This is a beautiful freshwater fish rich in nutrients. Its meat contains iodine, copper, zinc, sodium, potassium, fluorine, chromium, manganese, phosphorus. It is also rich in vitamins: A, E, C, PP, group B.

100 grams of meat contains only 40 kcal, while all the essential amino acids are available. Fat content - 1.8 g, carbohydrates - 1 g

The most delicious fish is considered to be caught towards the end of April or at the beginning of May. It can be baked, stewed, fried. She fell in love with the hostesses for the absence of bones and the most tender meat. Usually, tench does not have an unpleasant odor. If you still have it, soaking in water with salt solves this problem.

Interestingly, the tench, if caught from the water, changes color. It becomes covered with dark spots. This is due to the mucus covering it. In the air, the mucus darkens, and then falls off, leaving yellow traces. Hence, apparently, and the corresponding name - it sheds ????

How to butcher

There is a good video instruction + under it I wrote the essence of the text ????

To easily clean this fish, rinse it thoroughly and pour over it with boiling water. Then the mucus curls up and leaves easily. Rinse thoroughly again. Then peel off the scales from the tail to the head. This can be done with a metal sponge or a regular knife.

Do you know the secret of cleaning tench from scales? Fine grater with sharp teeth removes scales quickly and easily

Then rip open the belly and remove the entrails. This must be done carefully so as not to rupture the gallbladder, otherwise the meat will taste bitter. Cut off the gills. The head can be left.

Before cooking, fish can be marinated in lemon juice or grated with spices.

How to fry tench in a pan

Frying in a pan is the easiest way to cook. If you don't have much time, but you want something special, fry the tench. There are many interesting recipes, whatever you use, it will be very tasty. I'll tell you about the fastest and tastiest ????

Warm up the pan well with vegetable oil. Fry ten on high heat on one side for about five minutes. Turn over and fry for the same amount of time, on the other hand. Then reduce heat slightly to medium and cook until crusty.

Lin is very delicate in taste, so choose the easiest ways to prepare it. This will not overwhelm the taste of the meat.

Fried tench with onions in flour

To prepare such a dish, you will need:

• a fish;
• onion;
• carrot;
• wheat or corn flour;
• spices.

Cut clean fish into pieces, rub with salt and pepper. Pour flour into a deep bowl. You can take both wheat and corn flour. Dip the slices in flour. If the fish is small, you can put it in a regular plastic bag along with flour and spices. Tie the bag and shake well.

Place the breaded slices in a preheated skillet. Cook for about three minutes on one side over high heat. A golden crust should form. Flip the fish over to the other side and reduce heat. Fry until tender.

Cut the onion into half rings, grate the carrots. Add to fish and grill for up to 5 minutes. Add a little water and simmer until vegetables are cooked. You can add herbs after turning off the gas. After a few minutes, the dish can be served.

Fried tench in sour cream

Such a delicious dish as tench under sour cream can be prepared even for a festive dinner. To do this, take;

• fish;
• sour cream;
• flour;
• greens;
• butter;
• salt pepper.

Cut the prepared fish, salt. Let it stand for 15 minutes. Melt the butter in a skillet. Dissolve a little flour with water, add a spoonful of sour cream, salt, pepper to the mixture. Pour the resulting sauce over a hot skillet. Stir until thickened.

When the sauce boils, add the prepared fish to it. Simmer over low heat. The dish will be ready in 20-30 minutes. Turn off the gas and sprinkle with finely chopped herbs.

Lin in batter

This is an easy way to quickly cook your fish. In batter, tench meat will preserve its juiciness and delicate taste as much as possible. For this dish you need:

• a fish;
• salt pepper;
• a couple of eggs;
• flour;
• mineral water.

Cut the prepared fish, salt, add pepper. Leave to soak, and in the meantime, heat the pan with vegetable oil.

For batter, break a couple of eggs, add spices. Whisk with a fork. If you add 50 ml of carbonated mineral water, the batter will turn out to be more fluffy and airy.

Pour flour into a bowl. Dip the pieces of tench first in flour and then in a beaten egg. Then dip it again in flour and place in a heated pan. Fry on both sides for a couple of minutes, until golden brown. The dish is ready. To do everything right, I suggest watching the video.

In lemon-celery sauce

To prepare such an exquisite dish, you will need the following ingredients:

• tench;
• lemon;
• celery root;
• curry;
• ground paprika;
• sea ​​salt;
• dill seed.

Wash and chop the fish. Grind the celery root and place in a bowl. Add curry, dill seed, lemon, paprika, sea salt to it. Add some water. To stir thoroughly. Grate pieces of meat with the resulting mixture and leave to marinate for an hour.

Then heat a skillet with olive oil. Remove the pieces from the marinade and place in the skillet. Fry on both sides for 10 minutes until tender. Pour the remaining marinade over the cooked fish. Cover, simmer for about 15 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove the lid so that excess liquid can evaporate. Ready.

What to serve with

Tench, like many other fish, goes best with rice, potatoes, vegetables. You can make a fresh salad from vegetables or stew, bake. The taste of this fish is in harmony with cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes or dry white wine. Choose spices according to your taste. But it is better not to use those that have a pronounced aroma, so as not to overwhelm the taste of the meat.

Do you often cook tench, what are your favorite recipes? If you liked my options - click on the social buttons and share with others. I would be very glad. Goodbye to everyone.