Delicate stewed pollock in sour cream and adjika will not leave anyone indifferent! This step-by-step culinary recipe with a photo will appeal to both simple housewives and eaters with amazing taste. Video recipe.
Everyone knows about the benefits of fish. All fish dishes are healthy and low-calorie. Nutritionists recommend them to those who want to lose weight, people with diabetes mellitus, cholecystitis and vascular diseases. At the same time, in order to enjoy the fish, you need to be able to cook it correctly. One of the most affordable and easy to prepare fish is pollock. This is a versatile fish rich in valuable substances. She does not hit hard on the pocket and quite simply prepares for the minimum amount of time. It turns out pollock is tasty, low-fat, juicy … so it will not leave anyone indifferent. Since fish is low in fat, even small children can eat dishes from it. And so that the fish is not dry, it must be cooked in sauce. For example, stewed pollock in sour cream and adjika turns out to be tasty and juicy. Preparing food is not difficult, special skill is not required here. Moreover, fresh-frozen fish carcasses, headless and gutted, are on sale. This simplifies the initial processing of the product. But knowledge of some subtleties is necessary in order to get a guaranteed good result.
- Do not defrost fish in the microwave and warm water. Already pollock does not have high juiciness, and when the temperature changes, the structure of the protein will change, and it will become completely dry. Leave the fish to thaw in the refrigerator to keep it juicy.
- Remove fins and tail with kitchen scissors before cooking.
- When rinsing the carcass, peel off the dark inner film. If it remains, the fish will taste bitter.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 125 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- Pollock - 2 carcasses
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Adjika - 2 tablespoons
- Vegetable oil - for frying
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
- Seasoning for fish - 1 tsp
- Sour cream - 10 ml
Step-by-step cooking of stewed pollock in sour cream and adjika, recipe with photo:
1. Cut the fins from the carcass, clean the inner film, wash the fish, dry well with a paper towel and cut into 2-3 pieces, depending on the size. Pour vegetable oil into the pan and heat well. Put pieces of fish in hot oil and fry them on both sides over high heat until golden brown.
2. In a bowl, combine sour cream, adjika, seasoning for fish, salt and ground black pepper. Stir the sauce well.
3. Pour the sour cream sauce over the fish and boil. Cover the pan with a lid, turn the heat to the minimum setting and simmer the food for half an hour.
4. Serve the finished stewed pollock in sour cream and adjika hot or chilled. The fish is delicious in any form and with any side dish.
See also a video recipe on how to cook stewed pollock in sour cream.
