Molva is a fish found in the coastal waters of the Atlantic. It appeared on the shelves of our stores a long time ago, but sellers more often call it pike or ling.
This fish is of great industrial value. Its meat has a dense structure and a beautiful light shade, and in addition, molva is a healthy fish, because it contains protein, vitamins and minerals, including even rare selenium.
Cooks love this fish. It’s easy to cook, and the result is always good. Even if you just boil this fish, you get a delicious dish. Today we’ll try to learn some simple but interesting recipes.
Choose a fish
In our area, this fish is often sold frozen. This is not surprising, because it is being taken from afar.
Molva - a fish whose photo is easy to remember, it is worth seeing it at least once. She really looks like a pike.
Before buying, pay attention to the smell and color. The meat of fresh pray is almost white. Unlike river and lake fish, it never smells of mud, its smell is completely neutral.
Boiled molva
Many chefs know that molva is a fish, reviews of which often contain words in superlatives. It is served at the table even in eminent fish restaurants. From this fish it is quite possible to prepare a snack for the holiday, but it is also perfect for a regular lunch.
Clean the fish from the insides, separate the head and fins. Cut into slices. Dip to boil in boiling vegetable broth.
While the fish is cooking, prepare the sauce. Melt in a pan 50 grams of butter, fry a handful of white crackers on it. Add a little lemon juice (to taste) and one boiled egg, finely chopped. Salt and season with seasonings. Optionally, add green onions or garlic passed through a crush to the sauce. Pour the fish slices with this sauce before serving. Serve steamed buckwheat or wheat porridge as a side dish.
Bake in the oven
Molva is a fish with very few bones. Cut the meat from the spine and cut the fillet into portions. Sprinkle with lemon juice, salt, grate with spices and leave to marinate for a couple of hours.
Wrap each slice in a slice of raw or smoked bacon - it will make the meat juicier. Paste the edges with a skewer or tie with a thread, put in a greased form and put in a preheated oven for 30 minutes. You can bake such fish both in open form and in a heat-resistant sleeve.
Serve baked vegetables with garnish.
Molva in batter
You can simply fry the fish, after pre-roll pieces in flour. Cooked in this way, it will go well with mashed potatoes or boiled rice.
But there is another way. For frying in a crispy batter, the fish of the trout is also great. How to cook this dish? There is nothing complicated. First, cut the fish into pieces of the right size, dry them on paper napkins so that the batter does not drain.
There are many recipes for batter itself. It is made from beer, carbonated mineral water, eggs, mayonnaise. A simple recipe always turns out to be successful, for the preparation of which you need to sprinkle 3 chilled eggs with a fork, add spices and salt, and then carefully add 2 tablespoons of flour. Do not use a mixer or whisk - beaten eggs will drain from the fish.
Put the pieces of fish in a bowl with batter, gently distributing them, move to a pan. Fry in hot oil until golden brown. If you like crisp, put the fish on a wide dish, and not in a bowl slide.
Such fish can be served with garnished potato wedges, a mixture of stewed vegetables, and boiled asparagus. Take care of the sauce - it will go well with crispy slices.
Sea pike in the children's menu
Molva is a fish that is perfect even for those who have just begun to get acquainted with new tastes. Pediatricians include her in the menu of babies in their first year of life. Her snow-white meat is easily digested.
For children, this fish is best cooked in a double boiler. For children older than one year, you can also offer oven-baked rumor. Another interesting way is stewing in milk.
Combine molove with mashed vegetables, cereal side dishes or pasta, and your baby will be happy to enjoy healthy and tasty dishes.