What to cook crab salad from?

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

In Russia, crab salad in most cases is prepared from a substitute for crab meat - crab sticks. In the Soviet years, crabs were an unprecedented delicacy, so they were not used for salad. In the 90s, crab appeared in Russia

sticks. This is an artificially prepared imitation of crab meat - from the pulp of cod or pollock with the addition of starch and egg white. This product was first invented in Japan. It turns out that the Japanese have long thought of creating dishes from the pulp of the simplest fish with the help of special additives that imitate the taste of expensive seafood. Such imitations are called "surimi", which means "formed fish". They are easy to make and much cheaper than the original.

Now it is not difficult to get real crab meat, but the habit of using crab sticks for salads has taken root. There are a huge number of recipes for such a salad. All of them are united by the fact that the main component is crab sticks. Other ingredients may vary. The salad is very easy to prepare, its cost is low, and at the same time it is very tasty. In terms of popularity in our country, crab salad is in second place, it costsbetween Olivier and herring under a fur coat.

Crab salad with corn

This recipe is considered a classic. For its preparation you will need:

• 200g crab sticks;
• 1 can of canned corn;
• 5 boiled eggs;
• mayonnaise.

Cut crab sticks and boiled eggs, mix in a bowl. Open the canned corn, drain the juice. Add canned corn. Dress salad with mayonnaise before serving.

Very often boiled rice is added to the salad according to the classic recipe. It gives satiety, but at the same time makes the dish heavier. The recipe for this cabbage salad is also popular. White cabbage is finely chopped, s alted, squeezed to release the juice. The cabbage is then added to the salad.

Crab salad will be decorated with fresh vegetables, herbs. Fresh cucumbers will give the dish a special taste and aroma; it is better to grate them on a coarse grater. The components included in the salad - crab sticks, cucumber, corn - are low-calorie. The dishes prepared from them are very light and appetizing. Grated apple goes well with the main components of the salad. You can experiment by laying out the salad ingredients in layers. Such layered salads look very impressive on the festive table.

Puff salad of crab sticks with pineapple

As an example, consider the preparation of puff crab salad with canned pineapples. Apples or fresh tomatoes can be used instead of pineapples.

Products Needed:

• 200 crab sticks;
• 4 boiled eggs;
• 1 onion;
• 150g cheese;
• 1 can of pineapples;
• mayonnaise, vinegar.

Chop the onion finely, sprinkle with vinegar and leave for 10 minutes. Grate egg whites and lay the first layer on a dish. Lubricate with mayonnaise. The second layer is finely chopped crab sticks, mayonnaise. The third layer is onions, again mayonnaise. The fourth layer is finely chopped pineapple, mayonnaise. The fifth layer is cheese, mayonnaise. Grind the boiled yolks and carefully lay them in the top layer.