Name: Smelts in Tomato Sauce (Корюшки в томатном соусе)
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: ¼ cup olive oil; 1 cup chicken stock; 2 medium carrots, scraped and sliced into ¼-inch-thick rounds; 8 slices of lemon, each 1/8-inch thick; 2 tablespoons olive oil; ½ cup tomato paste; 2 medium onions, sliced paper-thin; 1 teaspoon salt; ¼ cup red wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 1 tablespoon cold water; 1 egg; 1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs; Parsley

Preparation info

4
Servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

About

The slightly sweet tomato sauce masking these fried smelts provides a nice balance for a zakuska table laden with pickled fish and vegetables. If frozen smelts are available, they may be used directly from the freezer. This is an excellent appetizer.

Ingredients

½ pound smelts
1 egg
1 tablespoon cold water

Europe
Russia
Snack
Starter
Eastern Europe

Method

Beat together the egg and cold water. Dip the smelts in this mixture and then in the breadcrumbs until well coated. Heat the ¼ cup of olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the smelts until golden on both sides, about 5 to 6 minutes. Do not overcook.

Transfer the smelts from the frying pan ont

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