How to fix over-salted fish: red, fried or dried

Almost no dish is without added salt. Salt is the most popular and indispensable seasoning. It has the property of stimulating the appetite, speeds up the process of digestion and promotes the release of gastric juice.

Overly salty foods can be harmful to the body. The spice contributes to fluid retention, which affects thermoregulation, water metabolism, water-salt balance. In large quantities it leads to dehydration and loss of calcium, and causes irritation to the walls of the stomach.

There are situations when it was not planned to add a lot of salt, but the fish turned out too salty. There are several ways to reduce the concentration in over-salted food.

What to do if you over-salted fish while salting

First of all, over-salted fish should be cleaned of the skin. After that, you need to put it in cold water and rinse it. If it is very large, it can be cut into several pieces. As a result of these actions, the fish should become more or less fresh. Over-salted product can be brought to taste with milk, in which they add sugar and a little salt. Also, if the fish is over-salted, it is poured for a while with lemon juice.

Soaking the fish can help get rid of excess salt. There are several ways to do this:

1. Place the fish in cold water, which should be changed periodically until the fish reaches the desired level of saltiness.
2. You can soak the fish in a tea infusion. This is done by brewing black tea and placing the fish in it. But this method is very likely to affect the taste.
3. Use lemon juice for soaking. To prepare the solution, the lemon juice is mixed with water. You need to take 1 part lemon to 3 parts water. Soak the fish for 3-4 hours.
4. Soaking in milk. It is necessary to hold the fish in milk for several hours.
5. Soak the product in a solution with the addition of soda. The solution is prepared from 1 liter of water and 1 teaspoon of soda. After soaking the fish is rinsed in running water.
6. Soak the fish in a vinegar solution. It can be table vinegar. The fish is poured in a small amount of vinegar and left for 30 minutes. Then it is washed.
7. Soak can also be in potato broth. To soak, you need to immerse the fish in the broth and leave for a few hours, but no more than 5.

If the over-salt is too great, it is better to boil the fish in unsalted water, with the addition of vinegar.

How to fix over-salted fried fish

If you add some ingredients to the fish, you can turn a culinary failure into an interesting dish.

1. You can make a side dish of stewed vegetables without adding salt during cooking.
2. A garnish of potatoes will complement the flavor of the fish and overpower the salty taste.
3. Pour water over the fried fish, adding tomato paste and spices as desired. There is no need to salt the sauce.

Alternatively, over-salted fried fish can be sprinkled with lemon juice or a little sugar.

How to remove excess salt from boiled or braised fish

If the fish boiled in broth turned out to be too salty, you can remove the excess in the following way.

1. Drain the broth and strain the fish. Then pour in a portion of liquid: water or fresh broth. Bring it to the boil. This way, when boiling, the salinity will be removed. It is not necessary to drain the broth completely. You can remove some of the liquid and add water, then also bring it to a boil again.
2. Fish stew is cooked with vegetables, often with the addition of sauce. If a sauce is used in the dish, you can dilute the taste with a new portion of unsalted. More vegetables can also be added.
3. In some cases, when cooking fish, sugar is used, which serves not only as a sweetener, but also improves flavor and aroma.

How to save heavily salted dried or dried fish

Strongly over-salted fish can be saved by soaking it in water. To do this, pour any container of water and keep the product in it until it is no longer over-salted. This usually takes 1 to 3 days.

There is also a way to soak fish in milk. This also helps to get rid of excess salt. You need to add some milk to the water and keep the fish there for a few hours. Then drain the liquid and rinse the product again under running water.

This is interesting! In stores now you can buy a special solution for soaking fish.

Remove excess salt

If a dish is over-salted, then you should not throw it away. First of all, this applies to fish.

Salmon

The situation when the fish has absorbed an excessive amount of salt, first it is worth saving, try soaking it in milk. If after 3-4 hours of soaking it is still very salty, you can soak it in kefir overnight. After that, the fish should have a more delicate and pleasant taste.

Over-salted salmon can be rid of excess salt by using a liquid with the addition of spices. Fill the fish with boiled water in the following proportions:

• 1 kg of fish;
• 2,5 liters of boiling water;
• 1 bay leaf;
• 10 peppercorns;
• 1 tsp. lemon zest;
• 20 ml of vodka as a preservative.

In the morning take the fish out of the dish and coat it with sunflower oil. It will become less salty and take on the smell of lemon.

From herring

Pickled herring is a classic. But if it turns out very salty, you can remove excess salt by adding sugar and spices.

Fresh herring can not be cleaned and gutted. You just need to take a few large sheets of bay leaf and put inside the carcass. Then wrap it in a plastic bag and put it in the fridge. After some time, the excess salt will go away. It will take about 2-3 hours.

To remove some salt from the salted herring, you need to soak it. To do this, take 2 liters of cold water and dissolve in it 1 tablespoon of salt. Leave the fish in the solution for 8 hours.

You can try soaking the fish in milk. Place herring in a deep bowl and pour the milk so that it completely covers the fish. Leave it like that for 1-2 hours. The milk will absorb excess salt.

With minced fish

Not every housewife tastes minced fish, but many still prefer to make sure of the taste qualities of the preparation before subjecting it to heat treatment. What to do if the minced fish turned out to be over-salted? There are several ways to correct the situation.

Products that can be added to the mince to remove excess salt:

• onions;
• bread or grated potatoes;
• sour cream;
• grits;
• mashed beans;
• boiled carrots;
• starch;
• lemon juice and spices.

Useful to know! To get rid of excess salt, you can add a little milk to the minced fish. If it turns out too runny, add flour to it.

From Fish Soup

To fix over-salted fish soup is not difficult, diluting it with water. But the taste of such a dish will be less rich, so it is worth trying other ways to reanimate the food.

1. Rice is able to absorb excess salt at the expense of the starch. To do this, you need to fill a bag with grits and drop it into the boiling soup for a while.
2. Pasta and potatoes have a similar principle of action. If you choose to use potatoes, you need to take a few peeled tubers and boil for a while. Then take them out.
3. Another way is to add tomato juice to the soup. It softens the salt well. You can also add a little vinegar and lemon juice to the dish.
4. Many housewives use spices instead of salt. For example, a mixture of dried vegetables, such as parsnips, carrots, onions, celery. You can add a little ground pepper. And, of course, herbs. They will make the taste more intense.

What to make with salted fish

If the fish is over-salted, it can be used to prepare a variety of dishes. It will make a delicious soup, fish baked in the oven, pan fried, fried, stewed or steamed.

In order to prepare a dish of fish, you need:

1. Clean the fish, gut it, cut off the fins, head and tail. Wash and dry.
2. Place the fish on a greased baking tray and sprinkle with spices.
3. Preheat oven to 180-200 degrees and put in it for 10-15 minutes.
4. After cooking, put the fish on a plate and serve.

A few more recipes for using fish:

1. The first method is pre-soaking. Soaked fish that has lost some of its salt is used to make soups, baked, fried, and added to salads.
2. Over-salted fish is not a bad filling for a pie. To prepare the stuffing, you need to separate the bones and twist through a meat grinder. Then make the overcooking of onions and carrots, boil rice, mix all the ingredients. Stuffing is ready.

Important! If you need to prepare a dish of salted fish, it is lightly marinated in vinegar or lemon juice.

Avoid situations with over-salted dishes, you can if you salt it at the end of cooking, or deliberately not add salt. After all, you can add salt directly on the plate if necessary, and it is not so easy to remove the excess.