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Brilio.net - There are many types of salted fish that can be cooked as a home menu. For example, salted telang fish, snakehead snakehead, mackerel, and so on. Well, salted fish sold in the market sometimes contains excessive levels of salt, so it tastes very salty.
If you don't like food that is too salty, before cooking it, the saltiness of salted fish must be reduced first in a number of ways. Many people use the technique of soaking salted fish in salt water or hot water to reduce the salty taste .
However, if you don't want to use a salt solution or hot water, don't worry because there are other methods that are no less effective, you know. One of the methods was shared by netizens on the Linda Gallery YouTube account. This way to reduce the salty taste of salted fish is not only effective, but also simple, you know.
An effective way to reduce the salty taste of salted fish.
First, prepare a bowl or basin to place the salted fish. Then, soak the salted fish in water. Stir the salted fish until the entire surface is covered in water. Then, set aside the water.
photo: YouTube/Linda Gallery
Next, wash the salted fish again using running water. A netizen familiarly called Linda said that if salted fish contains a lot of salt, the process of washing the salted fish can be done 2 to 5 times.
"This was really salty, so I washed it 5 times," he said, quoted by BrilioFood from YouTube Linda's Gallery on Sunday (25/2).
photo: YouTube/Linda Gallery
After washing, drain the salted fish in a hollow container for approximately 2 minutes. Then, transfer the salted fish to the tray. Arrange them so that the salted fish do not overlap each other. Dry the salted fish for a while in the sun to dry.
photo: YouTube/Linda Gallery
After drying, salted fish can be cooked immediately or stored as food stock in the kitchen. Linda said that so that her salted fish can last for months, she usually stores it in a cardboard box. Cover the salted fish with banana leaves, close the cardboard tightly, then store it in the refrigerator.
photo: YouTube/Linda Gallery
How about it, it's really simple to reduce the salty taste of salted fish, right? Taking a peek at Linda Gallery's YouTube upload which has been watched 11 thousand times, quite a few netizens have left enthusiastic comments about this method, you know.
"The one inside is still salty," wrote YouTube @ekoeko1030 and received an answer from the video owner, "If you want the milk to disappear faster, use hot water, bro, but don't soak it for a long time, it could be destroyed."
How to cook salted fish so it's not tough.
Salted fish sometimes still has a tough texture even though it has been cooked. You can copy some of the methods below so that the texture is no longer tough.
1. Soak the fish.
Before cooking, soak salted fish in cold water for several hours or overnight in the refrigerator. This soaking process will help reduce the salt content in the fish, making it easier to cook and reducing the level of saltiness.
2. Fast boiling.
If you want to cook salted fish by boiling, do a quick boil. Put the fish in boiling water for just a few minutes, then remove and drain. This quick boiling helps reduce the level of saltiness and makes the texture of the fish softer.
3. Bake or fry.
Grill or fry the salted fish over medium heat until completely cooked. If grilling, you can wrap the fish in foil so it doesn't dry out too much during the grilling process. Make sure to turn the fish regularly so it cooks evenly.
4. Add other ingredients.
If you cook salted fish in the form of a dish such as stir-fry or soup, add other ingredients such as vegetables, spices or sauce which can help reduce the level of saltiness and balance the taste.
5. Soak in milk or orange juice.
Before cooking, soak the fish in milk or lemon juice for some time. Milk or lemon juice can help remove the saltiness and give the fish a fresher taste.
(brl/lut)
