Lightly salted peled: two simple salting methods

There are several varieties of peled. There are individuals 50 cm long and weighing about 5 kg, and there are also dwarf breeds, no larger than a herring. Depending on the size of the fish and your taste, you can choose the salting method that you like best.

Peled cannot be salted in a metal container. Fish oil in contact with metal oxidizes and impregnates fish meat with an unpleasant iron taste.

Dry salting of peled

Wash the fish. If the fish is large, cut off the head, tail and remove the giblets. Cut the fish into several pieces and prepare the mixture for salting:

For 2 kg of peled:

• 200 grams of coarse salt;
• 50 grams of sugar;
• A mixture of herbs.

Mix salt, sugar and spices. Place a handful of salt at the bottom of the container.

Roll each piece of fish in the salting mixture and place the fish in a container, compacting the fish at the same time.

Sprinkle the remaining salt on top of the fish, cover the container with cling film and refrigerate for 24 hours.

After 24 hours, rinse the fish in water to remove the salt, dry it with towels and you can eat it instead of herring.

Lightly salted peled in brine

Small fish need not be gutted and can be salted in the same way as sprat. Gut small fish if it is necessary to speed up the salting.

Wash the fish, put it in a plastic bucket and prepare the brine.

For 1 kg of peled:

• 1.5 l of water;
• 200 grams of salt;
• 50 gr. Sahara;
• Spices.

Boil water, add salt, sugar and spices. Cook, stirring until the salt is completely dissolved.

Remove the brine from the stove and let it cool to room temperature.

Pour the brine over the fish, cover the bucket with a lid, and put it in the refrigerator for a day.

Drain the brine, cut the onion into rings, and pour it over the fish. Add a little vegetable oil and the lightly salted peled is ready.

Vinegar is sometimes used to speed up salting. In the case of peled, this is not recommended. The fish will lose its delicate shrimp-like taste and will become like a simple herring.

Watch the video on how to pickle peled at home: