Red fish with lemon and dill is one of the most beloved dishes that can be eaten both on holidays and on ordinary days. How to salt chum salmon yourself, what recipes to give preference? We read and choose.

Simple and quick way under oppression

Quickly and tasty it turns out to cook red fish, if when salting it is pressed against oppression.

List of ingredients:

  • chum - 2 kg;
  • salt - 6 tbsp. l .;
  • sugar - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • bay leaf, black pepper - to taste.

Recipe:

  1. Cut off the chum head. Free the carcass from the bones, fins.
  2. Cut into pieces of 2.5 cm each.
  3. Pour salt, sugar, mix well.
  4. Grate each piece with the resulting mixture.
  5. Put fish in salting dishes.
  6. Add bay leaf. Distribute peppercorns evenly.
  7. Place a plate on top, put something heavy on it. Put in the fridge for salting.

Lightly salted chum salmon is ready in 5 hours. You can complement the dish with onion rings. Oppression, which is used in cooking, accelerates the process of salting fish.

Mustard Chum Recipe

Seed mustard goes well with red fish; it will add a spicy flavor to the dish.

List of ingredients:

  • chum - 2 kg;
  • water - 2 l;
  • salt - 6 tbsp. l .;
  • sugar - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • mustard seeds - 60 g;
  • bay leaf - 4 pcs.;
  • black pepper to taste.

Recipe:

  1. Prepare the fish, remove the head. Cut the carcass, remove the bones, fins.
  2. Cut the resulting fillet into equal parts about 3 cm in size.
  3. Put a pot of water on the stove. After boiling pour salt, dissolve sugar.
  4. Remove from heat, put pepper, bay leaf.
  5. Cool to 30 ° C.
  6. Pour mustard into the resulting solution.
  7. In a jar place the pieces of chum salmon, pour in the prepared liquid.
  8. Put in a cool place or refrigerator.

The dish will be ready in 4 hours.

On a note. If you take a frozen carcass, you should not speed up the process of defrosting fish using a microwave, this will significantly degrade the quality of the dish. Chum should gradually thaw. Do not re-freeze.

Spiced salmon fish

It is possible to salt chum salmon at home using spices such as cloves, garlic.

List of ingredients:

  • chum - 1 kg;
  • salt - 3 tbsp. l .;
  • sugar - 1.5 tbsp. l .;
  • bay leaf - 3 pcs.;
  • cloves - 5 pcs.;
  • vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • garlic - 2 cloves.

Recipe:

  1. Take the fish fillet, cut into large pieces.
  2. Grate red fish with salt, sugar.
  3. Put the chum in the pan.
  4. Spice on top, garlic should be chopped into small slices.
  5. Pour in vegetable oil, it is recommended to use olive.
  6. Cover with a plate, put the load (jar of water).
  7. Stand for 60 minutes. at room temperature.
  8. Remove the load, move the fish to a cool room. After 60 minutes red fish is ready to eat.

Delicious salted chum salmon is obtained using good quality fish. A stale product with an unpleasant odor will not save any spices.

Brine cooking

Many people want the fish to be juicy, with a hint of lemon. Chefs recommend preparing chum salmon in a special brine.

List of ingredients:

  • chum - 2 kg;
  • water - 2 l;
  • salt - 6 tbsp. l .;
  • sugar - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • dill, parsley - 100 g each;
  • bay leaf - 5 pcs.;
  • peppercorns - 10 pcs.;
  • lemon - 1 pc.

Recipe:

  1. Prepare the fish fillet by removing the bones. Cut into portions.
  2. Make a pickle. Pour water into the dishes, put on a stove, dissolve salt, sugar.
  3. After boiling, turn off the stove, pour pepper, put a bay leaf. Cool to 30 ° C.
  4. Place the pieces of chum salmon evenly in a dish of a suitable size.
  5. Grind parsley, dill.
  6. Pour a layer of greens onto the fish.
  7. Cut the lemon into thin slices, put on top.
  8. Pour with prepared brine.
  9. Put in the refrigerator.
  10. After 60 minutes take out the lemon.
  11. Return the workpiece to cold.

You can eat cooked fish in 10-12 hours.

When slicing and salting chum salmon, one must take into account that small pieces of fish are salted faster than large ones.

Cooking chum salmon slices in oil

This delicious dish will be a good snack for the holiday. The salting of red fish according to this recipe is straightforward, and the result is always excellent.

 

List of ingredients:

  • chum - 1 kg;
  • salt - 3 tbsp. l .;
  • black pepper - 8 peas;
  • sugar - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • garlic - 4 cloves;
  • bay leaf - 4 pcs.;
  • vegetable oil - about 0.5 liters.

Recipe:

  1. Prepare a fillet of red fish, cut into small pieces about 2 cm in size.
  2. Put half of the fish on the bottom of the pan. Top 1/2 of a mixture of salt, sugar, pepper, chopped garlic.
  3. Put the remaining pieces of fish, sprinkle with the second half of the mixture. Add bay leaf.
  4. Pour vegetable oil on top so that the fish is closed.
  5. You can put a heavy plate on the workpiece. Close the pan.
  6. Let it spill in the room for 3 hours.
  7. Then put in the refrigerator. The dish is ready in a day.

Professional chefs advise you not to abuse seasonings when cooking salted red fish.

Dry salting for the winter

In the Far East, a large amount of red fish is salted immediately. It is convenient to cook several kilograms of salted chum salmon, put it into storage at low temperature, and, if necessary, get the right amount.

List of ingredients:

  • chum - 10 kg;
  • salt - 30 tbsp. l .;
  • sugar - 10 tbsp. l .;
  • vodka - 250 ml.

Recipe:

  1. Prepare the fish, remove the head, remove the fins.
  2. Cut the carcass along.
  3. Combine salt, sugar. Pour vodka into the resulting composition, mix.
  4. Grate chum fillet with the mixture.
  5. Place in a suitable container, close.
  6. Put in the refrigerator.

After 24 hours, salted chum salmon can be served. But this method of salting red fish is also used for storage for a long period. The product must be packaged, for this a cling film is suitable, and then put in the freezer.

There are many recipes for making salted chum salmon. The result is always a tasty, healthy product that almost everyone likes.

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