Many people do not like fried fish because of the specific odor that fills the apartment during its cooking. Not always, and the hood saves. But let halibut become an exception for you. This tender, amazingly tasty fish, once entering your diet, will stay there for a long time. After all, halibut, in addition to excellent taste qualities, has a huge number of useful properties: amino acids, vitamins D and B12, microelements, which are so necessary for our body.
And, probably, one of the important properties of this fish is the lack of bones, so fried halibut should please many gourmets.
How to fry halibut?
Since this fish at the time of frying absorbs a large enough amount of fat, it is by no means possible for all to properly roast halibut, so we will tell you how to do it. Be sure to put portioned pieces on a very heated frying pan, so that the fish immediately picked up and did not creep. Frying pan is desirable to take cast iron, then the fish is better baked and browned. In any case, do not cover the lid, otherwise the halibut will begin to disintegrate, it will not be cooked, but stewed. By the way, you can fry halibut in frozen form, because the frozen state of the fish will not let the fillet spread, and the dish will turn out juicy and tender. Namely, in frozen form, halibut comes to us on the shelves more often, so, having bought a fish, immediately start preparing it.
Halibut fried - recipe
Now, you theoretically know how to fry a halibut, which means it's time to start practicing. We remember that the frying pan should be very well heated - until the oil begins to hiss, then we spread the halibut. Well, those who adhere to dietary nutrition, you should be careful with calculating calories - the fish is fat enough, but ... why not treat yourself to roasted halibut?
Ingredients:
- halibut fillet - 0.6 kg;
- flour - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- salt, spices - to taste;
- vegetable oil.
Preparation
In order to make roasted halibut, you can buy a whole fish weighing 1-1.25 kg or immediately purchase fillets. If you buy a whole, you should clean it thoroughly from scales, remove gills, fins, gut and rinse thoroughly under running water. Then divide into portions. You can immediately wash the fillet and cut it.
On a plate we pour in the flour, we add to it salt and spices for fish. Spices can both be purchased already ready-made, and mix those that you love. For example: black pepper, marjoram, parsley, etc. Each piece of fish is rolled in flour and fried in a heated frying pan on both sides until a crusty crust is obtained. Serving on the table, the dish can be decorated with greens and slices of lemon.
How delicious to fry halibut fish?
Fish, by the way, you can fry in batter. This way of cooking roast halibut will not allow the meat to spread, as the stick will retain the shape of the portioned piece.
Ingredients:
- halibut fillet - 0,5 kg;
- flour - 200 g;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- milk - 200 ml;
- salt, spices - to taste;
- vegetable oil.
Preparation
We rinse and cut the fillet portionwise, give a dry, then salt, pepper and leave for 30 minutes stand. For batter, beat eggs with salt, add milk, flour and mix well. We put the frying pan on the fire, pour the vegetable oil, let it warm up well, then dip the pieces of halibut into the batter and put it on the frying pan. Fry for 5-6 minutes on each side of the fish to form a ruddy, mouth-watering crust.
To the halibut on the garnish boiled or fried potatoes, vegetables and salads are perfect.