Krill: what is it? Krill Recipes

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Relatively recently, a product such as krill appeared on store shelves. What it is? Today we will talk about this, and also tell you what can be prepared from this product.

What is krill

Krill is commonly called small (up to 6.5 cm) crustaceans. In grocery stores, you can buy their meat fresh, canned or frozen. It is consumed as an independent product and added to various dishes (salads, sandwiches, soups, all kinds of snacks) as an ingredient.

Krill has been proven to be one of the most environmentally friendly foods. What it is, you already know. But what are the benefits of this product? First of all, it is potassium, sodium, calcium, iron and iodine. It is worth noting that during their life activity these crustaceans do not accumulate harmful substances in themselves, despite the fact that they feed on carrion. They are a source of protein, carbohydrates, amino acids and many vitamins.

It is not uncommon for nutritionists to prescribe krill meat to their patients during treatment. And this is not surprising. After all, despite its low-calorie content, it is nutritious, you can quickly get enough of it.

Krill is especially suitable for those who suffer fromdiabetes, tuberculosis, obesity and some other diseases.

What can be cooked with krill

There are a large number of recipes, the main ingredient of which is sea krill. From this product you can cook first courses (soups, all kinds of stews and even borscht), second courses (salads, fish and vegetable and fish mixes), snacks (tartlets, sandwiches).

Krill… What is it? Many replace it with the regular crab crab. Really. After all, these products are very similar in taste. Therefore, krill can be added to those dishes in which crab is present. In addition, the latter can even be replaced with krill.

Krill salad

The most common dish in which the main ingredient is krill is a festive salad. Today we will look at how you can cook it.

This krill salad has no fancy ingredients and doesn't take long to prepare. In addition, everyone, even a child, can make this dish.

So, the following products are needed for its preparation:

• 200-250g krill meat;
• a few boiled eggs;
• pickled or fresh cucumbers (2-3 pieces);
• 1 small can of canned corn;
• greens;
• lemon juice;
• mayonnaise;
• s alt to taste.

Canned krill meat should be cut into small pieces. Peel the eggs and crumble with a knife. Take cucumbers and grate them, squeeze them out (in case you use pickled or pickledcucumbers). Greens also need to be finely chopped.

This salad must be formed in layers. Put the krill meat in the bottom of the salad bowl, then put the eggs, corn, cucumbers and greens. Lubricate each layer without fail with mayonnaise in large quantities. As spices, use s alt and pepper to taste. You can also sprinkle a little lemon juice on each layer.

Cheese baskets with krill meat

We have already said that krill is perfect for making all kinds of snacks. The most popular type are cheese baskets with krill meat, which are prepared as follows.

Take any hard cheese (50-70 grams), grate it and mix with 1 teaspoon of flour. After that, put 1 large spoon into a preheated pan. When the cheese has melted a little, remove the resulting pancake with a spatula and wrap it around the bottom of the glass.

When the cheese has cooled, turn the glass over and remove the pancake from it. As a result, you should get a basket. Cook the baskets in this way until the cheese runs out.

Use minced krill meat as filling. Stuff the baskets and serve.

Bon appetit!

Today we told you about such a product as krill (what it is and what can be cooked from it). We hope our recipes will add variety to your festive and everyday table.