Salmon is a relatively high-end fish, and it is rated as the healthiest fish in the world. If there is a whole salmon, people can't wait to let go of the fish bones. Because salmon is delicious all over the body, and different parts have different ways to eat it. Like other fish, salmon is also divided into abdomen, belly, back, fish tail, fish head, fish skin and fish bones.
Detailed explanation of how to eat different parts of salmon;
First, the belly and abdomen
These two parts are most suitable for eating sashimi, especially the belly. Belly is the fattest, tender and fragrant part of the whole salmon meat, with the highest fat content and very delicious taste, which may be too fat for some women. Because the proportion of belly on a fish is not large, the price of this part of sashimi is also relatively high.
The abdomen is slightly less than the belly, and the fat content is slightly lower than that of the belly. However, Japanese food stores generally use it as the most sashimi, because the taste is not as fat as the belly, which can be accepted by most people.
Second, the back
In many Japanese food shops, chefs will make sashimi by matching the abdomen with the back, so the back is unconsciously eaten raw. In fact, the back is more suitable for cooking and eating. The method is also very simple. Marinate it with salt and black pepper, fry it and pour lemon juice on it.
Salmon, like steak, can be cooked in different degrees according to your favorite taste. However, after cooking for a long time, the salmon meat will become dry wood, making it impossible to swallow. Therefore, a good way to fry salmon is to choose a cast iron pan, first fry the fish skin side until crisp, then turn it over, turn off the fire and fry the fish with the remaining temperature of the pan.
In addition, never boil salmon in clear water, which will make salmon lose most of its flavor. If you have to boil water, you should add some lemon or garlic to the water.
Third, the fish tail
The most suitable way for salmon tail is to make sushi or roast salmon. Because the meat at the tail of salmon doesn't have much water, the fat content is not high, the taste is average, and the color is not good when sashimi is made. If it is combined with sushi rice, these shortcomings can be covered up to some extent.
The other is grilled salmon tail. Similar to frying salmon, first marinate it with salt and black pepper, put tin foil on the baking tray, spread butter, preheat the oven to 200 degrees, and bake the fish tail in the oven for 20 minutes before serving.
Fourth, fish head
Fish head is not suitable for raw food, and its most perfect treatment is to stew soup.
Stewed tofu with salmon head
Ingredients: prepare salmon head, tofu, soybean milk, ginger and seasoning.
Practice:
1, the fish head should be washed under running water for a while, and the fish gills should be cut clean, so that the stewed fish soup will not have a fishy smell;
2. Pour a little oil into the frying pan, spread the oil evenly with ginger slices, with the fish head facing up, and fry for 8- 10 minutes on low heat;
3. Take another soup pot, fill it with cold water, add ginger and yellow wine, add the fried fish head, cover the pot after boiling over high fire, and continue to cook for 45 minutes over medium fire;
4. After 45 minutes, add salt and add tofu;
5. Cook tofu 10 minutes on high fire, then pour in a cup of soybean milk and boil it gently.
The above are some introductions about how to eat salmon. I hope that the introduction can provide some reference for you when eating salmon. In normal life, eating salmon must be carried out correctly and reasonably, and the choice of salmon must be high-quality and fresh.