28 smelting Recipes

oil, divided, smelt, pan-dressed, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, tomato, chopped, green, red, or yellow pepper, chopped, black beans, drain and rinse, salt & pepper to taste

smelt (4 to 5 in .), head fennel (3 to 3 1/2 in. wide ), sliced prosciutto (about 4 by 7 in.; 6 oz. total), lemon wedges

smelt, egg, cream, cracker, finely crushed, salt and pepper

smelt, cleaned, butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted, garlic clove, crushed, fine dry breadcrumb, grated parmesan cheese, parsley flakes, salt

celery, chopped, parsley, minced, smelt, dressed, washed and dried, white wine, fine breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, cayenne, mushroom, sliced, butter

smelt (about 3 dozen), salt, flour, for coating, olive oil, fresh lemon juice

smelt, cleaned with head and tails left on, apple cider vinegar, kosher salt, sugar, garlic clove, halved, juniper berries, allspice berries, whole black peppercorns, fresh dill, ice

smelts, cleaned with head and tails left on and other fins removed, apple cider vinegar, kosher salt, sugar, garlic clove, halved, juniper berries, allspice berries, whole black peppercorns, fresh dill, ice

hooligan fish (smelt), white vinegar, granulated sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch (about 1/4 cup), oil (for frying ), sliced onion, salt (approximate), whole red bell pepper, thinly sliced in rounds and seeds removed

dressed smelt, eggs, cold beer, salt, flour, cornmeal, salt, basil, oregano, garlic powder

fresh water smelt, small, heads removed and bellys slit and cleaned, eggs, jiffy corn muffin mix, oil, enough to fill frying pan up about 2-inch, salt

flour, water , plus more as needed, beer, unsalted saltine crackers, crushed fine, yellow cornmeal, peanut oil or 1 (48 oz) bottle vegetable oil, cleaned fresh smelt

flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper, smelt, canola oil, lemon, cut into 8 wedges, butter

all-purpose flour, semolina, salt , to taste, fresh cracked pepper to taste, smelts, cleaned, buttermilk, canola oil, for frying, lemon wedges, skordalia , recipe follows, baking potatoes , like russets, boiled with skin, put through a ricer, cream, garlic cloves, minced, salt , to taste, cracked black pepper , to taste, freshly lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar

fresh whole smelt, sweet onion, olive oil, vegetable oil, rice vinegar, flour, salt and pepper, to taste, daikon sprouts (optional)

seasonal fish and vegetables are used in tempura. the ingredients for tempura in the recipe below are only a few of the many, many common ingredients that lend themselves to this treatment. shrimp; squid; small whole fish like perch, smelt, and goby; white-fleshed saltwater fish; eggplant; green beans; onion rings; sweet potato slices; bell pepper strips; mushrooms - the list could go on for several pages. chicken, beef and pork, however, are not usually prepared as tempura because of their relatively heavier, identifiable taste. chicken and pork are deep-fried in other ways, and beef is often given a more highlighted preparation, say, in sukiyaki., http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/a/cookingtempura.htm, basic steps for cooking tempura, prepare the ingredients ., make tempura batter ., heat vegetable oil in a deep pan to 340-350f degree., lightly dip ingredients in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp. it takes longer to fry vegetables than to fry seafood., drain tempura on a rack ., serve right away with tentsuyu (tempura dipping sauce) or salt. tempura is best served hot. *grated daikon radish is a common condiment., tempura batter recipe - japanese recipe, http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/r/tempurabatter.htm, egg, ice water, all purpose flour, preparation, beat an egg in a bowl. add ice water in the bowl. be sure to use very cold water., add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. be careful not to overmix the batter., tempura dipping sauce recipe, tempura dipping sauce is called tentsuyu in japanese. serve this sauce with tempura., dashi soup stock, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, preparation, put mirin in a pan and heat. add soy sauce and dashi soup stock in the pan. bring the sauce to a boil., tips for making crispy tempura, by setsuko yoshizuka, tip 1: ice, use ice water for the batter. this is really important to prevent the batter from absorbing too much oil., tip 2: batter (tempura batter recipe), do not make the batter ahead of time. try not to over mix the batter and not to coat ingredients with the batter too much., if you are frying both seafood and vegetables, fry vegetables first. then, fry seafood. fry vegetables at 340f degree and fry seafood at 350f degree., tip 4: oil temperature, check the temperature of frying oil , drop a little batter into the oil. if the batter comes up right away instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan, it s about 360 f degree. if the batter goes halfway to the bottom and comes up, it s about 340f degree. this is said to be the right temperature to fry tempura.