YouTube/Dian Resep
Brilio.net - Fish eggs are a part of fish that is often used as a food ingredient, in addition to its meat. Each type of fish has eggs with different characteristics, both in terms of shape, size, and color. For example, mackerel eggs are oval and large in size, making them easy to process into various dishes.
Fish eggs not only have a delicious taste, but are also rich in nutrients. The omega-3 fat content in fish eggs is similar to fish oil supplements, which are useful as anti-inflammatories. Based on information from healthifyme.com, fish eggs are also a good source of vitamin D for body health.
To get the benefits of fish eggs, there are various ways to process them. One popular method is to fry the fish eggs. This menu is popular because it has a more delicious taste and is not fishy compared to boiled or steamed fish eggs.
However, it should be noted that frying fish eggs requires caution. The fragile texture of fish eggs makes this food easily destroyed when fried in hot oil. Therefore, a special technique is needed so that fried fish eggs remain intact and look appetizing.
To minimize this, you can imitate the trick shared by a YouTube user named Dian Resep. In one of the videos shared, she did a number of tricks so that fried fish eggs could remain intact. Not only that, the trick also aims to make the spices penetrate the fish eggs and prevent fishy.
As reported by BrilioFood from YouTube Dian Resep, Tuesday (1/10), first prepare the necessary ingredients, such as 250 grams of mackerel eggs. You can use other types of fish eggs. As for the spices, Dian uses 5 cloves of garlic, 1 clove of shallot, 1 candlenut, 1 thumb of galangal, a little ginger, kaffir lime leaves, salt, coriander, turmeric, mushroom stock, and 1/2 lemon for marination.
photo: YouTube/Dian Resep
First, put the fish eggs in a container, then add lemon juice. Lemon juice will help reduce the fishy smell of the fish eggs. After that, stir and let it sit for 5 minutes.
Then grind all the spices except the lime leaves and galangal. Once smooth, then add the lime leaves and galangal, crush them a little together with the ground spices. Then add the fish eggs that have been washed clean. Marinate for a while so that the spices are absorbed.
photo: YouTube/Dian Resep
Next step, prepare a pan and put the fish eggs together with the marinade. Pour enough water until the fish eggs are submerged. Then boil until the water runs out.
photo: YouTube/Dian Resep
This braising process will make the marinade more absorbed, so that the fishy smell is gone. In addition, braising fish eggs also makes the texture more solid and not easily broken when fried later.
After boiling, remove and drain the fish eggs. Then heat enough cooking oil. In the video, YouTube user Dian Resep adds wheat flour to the oil to minimize oil splashes. This is because oil splashes can also potentially make the eggs explode when fried, destroying their texture.
photo: YouTube/Dian Resep
Once done, fry the fish eggs that have been marinated. Fry until the color changes to golden yellow. No need to stir often so that the eggs do not break. Once cooked, remove and serve.
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