Fish pickle. Recipes and cooking methods

Rassolnik is perhaps one of the most popular first courses. This is a very unusual and interesting soup of Russian cuisine. There are many different recipes. The dish is cooked with rice, barley, and buckwheat.

Many people mistakenly believe that pickle can be cooked exclusively on meat broth. However, the dish is prepared with mushrooms, and even with fish. Moreover, fish pickle has its roots in the deep past. You can cook it with the addition of any spices and vegetables.

Features of cooking

Cooking pickle from fish is practically no different from cooking soup from meat, but still has its own nuances.

1. For the dish, absolutely any kind of fish is suitable. They can also be mixed. In order to make the soup more satisfying, it is better to use pieces where there are bones. More rich soup is obtained from fish heads, tails.
2. The main component of pickle is pickles. Many replace them with pickled ones. Some culinary experts consider this a mistake, since only pickles give the pickle a specific taste.
3. It is advisable to peel cucumbers with rough skin so that the fish pickle is tender.
4. If pearl barley is added to the dish, then it can be soaked in advance for two hours. This will significantly reduce the cooking time.
5. To give the soup a delicate creamy taste, it is better to fry vegetables in butter, rather than vegetable. Also, adding sour cream before serving will greatly soften the taste of the dish.
6. When cooking the broth, you can add a whole onion and carrots to it to make it more flavorful. Vegetables should be discarded after cooking.
7. Also, many add fresh dill and parsley for the flavor. They are recommended to be added immediately to the plate before serving. If the greens are put in a pan, then the soup needs to be boiled for another ten minutes.
8. In order not to salt the dish, add it at the end of cooking.

Fish pickle: classic recipe

As was said, there are several recipes for cooking fish pickle. The classic dish is considered the barley option. Essential Ingredients:

• one kilogram of fish;
• two onions;
• a pound of potatoes;
• 100 g of pearl barley;
• two carrots;
• 300 g of pickles;
• three liters of water;
• salt, herbs, spices to taste;
• frying oil.

Step by step preparation of fish pickle:

1. First you need to wash the fish, clean. Remove the insides from it and rinse again. Next, cut the fish into pieces and put in a pan.
2. Pour in water, add carrots and onions. All this must be cooked for about half an hour.
3. After time, fish and vegetables should be removed. Throw out the vegetables and separate the fish from the bones. Put the meat in a bowl.
4. In the fish broth you need to add pearl barley and boil it for another 25 minutes.
5. Next, add chopped potatoes. Fried and chopped onions and carrots first in a pan, then put in soup.
6. The next step is to add the fish fillet and grated cucumbers. Boil for five minutes.
7. When the dish is ready, turn off the fire and let the soup brew for about 20 minutes.

When serving, you can sprinkle it with herbs and add sour cream.

Pickle with rice. Essential Ingredients

The recipe for fish pickle with rice is no less popular than a barley dish.

Ingredients for its preparation:

• any fish is a kilogram;
• three liters of water;
• one hundred grams of rice;
• a kilogram of potatoes;
• a couple of carrots;
• two onions;
• a pound of cucumbers;
• frying oil;
• tomato paste at will;
• spices and salt.

Getting down to cooking

When all the ingredients are prepared, you can start cooking soup. Step-by-step recommendations:

1. Wash, clean and cut the fish into small pieces. Pour them with water, add carrots, onion. Boil. Ready to strain the broth.
2. Peel and chop the potatoes.
3. Cucumbers need to be grated.
4. Cut carrots and onions and fry in a pan until golden brown. Add to them cucumbers, a little brine (and tomato paste if desired). Put out a few minutes.
5. Rice should be washed and sent to the fish broth. When the soup boils, potatoes, chopped fish fillet and vegetable frying are added.
6. In the finished dish you need to put spices and herbs to taste. After that, boil the soup for a few more minutes.

When serving in a pickle on the fish broth, you can add a little sour cream. So the soup will be tender and tasty. Also, the dish must be allowed to brew.

Conclusion

No wonder pickle is one of the most popular dishes in Russian families. The recipe for this delicacy will surprise many housewives with its variety. Soup can be prepared with chicken, pork, fish, and even chicken giblets. Also, to cook pickled fish or meat, you can use both rice and pearl barley or buckwheat. In general, cooking the first dish is a very simple task, which even a beginner in cooking will do just fine. And if you use the above nuances in cooking, this process will become even easier.