How to freeze fish

There are several options for freezing river and sea fish too. You can freeze the fish as is. That is, don’t clean it at all, but simply wash off the mud and algae, lay it out on a tray and freeze it individually. Then put them into bags when each fish is frozen enough so that they do not freeze in the bag into one ice lump. This method is good for small fish. You can store it for about a month until you figure out what to do with such a little thing.

If the fish is larger, it is better to clean it from scales and gut it. This way it can be stored longer, and subsequent defrosting and cooking will go faster. If the fish is very large, it is better to cut it into pieces.

Often, food, and in particular fish, in the freezer becomes covered with a white coating with an unpleasant odor. This is chapping. When frozen, ice crystals squeeze fish oil out, and frequent opening and closing of the freezer leads to temperature changes and, accordingly, the spoiling of this fat.

To avoid chapping, fish can be frozen in a “glaze”. When we see “icing” on products in the supermarket, we get a little angry because we have to pay extra for the ice.But what can you do if this is the most effective method to preserve fish.

You don’t have to sell or buy fish, and if you’re not worried about the beauty, but only about the safety of the fish, you can freeze it directly with an ice block. Cut large fish into pieces so that each piece fits in a ziplock bag, and pour a little cold water into each bag. Then, try to zip the bag, leaving as little air in there as possible.

If you want only a thick ice crust to appear on your fish, like in the store, you will have to spend a little more time.

Immerse the fish carcasses in very cold water for a minute, then shake them off a little, place them on a tray, away from each other, and set the freezer to maximum frost. This is a blast freeze and will help create that icy glaze. Then put the frozen fish carcasses in bags, and you don’t have to worry about their safety for at least 6 months.

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