How to pickle silver carp caviar

Any homemade delicacy, especially when it comes to fish products, is always highly valued. In this case, the salted game of the silver carp will be an excellent decoration for the home table for any holiday.

In order to pickle salted silver carp caviar, you will not need to have any special culinary skills. Food costs will also be minimal. As for the number of dishes that can subsequently be prepared from silver carp caviar, their assortment will be able to impress even the most sophisticated gourmets.

Recipe for salting silver carp caviar No. 1


To prepare silver carp caviar at home, we perform the following steps:

  1. We cut the carcass of a silver carp;
  2. We carefully separate the head part,
  3. Carefully remove the spine
  4. Carefully choose the insides,
  5. Carefully take out the caviar.
  6. Rinse thoroughly without damaging any eggs.
  • or in stripes
  • or a solid mass (for this you need to use a medium sieve).

Carefully process the resulting mass of silver carp caviar with salt and leave in the shade for several hours (preferably in the refrigerator).

For a more refined serving of the dish, a special sauce for salting is prepared:

  • 2 tablespoons with salt
  • 1 tablespoon with sugar
  • 1 liter of filtered water - all this must be thoroughly mixed.
  • in the finished consistency, you must add bay leaf and black pepper.

Mix everything thoroughly and put on gas until boiling. After the caviar has been saturated with salt, it is necessary to mix it with our sauce (pre-cool). After that, leave the caviar for 2 days in a cool place (lower shelves of the refrigerator, cellar).

After 2 days, this liquid now needs to be squeezed out of the game with gauze. Everything, silver carp caviar is ready for a beautiful decoration on the festive table. Very tasty and fast! Bon Appetit!

Recipe for salting silver carp caviar at home No. 2

Cooking silver carp caviar at home according to the old Russian recipe:

  • We prepare caviar (see method from 1 preparation);
  • After that, you need to salt the fish in an enamel bowl for no more than 30 minutes;
  • After that, treat the caviar with 9% vinegar, and leave it to soak for another hour.
  • Then it is squeezed using the already known gauze.
  • You can add butter for even more flavor.

Everything, salted silver carp caviar is ready for use. Bon Appetit!

ADVICE! In order for your game to look fresh for at least 2 weeks, it must be placed in a glass container with a lid to protect it from external influences. After this period, the use of caviar is not recommended, as there is a risk of developing salmonella or simple poisoning.

ADVICE! By adhering to some rules when salting caviar, you can achieve a new taste each time, while adding various ingredients: such as lemon, vinegar, bay leaf, butter, and so on.