An ear from the heads of a silver carp. Information and recipes

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

Before you learn how to cook fish soup from silver carp, it would not hurt to start by asking what it is and what kind of fish it is prepared from. And also whether the heads of silver carp are suitable for making tasty and nutritious fish soup.

Ear

Translated from Indo-European means "broth". This is an ancient dish from Russian cuisine. It used to be customary to call any soup an ear. But now only fish broth bears this name. Thus, the full definition of this concept is as follows: a transparent and slightly astringent concentrated fish broth.

It is advisable to cook fish soup from one, not several varieties of fish. Unlike fish soup, not all types are suitable for its preparation. Use those varieties whose meat is tender, sticky, with a sweet taste. Herring, roach, bream, catfish, etc. are not suitable here. Sea fish is desirable, as well as whitefish, pike perch, ruff, etc. The most important condition: the fish must be fresh. It is advisable to take live.

Silver carp

This is a freshwater fish, but the amount of fat is not inferior to sea. Silver carp meat is tasty and tender. It is rich in vitamins and is a complete source of protein. Widely used indiet food. Its frequent use reduces the amount of cholesterol in the blood. For those who prefer to cook fish soup from self-caught silver carp, it is important to know that it is possible to catch it from the first half of May to the second half of September.

Ukha from silver carp heads is a very tasty, fragrant and satisfying dish. There are many cooking recipes. Therefore, it remains to present some of them, and the choice is up to the reader.

Recipe 1: with tails and fins

To prepare soup from two heads and tails of silver carp (you can also add carved fins), we first need to remove the gills and thoroughly rinse the heads and tails under cold sewage. Put them in a pot of cold water and put them on high heat.

While the contents of the pot are boiling, you need to peel two onions from the husk, rinse and finely chop. Three to four potato tubers are also peeled, washed and cut into cubes. As soon as the water with fish heads boils, the fire must be reduced and continue to cook for about an hour, but already on low heat.

After an hour, take the fish out of the pan, put onions and potatoes in the broth and cook until tender. When vegetables are almost ready, add bay leaf, s alt and pepper. Ear from the heads of silver carp will continue to cook for another 3-5 minutes. Then turn off the fire, pour in the vodka. Then stir and cover with a lid for 15-20 minutes. The ear is ready. Can be served.

Interestingly, this dish is more nutritious and rich from heads than from filletsfish.

An ear from the heads of a silver carp demanded from us:

• 2 heads of silver carp (also tails and fins);
• 2 bulbs;
• 3-4 potatoes;
• 20-30 grams of vodka;
• bay leaf, s alt, pepper;
• 1, 5 hours prep.

Ear from silver carp heads - recipe number 2

The second recipe differs from the first one by adding carrots, semolina and black peas.

And to be more specific, we still remove the gills from the heads, wash them thoroughly, lower them into cold water and put on a strong fire. As soon as the water boils, we reduce the fire and continue to cook, but not for one hour, as in the first recipe, but only 20 minutes. While the heads are boiling, clean, wash and cut one onion, one carrot and 3-4 potatoes. Carrots can also be grated. Before putting the vegetables in the broth, it should be s alted and peppered. And now we add in turn: potatoes, when it is almost ready, add onions and grated carrots. If the carrot is cut with a knife, put it together with the potatoes. Vegetables are cooked for another 10 minutes. Now add 3 tablespoons of semolina - another 5 minutes, and now it's time to season the dish with black peas and bay leaves - another 3-4 minutes. Then pour 40-50 grams of vodka into the ear and turn off the stove. Close the lid tightly and let it brew for a few minutes. Ear from silver carp heads is ready, you can serve.

In both recipes, you can optionally add dill, parsley. Greens give a beautiful look to the dish. But connoisseurs of aromafish soup greens may simply seem superfluous. Bon appetit.