My sea food recipes
November 19th, 2011 in Salad Recipes by Julia Volhina I didn’t post salad recipes for a while now, so wanted to come up with something special this time.
I chose salad made of surimi crab sticks mixed with tender pickled mushrooms, grated apple, fresh dill and parsley and dressed with ground black pepper and a bit of mayo.
This mix may seem unusual (especially here in US), however it is very popular in post-USSR countries. You can find it under name “Salad Anshlag” in menus.
Some people use boiled mushrooms for this recipe, however I prefer mushrooms pickled following this recipe: they are very easy to do and are less plain than just boiled; but this is a matter of preference.
Tags: appetizer, apple, crab sticks, green onion, mushroom, russian, salad, sea food
May 28th, 2011 in Salad Recipes by Julia Volhina It is time for summer cookouts yet? I bet it is! Who said cookouts should be all meat and bread – add a bit of vegetables and crab sticks 
Napa gives this salad tender filling; however you can substitute white cabbage for napa – it will work fine, just remember to tenderize shredded cabbage with your hands.
If you use frozen crab sticks, make sure they unfreeze completely and all extra liquid is removed before adding them to the salad.
Tags: cabbage, corn, crab sticks, cucumber, dill, green onion, hard boiled egg, mayo, salad, sea food, vegetables
January 9th, 2010 in Salad Recipes by Julia Volhina Mimosa, as a fish layered salad, is very popular in all countries of ex-USSR. As well as Herring Under Fur Coat and Salad Olivier, Salad Mimosa finds its place on the table for big holiday celebrations, such as New Year, Christmas, birthdays and others.
It is easy and fun to cook, and due to the layered structure of the salad it should be prepared several hours in advance before serving to allow layers to soak. So the good idea would be to assemble the salad a night before you are going to put it on the table.
By the way this salad name – Mimosa – comes from the bright yellow color and a texture of its last layer which looks very similar to the yellow blossoms of the plant called “mimosa” in Russia.
Tags: boiled rice, carrot, christmas food, fish, green onion, hard boiled egg, mayo, salad, sea food, ukrainian
October 30th, 2009 in Fish, Main Dish Recipes by Julia VolhinaCapers and dill, butter, wine and shallots – those are ingredients of very good sauce for fish. Personally I pick salmon, because it is especially good when boiled or even simmered like in this recipe. However I think it will work with other kind of fish without any problem.
Should I also remind you what fish is an important part of the healthy diet?
Got a romantic dinner coming up and want to surprise your date with something special? I recommend this tender salmon dish, especially if after preparing of it you still have a few sips of Chardonnay left to accompany it with.
Tags: butter, capers, dill, dinner, fish, main dish, romantic, salmon, sea food, shallot, wine
June 27th, 2009 in Salad Recipes by Julia Volhina To prepare russian herring salad, “Herring Under Fur Coat”, you need to have whole salted herring. And of course you need to know how to fillet it, so read this post if you don’t.
Herring Under Fur Coat is a word-to-word translation of russian name of this salad: “Seledka pod Shuboj”, which represents salted herring under a “coat” of boiled vegetables. So, as you’ve probably guessed, you will also need boiled vegetables (potatoes, carrots and beats) and green onions. In the rest this is 5-layers salad with a lot of mayonnaise.
This salad requires some time and agility to assemble it, also it needs at least 12 hours for layers to soak after it is assembled. So make sure you have enough time if you decide to make it.
Tags: beet, carrot, fish, green onion, lunch, mayo, potato, russian, salad, sea food, ukrainian, vegetables
March 22nd, 2009 in Fish, Main Dish Recipes by Julia VolhinaEven though it is called fast salted it still requires at least 12 hours to be ready for eating. So it is good idea to start preparing Fast Salted Salmon an evening before you are planning to put it on the table.
Due to the big amount of oil it is good to be served with simple boiled potatoes and bread.
Tags: dill, fish, garlic, lunch, russian, salmon, sea food
February 15th, 2009 in Fish, Main Dish Recipes by Julia VolhinaI’ve prepared the pan fried cod for this photo recipe, but you can cook pretty much fresh fish of any kind in the same way. Just make sure you scale fish before (if it has scales) and cut into portion pieces suitable for frying.
I like to serve fried fish with Potato Puree, but you may find some other side dish for it.
Tags: dinner, egg, fish, flour, lunch, main dish, sea food
