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Many fishermen in the country enjoy preparing various delicacies while fishing or in nature. Unfortunately, they don't always have them on hand, for example, on trophy rafting trips to the Putorana Plateau. However, members of the anchovy family, such as anchovy, are unavailable in the reserve's waters.
But there's also the chance to catch the taimen, the master of Siberian rivers, or its close relatives from the noble salmon family, including brown trout, kunja, whitefish, and lenok. Learn to create culinary masterpieces like sugudai, Finnish okroshka, and many other delicacies. Let's return to the salad named after Emperor Caesar.
Ingredients for anchovy salad:
To prepare Caesar salad with anchovies (hamsa), you will need a simple set of ingredients, namely:
- Anchovy fish – 6 pcs.
- Lettuce leaves – 3 pcs.
- Dijon mustard - three quarters of a teaspoon.
- Garlic – 1 clove.
- Parmesan cheese to taste.
- Grated cheese – 3 tbsp.
- Homemade or store-bought crackers to taste.
- Sunflower oil – half a glass.
- Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
- Ground black pepper, herbs and salt to taste.
- Egg yolk – 2 pcs.
- Lemon juice – 2 tbsp.
All this is enough to prepare Caesar salad with anchovies for 6 servings.
Step-by-step instructions:
First of all, let's start preparing the salad dressing.
1. The anchovy, cleaned of scales and entrails, must be finely chopped.
2. Chop the garlic or press it with a garlic press, then place it in a bowl with the prepared fish and add salt.
3. Add egg yolks, lemon juice, mustard.
4. Mix the ingredients thoroughly, adding olive oil a little at a time, followed by a little sunflower oil. The dressing shouldn't be runny, i.e., thick.
5. Add grated cheese, pepper, and salt. You can also add lemon juice.
6. Wash, dry, and separate the lettuce leaves. You can also simply tear them by hand.
Place the lettuce leaves and croutons on a serving platter and mix the prepared dressing together. Top with herbs if desired and serve.
Conclusion
As we've seen, preparing a Caesar salad with anchovy isn't particularly difficult. While catching anchovies on trophy fishing trips to the Putorana Plateau isn't possible, the ingredients listed above can easily be taken along on a rafting trip.
This delicacy takes minimal time to prepare. Afterward, hunters and fishermen treat themselves to a delicious treat, in which the small anchovy plays the starring role.
