What can be prepared from minced fish, except cutlets: 3 interesting recipes

Most housewives know many recipes for dishes made from minced meat, but the question of what to cook from minced fish other than cutlets still puzzles many of them. In fact, there are not much fewer options for hot and cold appetizers, soups and baked goods with minced fish than with minced meat. Meatballs, meatballs and zrazy, dumplings, casseroles are made from it, pies and pies are stuffed with it. If you know a few secrets of cooking dishes with minced fish, you will surely like them.

Minced chum salmon cutlets - recipe in a frying pan

The simplest recipe for frying red fish cutlets in a frying pan.

Take:

Chum salmon fillet – 800 gr.
Stale bun – 200 gr.
Egg.
Milk 200 ml.
Onion – 2 heads.
Flour – 100 gr.
Sunflower oil, salt.

How to cook:

Cut the crusts off the white bread and divide into slices. Pour in warm milk and leave for a quarter of an hour to soften the bun.
Cut the fish fillet into medium-sized pieces. Cut the onion heads into 2-4 parts.
Scroll the chum salmon through a meat grinder, adding it at the same time with bread squeezed out of the milk and slices of onion.
Add the egg to the minced meat and add salt. Mix the mixture thoroughly, beat it several times, pick it up in your palms and throw it back into the bowl - this is one of the secrets of the fluffiness of the cutlets.
Make oval cutlets.
Bread the meatballs in flour.
Fry in well-heated oil in a frying pan. Fry the bottom side over high heat for 2-3 minutes.
After turning it over, reduce the flame power. Cover the pan with a lid. Cook the meatballs for another 3-4 minutes.

Don't overdo it with white bread; chum salmon cutlets don't like it. For half a kilogram of fillet, take no more than 150 grams. buns Don't forget to soak it in milk.

Juicy chum salmon cutlets with lard

You will need:

Chum salmon fillet – 350 gr.
Lard – 50 gr.
Egg.
Bulb.
Dill, parsley – 3-4 sprigs.
Baking soda - a pinch.
Salt - to taste.
Flour for breading.
Sunflower oil.

Step by step recipe:

Divide the onion into 2-4 parts. Cut the fish fillet fat into pieces. Rinse the greens. Pass the prepared products through a meat grinder, turning them into minced meat. If the meat grinder is manual, I advise you to do this twice.

Pour salt and soda into the prepared minced meat. Beat in the egg. Mix the mixture thoroughly.

Wet your hands in water and take some minced meat. Form into a round patty.

Roll the workpiece in flour so that the cutlet holds its shape better.

Proceed in this manner until the minced meat is finished.

Pour oil into the frying pan and heat it thoroughly, this is important so that the semi-finished products do not stick.

Lay out the blanks. Fry over full heat for the first couple of minutes. Then reduce to moderate. Adjust the power of the flame so that in the 2-4 minutes required for frying, the cutlet is browned on the bottom and well-fried on the inside.

Turn the cutlets over. Continue frying for the same amount. I advise you to reduce the heat a little more. Check the readiness of the chum salmon balls. If clear juice comes out, turn off the burner.

Dumplings with minced pike fish

This dish is considered a real delicacy. It's very easy to prepare.

Composition of ingredients

Product set:

onion - 1 head;
pike fillet – 600 g;
dill - a bunch;
egg – 1 pc.
wheat flour – 500 g;
salt - to taste;
lard – 150 g;
ground pepper - a pinch;
water – 200 ml.

Step-by-step cooking process

How to cook:

To begin, sift the flour through a sieve. Put ½ tsp in it. salt, add water.
Next, knead a very stiff dough. The lump is wrapped in cling film.
Then it is left to rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
Then the cleaned and washed fish is cut into pieces.
Next, the onion is peeled and finely chopped. The lard is cut into pieces.
Then the fillet, fat, and onion are minced in a meat grinder or chopped in a blender.
Then the ingredients are mixed, adding salt if necessary. Sprinkle with pepper.
Next, the greens are finely chopped. It is put into minced meat. Everything is mixed.
Then the countertop is sprinkled with flour. The rested dough is placed on it.
Then a layer about 2 mm thick is rolled out of it.
Next, cut out circles from the dough.
Then the filling is laid out on them. Then dumplings are formed.
Then the pieces are boiled in salted water for at least 5 minutes. Bay leaf and black peppercorns are first added to the broth.

How to serve the dish

Fish dumplings are served with sour cream, mayonnaise, and ready-made mustard.

Chum salmon cutlets with cheese

The cutlets will turn out very tender, with a creamy taste.

You will need:

Fish fillet – 700 gr.
Processed cheese – 150 gr.
White bread - a couple of slices.
Bulb.
Egg.
Milk – 50 ml.
Dill – 3-4 sprigs.
Breadcrumbs - a handful.
Oil, fish seasonings, salt, pepper.

How to fry:

Soak stale bread with milk.
Make minced meat from fish fillet, onion, cut into pieces, and squeezed out bread, passing the products through a meat grinder.
Chop the dill and add it to the mince. Add chopped dill.
Processed cheese must be crushed. I recommend freezing it a little first, keeping it in the freezer for about 10 minutes, and then grate it into crumbs, or cut it into tiny cubes.
Salt the minced meat, season with fish spices and pepper. Mix well again.
Make cutlet blanks. Then fry until done. Cooking time depends on the size of the fish stock.

The problem with all fish cutlets is that they easily fall apart when fried. Be sure to bread semi-finished products with breadcrumbs, crushed crackers, flour, and oatmeal.

Manti with minced pink salmon

Minced fish (the dish can be prepared in 2 hours) from pink salmon is also suitable for manti. They are not at all greasy and are suitable for those who are fasting or dieting.

Composition of ingredients

Product set:

flour	800 g
dried dill	2 tsp.
salt	taste
water	1.5 tbsp.
clean pink salmon fillet	800 g
egg	2 – 3 pcs.
onion	250 g
black pepper	pinch

Step-by-step cooking process

Stages of work:

To begin, pour the flour into a wide cup. A small depression is made in it. Eggs are broken there and salt is added.
Next, knead the mass with one hand. The other one adds water. The dough is made like dumplings.
Then it is placed in a plastic bag and put in the refrigerator for 15 - 30 minutes.
Then the fish is cleaned of skin and bones.
Next, the fillet and peeled onion are ground in a meat grinder or in a blender.
Then the mass is salted, pepper and dill are added. It is mixed thoroughly.
Then the dough is taken out of the refrigerator and kneaded again.
Next it is rolled out into a “sausage”. It is cut into pieces of approximately 2–3 cm.
Then manti are made from them.
They are placed on the grate of the pressure cooker, coated with vegetable oil.
When the water boils, cook the semi-finished products for about half an hour.

How to serve a dish

This dish is served with sour cream or mayonnaise.

The most delicious chum salmon cutlets in the oven

You won't have to stand at the stove for long if you decide to bake the meatballs in the oven. In principle, you can use all the recipes from the selection for cooking in the oven. Here I offer a popular variation with garlic and cheese.

Ingredients:

Chum salmon – 2 fillets.
Cheese, hard – 100 gr.
Eggs – 2 pcs.
Sour cream – 40 ml.
Breadcrumbs – 100 gr.
Garlic – 2 cloves.
Fresh herbs, salt.

How to bake:

Transfer the sour cream into a bowl, add crushed garlic, chopped herbs, and salt. Stir.
Make minced chum salmon fillet, add one egg and seasonings. Make the balls.
Bread them first with beaten egg, then with breadcrumbs.
Quickly fry in a frying pan.
Place in a heat-resistant form in rows, pour in sour cream. Sprinkle the dish with grated cheese.
Bake at 180 o C, turning on the timer for 25-30 minutes. The finished dish should have an appetizing cheese crust.

If you put a piece of butter inside the dough, the meatballs will turn out much juicier.

Meatball soup

If you don't know what you can make from minced pike, pay attention to this simple dish. Light, healthy, tasty and low in calories.

For the recipe you will need:

800 g fish;
a couple of onions and tomatoes;
garlic clove;
a small piece of ginger;
100 g pumpkin;
2 eggs;
salt and green onions.

Step-by-step preparation:

Separate the pulp from the bones.
Make minced meat from half.
Add chopped onion, garlic and ginger.
Add salt, beat in the egg and mix.
Roll into small meatballs.
Cut the pumpkin and tomatoes into thin slices.
Cook the broth with the remaining fish.
Remove the meat, chop and return to the boiling mixture.
Fry the pumpkin with tomatoes and add them to the soup.
When they are cooked, reduce the heat.
Place the meatballs on them.
There is no need to interfere immediately. This can only be done when they rise.
Add the beaten egg.
Serve the soup hot, garnish with green onions.

“Dietary” chum salmon cutlets, baked in the oven

It is permissible to replace cabbage with pumpkin or zucchini.

We take:

Fish – 400 gr.
Cabbage – 300 gr.
A small onion.
Egg.
Seasonings for fish.
Tomato paste – 4 spoons.
Oil, salt.
Water – 100 ml.

Bake:

Chop the cabbage into thin and short strips, fry in a frying pan with a drop of oil, and cool.
Scroll through the chum salmon fillet at the same time as the onion, turning it into minced meat.
Transfer the cabbage to the fish and beat in the egg. season with seasonings and salt.
Make homogeneous minced meat.
Make semi-finished meatballs and place them on a baking sheet.
Place the baking sheet in the oven, preheated to 200 o C, cook for exactly 7 minutes.
Whisk the tomato paste with water and pour over the fish cutlets. Return to bake for another 10 minutes.

Delicious chum salmon cutlets with semolina

Semolina adds volume to the meatballs and binds all the ingredients together.

We take:

Chum salmon fillet – 500 gr.
Semolina -100 gr.
Onion.
Egg.
Butter – 40 gr.
Full-fat milk or cream – 100 ml.
Oil, salt, ground pepper.

Fry:

Pour cold milk or cream over the semolina. Stir, set aside until swelling.
Chop the onion and sauté in butter until transparent. Then transfer to a plate and cool.
Scroll through the fish fillet along with the fried onions.
Add swollen semolina, egg, salt, and your favorite fish seasonings. Knead the minced meat. Let it sit for at least 10 minutes so that the components bind together.
Form cutlets, fry on both sides until beautifully browned. Cooking time depends on the size of the workpiece mass. As a rule, does not exceed 3-4 minutes on each side.

Potato pies with pike

If you don’t yet know what can be made from minced pike fish, surprise your loved ones with unusual pastries. It's original, beautiful and incredibly tasty.

For the pies you will need:

600 g fillet;
9 potatoes;
2 eggs;
bulb;
1 tbsp. l. flour;
2 tbsp. l. butter and ghee;
400 g sour cream;
herbs, salt and ground pepper.

For the sauce you need to take:

1 liter of milk;
2 tbsp. l. flour and butter;
1 tsp. Sahara.

Step-by-step preparation:

First the sauce is made. Dilute the flour with some warm milk and mix.
Add the rest, add salt and sugar. Boil for 10 minutes.
Strain and boil again.
Mash the boiled potatoes. Mix with egg and flour.
Poach the fish fillet and chop finely.
Combine with onions sautéed in melted butter.
Pour in 3 tbsp. l. sauce, add spices, herbs and mix.
Make round pieces from the potato mixture.
Place minced meat on each and make pies.
Grease a baking sheet with oil.
Cover the top of the pies with egg glaze. Bake in the oven.
Serve with herbs and sauce.

How to cook cutlets from canned chum salmon

Semolina helps to bind the minced meat, then the meatballs are guaranteed not to fall apart when frying. Other recipes for canned meatballs can be found on another page of the site.

We take:

Canned chum salmon in its own juice – 250-300 gr.
Onion – 2 medium heads.
Carrot.
Semolina – ½ cup.
Flour – 100 gr.
Egg.
For decoration, parsley sprigs and lettuce leaves.

Preparation:

Place the canned fish in a bowl and mash thoroughly with a fork.
Pour in the semolina and continue to grind the mixture until smooth. Leave to stand on the table for about a quarter of an hour for the cereal to swell.
Chop the onion into small cubes, grate the carrots with large shavings.
Fry in enough oil, cool, and add to mince.
Add the egg yolks separately first. Stir the mixture. Then add the protein and carefully knead the minced meat again.
Form semi-finished fish cakes of medium size. I don’t recommend making large pieces; they often fall apart when frying, despite the semolina.
Bread the pieces with flour, fry in a frying pan until the meatballs are completely cooked. When a golden brown crust appears, pierce the cutlets with a knife. The released clear juice will indicate readiness.

Chopped chum salmon cutlets - very tasty

Chopped cutlets have their own fans. The recipe is suitable for preparing a dish from any fish.

Necessary:

Chum salmon fillet – 500 gr.
Eggs - a couple.
Cheese, hard – 100 gr.
Mayonnaise – 3 large spoons.
Potato starch - the same amount.
Salt - a small spoon.
Oil, pepper, other seasonings as desired.

Preparation:

Rinse the fillet and pat dry with a paper towel. Chop into tiny cubes.
Grate the onion head or chop it with a knife, but also very finely.
Add mayonnaise and onion to the minced meat. Cover the bowl with cling film and leave to steep for 1-2 hours (if you are in a hurry, reduce the time).
Add eggs, starch, and grated hard cheese into the minced mixture. Season with spices.
Knead the mixture until smooth. Make cutlet preparations.
Fry until golden brown on both sides.

Classic recipe

Traditional simple recipe for minced fish for cutlets. It is not complicated.

Composition of ingredients

Required Products:

sea or river fish fillet – 500 g;
onions – 2 heads;
milk – 100 ml;
ground black pepper - to taste;
breadcrumbs – 50 g
egg – 2 pcs.;
vegetable oil – 60 g;
salt - a pinch;
loaf pulp – 200 g;
spices - optional.

Step-by-step cooking process

Stages of work:

First of all, the fish's head, tail, and fins are cut off. And also gills.
Then it is cleaned of entrails and bones, and then washed.
Then the carcass is cut into small pieces.
Next, the bulbs are peeled. They are chopped into medium pieces.
Then the fillet and onion are passed through a meat grinder, alternating.
Then salt, pepper, and chopped dill are added to the mixture.
Next, break the egg into the mixture. They also put in a loaf soaked in milk. Mix everything well with your hands.
Then the minced meat is formed into oval cutlets.
Then they are rolled in breadcrumbs.
Next, the pieces are fried in hot oil for about 3 – 5 minutes. from each side. Make the fire medium.
Then the cue balls are covered with a lid. They are simmered on low heat for about 3 - 4 minutes.

What can I add?

Minced fish is not difficult to prepare. It can be given different flavors by adding different ingredients to it. For example, semolina, raw potatoes, lemon juice. Carrots, cabbage and zucchini are also added to the mixture. Paprika, nutmeg, and other spices are also added. They even use cheese, cottage cheese, and honey. Another option for preparing classic minced meat.

Ingredients:

breadcrumbs	½ tbsp.
white fish fillet (you can take pollock, navaga or any other)	400 g
garlic	1 – 2 cloves
vegetable oil	50 – 60 ml
egg	1 PC.
salt	taste
greenery
ground black pepper	pinch

Cooking process:

First, the fillets are washed and dried. It is passed through a meat grinder.

Minced fish. It can be prepared from fillets of sea or river fish.
Next, the mass is salted and peppered. Add spices, herbs, crushed garlic. An egg is also driven in here.
Then the minced meat is mixed until smooth. 2 - 3 tbsp are poured into it. l. crushed crackers.
Then oblong cue balls are sculpted. Afterwards they are sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
Next, the cutlets are fried in hot oil until golden brown.

How to serve a dish

These balls are served with potatoes, rice, and vegetables. They are eaten with pasta.