corn (enough for one bank).At the top is to be grated cheese.Baking send in a preheated 180 degree oven for 20 minutes.
And here is how you can prepare hot snacks cod.Narazrezat fillets into small pieces.Fry the fish weight should be in the melted butter about a quarter of an hour on low heat, constantly interfering.Separately, make the sauce: bechamel, olandez or another.The fish is put in zhulennitsy, pour the sauce and dopech until cooked in the oven.
Here recipe how to prepare fillets of cod in Basque.In a frying pan with high sides put sliced potatoes (half a kilogram), finely chopped onion and carrot.On this "cushion" of vegetables to arrange fillets cut into pieces.Sprinkle the spices to the fish and salt, pour a glass of cream and simmer, covered for about 20 minutes.After that, get the fish to completely crumble into small pieces (it is not difficult - the flesh itself will fall apart).Sneaky cream, egg yolk hammer and pound into a homogeneous mash.Pour back into the pan mass.Sprinkle with grated cheese and send it in the oven dopekat until golden brown.
And finally, the recipe of cod fillet cutlets.Passes it through a meat grinder or finely sechem knife, add the crushed onions, processed cheese and a loaf of bread soaked in milk.Salt and pepper to taste.Now you only have to form patties, roll them in flour or breadcrumbs and fry in vegetable oil.
Bon appetit!
