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How to properly freeze red caviar at home
The type and taste of red caviar directly depend on the accuracy of compliance with storage conditions. Let’s figure out how to freeze caviar so that it retains its properties.
You need to freeze caviar correctly so that it does not lose its taste and useful properties.
A high-quality delicacy has a crumbly structure, uniform color, and consists of whole eggs. In order for the product served to the table to look the same after a few months, it is necessary to freeze red caviar according to the rules.
Salmon caviar, popularly called “red”, is not only tasty, but also a healthy product. Almost a third of it consists of easily digestible protein. Fish roe is a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids Omega-3 and Omega-6 valuable for the body. It contains vitamins of group B and D, iodine, iron, tocopherols, ascorbic acid.
You can freeze red caviar at home in the refrigerator compartment in the fast freeze mode
Due to the delicate shell of the eggs, the product cannot be sterilized. The best ways to process a delicacy are pasteurization and salting.
Can red caviar be frozen for storage?
In an industrial setting, this is done, although the nutritional value of the product is reduced from this. To reduce the loss of nutrients to a minimum, the enterprises use shock freezing technology. Caviar is preliminarily salted and pasteurized, packaged in sealed containers. Then it is placed in a freezer, where it is subjected to a sharp action of low temperatures (-18 ° C). Frozen caviar can be stored for up to two years.
How to freeze red caviar at home
Caviar in the original container should be stored in the refrigerator at minus -4-6 ° C. When closed, it is usable throughout the year. After opening the jar, it is advisable to eat caviar in a week.
If the product was bought by weight, it is stored in a plastic closed container for no more than 3 days. If desired, caviar can be kept in the freezer for up to six months.
How to freeze red caviar correctly? Here are some tips for maintaining product quality:
- Before freezing, the eggs must be placed in a colander and rinsed, letting the excess liquid drain. Then the caviar is salted, a little vegetable oil and sorbic acid are added to it.
- The prepared delicacy is laid out in small glass jars or plastic containers. The container must be clean and dry. The containers are hermetically closed.
- The caviar is placed in the freezer of the refrigerator, the fast freeze mode is set.
During the storage period, ensure that there are no temperature fluctuations.
To prevent caviar from turning into mush, it must be properly defrosted. From the freezer, the jar with the delicacy is moved to the main chamber of the refrigerator. There, the caviar will be thawed gradually for several hours.
Important: you cannot re-freeze the product, you need to eat it within 1-2 days.
So, freezing is not the best way to store red caviar, but in case of emergency, you can resort to it. The quality of the product will suffer less if it is frozen in the fast freeze mode.