Tench has a wide distribution, is very unpretentious to the conditions, and is found in most standing reservoirs or rivers with slow currents. Despite this, you rarely see it among fishermen's catch. This is due to the fact that its lifestyle is very different from most carp fish. Meanwhile, it is very tasty, with tender meat, and there are very few bones in it.
Product Features
This beauty has a color from green-silver to dark brown. It got its name due to its ability to change color after being taken out of water. It looks like it's really faded. This fish has very small scales, covered with a layer of mucus on top. In addition to good taste, meat contains many vitamins and microelements. Phosphorus, iodine, zinc, sodium, manganese and many other elements necessary for the human body are contained in it. The low carbohydrate content makes fish very useful for athletes and people watching their weight. It’s not for nothing that they say that tench is the king’s fish.
How to deliciously fry tench caviar
Caviar is a true delicacy, and if you are lucky enough to buy or catch tench with caviar, then be sure to cook it, so you will have a reason to try something new.
You can cook caviar in flour using the old-fashioned method at any time, but you should try a little and discover the taste of caviar in a completely new way.
Ingredients
- Tench caviar - 300 g;
- Eggs - 2 pcs.;
- Wheat flour - 4 tbsp;
- Starch - 1 tbsp;
- Homemade mayonnaise - 1 tbsp;
- Green onions - 3 tbsp;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Sunflower oil - for frying.
How to make delicious pancakes from tench caviar
- Wash tench eggs in cold water, remove films and place in a small bowl.
- Add eggs, mayonnaise, green onions and mix well, add salt and pepper.
- Combine flour with starch and gradually add to the mixture, mix thoroughly - the dough will be like pancakes.
- Take a frying pan with a thick bottom, make sure that the pancakes will not stick to it. Pour in the oil and heat well, spoon out the dough with a tablespoon.
- Fry until cooked on both sides, like regular pancakes, ready to be placed on baking paper to allow excess fat to drip off.
It is better to serve tench roe pancakes warm with sour cream or mayonnaise and herbs sauce.
Now you know how to fry tench in a frying pan, it will be a great addition to your diet. Simple and delicious recipes for its preparation are ideal for any holiday or everyday day.
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Tench has a wide distribution, is very unpretentious to the conditions, and is found in most standing reservoirs or rivers with slow currents. Despite this, you rarely see it among fishermen's catch. This is due to the fact that its lifestyle is very different from most carp fish. Meanwhile, it is very tasty, with tender meat, and there are very few bones in it.
Getting rid of a specific odor
The molt spends most of its time in dense thickets of aquatic vegetation. This is probably what influenced the specific smell, which may be more or less, depending on the body of water. Indeed, tench often smells like mud, which not everyone will like. In order to get rid of the herbal smell, you can soak the fish carcasses for several hours in clean water with a few slices of lemon. You can simply use various additives, such as onions, dill, and ready-made seasonings. For example, fish fried with spices leaves virtually no unpleasant odors. Therefore, this method is suitable for people who do not want to perform unnecessary actions or simply do not have time for it.
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What to serve with
Tench, like many other fish, goes best with rice, potatoes, and vegetables. Vegetables can be made into a fresh salad or stewed or baked. The taste of this fish is in harmony with cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes or dry white wine. Choose spices to your taste. But it is better not to use those that have a pronounced aroma, so as not to overwhelm the taste of the meat.
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Cooking river fish always turns into delicious dishes that take pride of place in the cookbook of every connoisseur of fish delicacies.
Those who do not know how to fry tench in a frying pan are not yet familiar with the real taste of fish, because no other fish can compare with it in taste. Tender white meat simply melts in your mouth, and in this type of fish it is especially healthy and suitable for consumption even by the smallest gourmets.
Tench leads an unusual lifestyle for a fish: it prefers to rest rather than swim, so its meat is considered one of the most delicious. And although tench is considered a bony fish, nevertheless, this is not so, it has bones, like an ordinary fish, only it is much easier to remove them.
It is unlikely that you will find a molt smaller than the palm of your hand on the market, and this is good, because the larger it is, the better. After frying a large tench, you will not be able to keep track of how and when the pieces disappeared from the plate.
Do you need to clean the line and how to do it?
There is no clear opinion about this. If you cook in the oven, the small scales are baked and become almost invisible. The same can be said about fried tench. But to prepare fish soup, for example, it is advisable to clean the fish. In addition, in any case, it is necessary to remove the mucus, which protects the tench from various diseases. To do this, you can douse the carcass a little with hot water; after this procedure, the mucus will instantly crumple, which will make the work easier.
It is very convenient to clean tenches using an ordinary vegetable grater.
How to cut
Cutting tench is quite difficult. This fish is very slippery. It is covered with a layer of mucus that protects it from various parasites.
There is a good video instruction + under it I wrote the essence in text
