Brilio.net - Almost every house now has a refrigerator to store food and drinks so they don't go stale quickly. One of them is fish, this food ingredient will last longer if stored in the refrigerator at a temperature below 4 C. Reporting from southerliving.com, frozen fish can last in the freezer for up to 3-4 months, you know.
However, when you want to process frozen fish, it needs to be thawed first. Otherwise, frozen fish will be difficult to cook and may not even be cooked perfectly.
To thaw frozen fish, some people usually choose to place it in the chiller overnight. However, there are also those who soak it in room temperature water for approximately 45-60 minutes. If you want to be fast, using this method is quite long.
But don't worry, it turns out there is a faster way and you can copy the complete set. This method was shared by an Instagram user named @ Titiksurianip. Instead of up to 60 minutes, the netizen admitted that it only took 10-15 minutes to thaw frozen fish from the freezer.
photo: Instagram/@ Titiksurianip
After investigating, the Instagram user apparently relies on 2 kitchen ingredients in the form of vinegar and salt. First of all, take out the frozen fish from the freezer then pour warm water until the fish sinks.
"Make sure the water is warm, not hot," explained the Instagram account @tiksurianip, quoted by BrilioFood on Monday (15/7).
photo: Instagram/@detiksurianip
Then add approximately 1 tablespoon of vinegar and 1 tablespoon of salt. Then stir until the two ingredients are evenly mixed. It is known that salt can help maintain the water temperature warm. Meanwhile, vinegar contains acetic acid which can soften fish.
photo: Instagram/@detiksurianip
Next, let the fish rest for approximately 10-15 minutes. You can see that the ice attached to the fish is starting to melt. The fish is ready to be cooked. That way, the cooking process becomes faster and more practical.
photo: Instagram/@detiksurianip
You can follow this method of thawing frozen fish from the freezer if you want to save cooking time.