Brilio.net - Processing fish by frying is one of the most practical and fast methods. The process is simple, just by preparing fish, spices, and hot oil, you can enjoy a delicious fish dish. The results are also appetizing with crispy fish skin on the outside and soft meat on the inside.
However, behind its practicality, frying fish has a weakness that is often a challenge for many people, namely the fishy smell it causes. When fish is fried, the smoke that comes out of the frying pan brings with it a fishy smell that spreads throughout the kitchen and even to other rooms in the house. This smell can last a long time and is difficult to remove, especially if the kitchen ventilation is inadequate.
The fishy smell that comes from frying often makes people hesitate to process fish by frying, even though this method is actually the most practical. Therefore, many are looking for alternatives or ways to reduce the smell, such as using good ventilation, cooking with open windows, or adding natural ingredients such as lime peel or ginger to the frying oil.
But besides orange peel or ginger, you can also use other ingredients like those used by Instagram user @ummubalqishaura. Through one of the videos uploaded, she admitted to only using one leaf spice . Reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @ummubalqishaura on Thursday (8/29), the leaf spice in question is celery.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
How to use it, just heat the oil in a pan as usual. While it is heating, put a few celery leaves into the pan. Stir until all parts of the oil are covered with celery, yes.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Next, immediately put in the salted fish that you want to fry. After that, fry as usual until cooked and crispy. Well, the delicious aroma of celery leaves will minimize the fishy smell of salted fish. That way, the kitchen will be odor-free.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Celery leaves can minimize the fishy smell of salted fish when fried because of the aromatic compounds it contains, especially apiin and limonene. These compounds have a fresh and distinctive aroma that can cover or reduce the strong fishy smell of salted fish. In addition, celery leaves also have natural deodorant properties that work by neutralizing unpleasant odors during the frying process.
This fish frying trick upload has been viewed more than 205 thousand times. It is no wonder that many other Instagram users also gave their responses directly in the comments column. Most of them just found out about the use of celery to remove the fishy smell.
" It was so fitting then that my father said, "Why does it smell so bad?" With an annoyed face and feeling, I said yes, what's the grandfather's salted fish? (I call him grandfather because my children's grandfather) when I saw this, it really helped so that it didn't smell too, barakallahufiik kaa ," said Instagram @firahai.
" Wow, besides lime, you can also use celery... thanks for the tip, " explained Instagram @uminayabanan.
" Wow, I just found out that celery can remove the fishy smell ," commented the Instagram account @intannajiahalim.