What is the best way to store trout at home?

Fresh and frozen trout require different storage conditions that you must know.

Important points when storing trout

After purchasing trout, you cannot simply keep it in a bag, even for some time; you must immediately start processing it or sending it for storage.

In a refrigeration device

Naturally, you need to save gutted fish. Then it should be put in the refrigerator. It is best to provide the trout with additional cooling, that is, pour ice shards into the container with the fish.

Experienced housewives advise before doing this to spread the trout with a weak solution of vinegar and vegetable oil or dip it in a saline solution (it will need to be washed thoroughly before cooking). This manipulation will extend the shelf life.

When a kind of coating forms on the surface of the ice under the trout, it must be carefully removed (this does not mean that it is already spoiled, but it is evidence that it is no longer worth storing, but needs to be consumed).

You can also store such fish for several days in the refrigerator in sauce (vegetable oil and vinegar or salt and water).

You should not have smoked meat or sausage near chilled trout (the fish absorbs their smell). But dairy products, on the contrary, will begin to smell like fish from such proximity.

See the video “How to properly store trout in the refrigerator”:

Before storing fresh or chilled trout in a refrigeration device, you can sprinkle it with granulated sugar, the so-called preservation will help extend the shelf life of the product (sugar is easily washed off under running water before cooking and does not affect the taste in any way).

In the freezer

When placing trout in the freezer, it is better to wrap it in parchment or a plastic bag (this will help preserve the taste and quality of the product).

You need to freeze the fish without excess moisture (but you must wash and clean it before putting it in the freezer); you can get rid of it with paper towels. After defrosting, such trout will not lose its true taste.

People's Councils

Many housewives use proven folk methods when storing trout:

• in order for the fish fillet to remain juicy longer, you need to place a piece of white bread dipped in vodka next to it;
• Sprigs of mint or wormwood will help prolong the suitability of trout.

All these nuances are very important when saving such fish, so they should not be neglected.

Terms and conditions of trout storage

Trout meat is quite fatty, so it can be stored in the freezer for no more than six months. Repeated freezing is unacceptable. If you initially plan to store trout in the freezer, then you should not keep it in the refrigerator for some time.

Chilled fish is suitable for consumption for several days (2-3 days).In store conditions, this period is longer (up to a month), but there it is easier to adhere to all cooling standards.

Salted trout or placed in a marinade, the fish can be stored from 1 week to 10 days. But it is desirable that with such savings there are no sudden temperature changes. That is, you cannot keep such a dish in the kitchen for some time and then put it in the refrigerator several times. It’s worth taking it out of the container in portions.

By following all the recommendations for storing trout, you will have a high-quality and tasty product at your disposal for the required time.