Pike Cooked in an Autoclave
Canned pike in an autoclave is a very tasty dish. Pike meat is dense, and it can be used to create a wide range of dishes: from standard canned fish in oil to pâté. If you cook this fish correctly, it will reveal its wonderful taste qualities and be very juicy.
Check the pike for freshness. It should smell like seaweed. If there are any foreign odors or the gills have turned pale – this is no longer fresh fish. Also, the pike should not be soft.
How to clean the fish from scales? Hold it firmly in one hand, preferably by the tail, and with the other remove the scales against their growth with a knife. Place the fish belly up and head towards you, and remove the middle fins, moving towards the head.
Traditional Pike Preserves in an Autoclave
To prepare the dish, you need the following ingredients (calculated per 0.5 liter jar):
- cleaned pike carcasses, with heads and fins removed;
- black peppercorns - 3-4 pcs.;
- clove - 1 pc.;
- bay leaf - 1 pc.;
- salt - 1 tsp.;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking pike in an autoclave: cut the fish into small pieces, place peppercorns, clove, salt, and bay leaf at the bottom of half-liter jars. Pack pike pieces tightly, pour 2 tbsp. of vegetable oil on top. Leave a small distance to the lids (about 2 cm). Seal the jars and place them in the autoclave, fill with water up to one third of the height of the jars. In the autoclave, the pressure should be raised to 1 atmosphere, then fixed at this level and sterilized for 30 minutes.
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Recipe for Pike in Tomato in an Autoclave
The ingredients needed for this preserve:
- cleaned pike - 3 fish;
- small onions - 5-6 pcs.;
- tomato paste (you can buy ready-made);
- salt;
- ground black pepper;
- sugar.
The recipe for pike in tomato in an autoclave is very simple: cut the carcasses into even pieces, salt and pepper to taste, and place in pre-prepared half-liter jars. Next, prepare the sauce: fry onions in oil, after golden color appears add tomato paste (if it is thick, it can be slightly diluted with water). Then add sugar. Pour the finished mixture into jars, leaving about 2 cm unfilled. Seal the jars, place in the autoclave, and cook for only 30 minutes at a working pressure of 4.3 atmospheres.
Recipe for Pike Stew in an Autoclave
A tasty and simple canned dish is made from the following components:
- pike - one medium carcass;
- refined vegetable oil - 300 ml;
- ground black pepper;
- salt;
- bay leaf - 1 pc. per 0.5 liter jar;
- black peppercorns - 6 pcs. per 0.5 liter jar.
The pike should be cleaned, gutted, beheaded, fins and tail removed. Then cut the fish into small equal pieces, salt and pepper to taste, and leave in a deep bowl for 60 minutes. In clean half-liter jars, place peppercorns and a bay leaf. Then, slightly tamping, put pieces of fish, leaving space to the bottom of the jar neck. Pour oil over the top of the pike – about 70 ml per jar. Pike preserves in an autoclave are prepared simply: the sealed jars must be sterilized
- If the thermometer is at the top of the container – cook 30 minutes at 110 degrees.
- If the thermometer is at the bottom of the container – cook 30 minutes at 120 degrees.
Recipe for Pike Pâté in an Autoclave
To prepare a simple and tasty canned appetizer, you will need:
- pike fillet or carcasses - 1 kg;
- vegetable oil - 200 g;
- onions - 300 g;
- carrots - 200 g;
- salt and spices - to taste.
The cleaned and chopped fish (or fillet) should be lightly fried on all sides. In a separate pan, fry the grated carrot and very finely chopped onion. The cooked fish should be crushed (a blender is suitable for this purpose), mixed with fried vegetables, and add spices and salt.
Cooking pike pâté in an autoclave is easy: place the mixture in half-liter jars (do not fill them completely) and seal. Place the jars in the autoclave and process
- If the thermometer is at the top of the container – cook 40 minutes at 110 degrees.
- If the thermometer is at the bottom of the container – cook 40 minutes at 120 degrees.
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