Heh from fish - a simple recipe

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

For people who grew up in Soviet times, Korean cuisine is some strange oriental curiosity. But more and more now, spicy spicy oriental pickles and pickles are establishing themselves in average kitchens. And one of them is heh from fish. In essence, this is a fillet in its raw form, marinated with vegetables and spices in a special way. How to make it in the conditions of modern cuisine, so that heh from fish turns out to be authentically tasty? We will talk about this today in our article.

A little bit of history

Heh Koreans consider both a snack and a dish at the same time. The dish is prepared from meat, from fish (mainly tuna or pollock is used). The roots of the dish go back to ancient times, for example, there is historical evidence that Confucius himself loved him. But after a large-scale epidemic, it disappears from China and firmly enters Korean cuisine - already in a new way. By the way, the recipefrom fish in Korean (it is also hwe, ho is a whole family of dishes), according to which they cook in this country, is too laborious for Europeans. In this connection, usually already adapted options are mainly given. And in Japan, the analogue of the Korean senseonghwa is sushi.

Subtleties of the issue

Cooking heh fish can be learned, but it will require certain skills. First, fillets should be carefully selected. Suitable for both river and sea inhabitants: mackerel and mullet, catfish and pelengas, pike perch and salmon, herring and pink salmon. Made with pike, but it's too bony for many chefs

• If you make heh from fish, you should not choose frozen. When it is defrosted, the structure of the pulp will lose its integrity and appearance.
• You can buy ready-made fillets, this significantly reduces the cooking time and labor intensity of the process.
• How to cook fish heh? You need to cut the pulp with a sharp knife - thin strips. And remove the thick skin beforehand so that the dish does not turn out tough.
• After adding vinegar, pieces of fish may become brittle, so be careful when mixing. Otherwise, the fillet becomes mushy.
• In heh of fish, the presence of coriander with red pepper is mandatory. Traditionally, zucchini, carrots, and cabbage with eggplants are put in pickles.
• Highly prepared fish hehe is a great appetizer for alcohol, a great addition to first courses. Pieces of pulp are placed on sandwiches, in tartlets,various salads.

Easiest fish recipe hehe

And here is our first recipe - rather simplified, adapted for Europeans. So let's take the following ingredients:

• 800 grams of fish fillets;
• 1 onion;
• a few cloves of garlic;
• a little sugar;
• 2 spoons of soy sauce;
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper;
• 2 spoons of vinegar;
• a little s alt;
• greens;
• hot pepper pod;
• a few tablespoons of vegetable oil.

How to cook

• Cut the fish into strips (if you did not purchase fillets, then the bones and skin must be removed).
• Pour s alt into a container prepared for fish hehe, pour vinegar (9%) and mix thoroughly.
• Peel the onion and chop into rings (half rings). Peel the garlic cloves, cut into small pieces (or press with the plane of the knife blade).
• Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan or saucepan. We remove the container from the stove. Mix oil with onion, garlic, red pepper, soy sauce and sugar, getting a marinade. And greens with hot peppers are also chopped and put in the general mixture. Stir again.
• Add the fillet in pieces and mix gently again.
• We keep the fish for at least thirty minutes in such a marinade (or better - more). Now you can serve it to the table. In principle, this dish is easy to make at home for dinner - in almost any modern kitchen. And the ingredients for it are very simple and can be found innearest supermarket. Advice about fish: you can take different types of fish (see the list of "candidates" above, in the "Subtleties of the Question" section). The main thing is to try to buy fillet, and not frozen, but chilled or fresh, ideally.

Korean-style fish hye

If you decide to get down to business with an authentic approach, then the recipe for oriental food will be a little more complicated. The ingredients are the same 700-800 grams of fillet, a spoonful of coriander seeds, 5 garlic cloves, 3 medium-sized onions, a spoonful of red hot pepper, a few tablespoons of vinegar, a spoonful of s alt and 2 sugars, herbs, soy sauce, vegetable oil.

How to cook

1. Heat a frying pan (like a wok, with high sides), add oil there and quickly fry hot capsicum in it.
2. Peel the onion and cut into half rings. Chop garlic cloves and herbs.
3. Mix in a separate container soy sauce with coriander and s alt, as well as pepper, sugar and vinegar. Then we combine all this with sliced \u200b\u200band fish, cover and set aside down the refrigerator for several hours. During this time, stir a few more times. We put the finished snack in small plates (bowls, bowls) and serve on the table.

Mackerel with lemon juice (for those who don't like vinegar)

Very tasty heh is obtained from fish such as mackerel (you need to make your own or buy a fillet). Recipe Includesfew ingredients, easy and simple to prepare. To do this, it is best to buy fresh mackerel in the market. And if you come across ice cream, you need to handle it carefully and carefully, as it can disintegrate into fibers after defrosting.

1. So, cut the fillet of this sea dweller into thin strips.
2. Peel the onion and cut into half rings.
3. Mix pieces of mackerel with onions. Add s alt, seasoning for cooking Korean carrots, a spoonful of sugar, juice of one or two lemons, vegetable oil (a couple of spoons).
4. All of the above ingredients mix well and put down the refrigerator for six hours. By the way, it is very convenient to make such an appetizer in the evening, and leave it to marinate overnight. And already in the morning you can enjoy an excellent dish: fish heh.

Bon appetit everyone!