Saber is a tasty and healthy fish. How to cook swordfish
saber fish it is also called the "common oxtail" and belongs to the order of oxtail fish. (Trichiuridae). Currently, the swordfish is a valuable commercial fish.
The fish has a length of about two meters, while its weight is a little over 1 kilo. This fish has an elongated body of silver color and a head resembling a saber, for which it probably got its name. saber fish has a tail, on which there is a thread-like appendage, while the dorsal fin of this fish is located from the caudal peduncle to the head. Ichthyologists believe that the saber fish lives for about 15 years.
The Chinese often refer to it as the whitefish, knifefish, or white belt. The diet of the saber fish consists mainly of crustaceans, small fish, and some mollusks. Therefore, the meat of the saber fish is very rich in phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium, many vitamins and proteins.
With the onset of winter, huge flocks of this fish head to the coast of Taiwan. And the rest of the time she spends in tropical and subtropical waters in all oceans, with the exception of the Arctic Ocean. In our country, this fish very often appears in the waters of southern Primorye.
This fish is highly valued for its juicy, tender and very tasty meat. There are very few bones in the sable fish, it is mostly just a backbone, and it is very easy to separate from the cooked fish. The difference between this fish and many other fish is its high nutritional value, and it is also easy to prepare. This fish is very popular among the Chinese, and dishes from saber fish can be ordered in almost any cafe or restaurant. In addition, many housewives love to cook dishes from this fish for the home table.
In Russia, this fish is also sold in stores, it is usually caught in the Sea of Japan or the Atlantic Ocean, our fishing trawlers. Swordfish are also imported from abroad, usually from Korea or Japan. Usually saber fish on our shelves is found frozen. Abroad, this fish is also popular in salted, smoked and dried form.
cook saber fish possible in many ways. It can be fried in a pan, baked on coals. Boil, stew, marinate, etc. Usually, saber fish is divided into portioned pieces, then these pieces are rubbed with salt, and then fried for 1-1.5 minutes. Next, add vegetable oil to the pan and fry the fish until golden brown. You can also make a liquid batter and lower the saber fish there and then deep-fry it.
It is very remarkable that the fat of the saber fish and its scales contain a special anti-cancer component. Such a component is especially valuable for the treatment of leukemia, stomach cancer, as well as lymphatic tumors. Likewise, regular use saber fish in food, helps to improve the functioning of the internal organs of a person, the meat of this fish contains a huge number of various useful elements. Simply put, saber fish is not only very tasty in gastronomic terms, but also very healthy in terms of health.
For a long time I was going to perform a sword dance to cook something from this fish. But her intimidating appearance constantly repulsed me. I tried to try, but never cook. Decided today.
I bought half of such a specimen on the market: a clear, transparent eye, shiny, silver skin.
And they wanted to foist this one, obviously not fresh: an extinct eye, faded skin.
Saber fish costs 11 euros per kg in Tuscany, and if it is divided into fillets for you, then 22 euros. I preferred to do the cutting myself (for the love of art and for reasons of economy).
Here she is, beauty.
Trichiurus lepturus - saberfish
The body is long, slender, the head is pointed, the teeth are rather long, there are large fangs. The dorsal fin is long, its base is located in front of the pectoral fins, and it stretches to the tip of the tail. There is no tail fin. The anal fin consists of a long ray and a series of short rays resembling hairs.
Coloring. The whole body is bright silver, the tip of the jaw and the edge of the dorsal fin are black.
It spawns in the water column, spawning more than a hundred thousand relatively large eggs. The juveniles feed by rising to the surface at night and descending to the depth during daylight hours, and grow rapidly. Interestingly, adults do the opposite, feeding near the surface during daylight hours. The saber fish feeds on squid, bottom crustaceans and, mainly, small fish. Saber-fish can reach a length of up to 2 m, but the body weight is very small - only up to 5 kg. At the same time, the usual dimensions are much smaller - the length is about 1-1.3 m, the weight is about 300-500 g.
The saber fish is a pelagic predator and therefore must be able to swim quickly. Usually fast swimmers, such as mackerel, horse mackerel, salmon, have a powerful tail, which is the main mover. The saber fish, on the other hand, swims quickly due to its saber-shaped body and large dorsal fin. She doesn't even have a tail. The body gradually narrows, ending with a long thread. Hence the other name - hairtail.
She cut the fish into pieces, and filleted each piece.
In this work, the main thing is to have a good fillet knife - long, sharp and thin. Unfortunately, I don't have that. There are few bones in the saber fish, only in the abdominal part and in the process of cutting they remain on the ridge. If any bone remains, it can always be removed with tweezers.
We got these fillets. The skin is not removed from this fish: they are practically not felt, very thin and tender.
One part was used for pasta sauce.
It worked like this:
I chopped the shallots, fried them in cold-pressed olive oil. Added pieces of fish, red hot pepper. I poured in a little dry white wine, evaporated it. I added halves of cherry tomatoes, a little tomato trade wind, salted. I left the sauce on the fire until it thickened (this happened very quickly).
At this time, boiled spaghetti. Mixed with the prepared sauce on the fire and served. The pasta turned out amazing!
The remaining fillets were used for cooking dinner. I made deep fried cutlass fish pieces. Each piece was previously rolled in breadcrumbs. A wonderful cooking method for this fish: the flesh inside remains soft and surprisingly sweet, while the outside forms a crispy crust.
I'm not afraid of you anymore, saber, swung it!
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS
Nutritional value and chemical composition "Saberfish".
The table shows the content of nutrients (calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals) per 100 grams of the edible part.
| Nutrient | Quantity | Norm** | % of norm in 100 g | % of the norm in 100 kcal | 100% normal |
| calories | 106 kcal | 1684 kcal | 6.3% | 5.9% | 1589 |
| Squirrels | 19.3 g | 76 g | 25.4% | 24% | 394 g |
| Fats | 3.2 g | 56 g | 5.7% | 5.4% | 1750 |
| Water | 76.2 g | 2273 | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2983 |
| Ash | 1.3 g | ~ | |||
| vitamins | |||||
| Vitamin A, RE | 30 mcg | 900 mcg | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3000 g |
| Vitamin B1, thiamine | 0.06 mg | 1.5 mg | 4% | 3.8% | 2500 g |
| Vitamin B2, riboflavin | 0.05 mg | 1.8 mg | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3600 g |
| Vitamin B6, pyridoxine | 0.27 mg | 2 mg | 13.5% | 12.7% | 741 g |
| Vitamin B9, folate | 4.4 mcg | 400 mcg | 1.1% | 1% | 9091 g |
| Vitamin C, ascorbic | 1 mg | 90 mg | 1.1% | 1% | 9000 g |
| Vitamin E, alpha tocopherol, TE | 0.15 mg | 15 mg | 1% | 0.9% | 10000 g |
| Vitamin PP, NE | 2.2 mg | 20 mg | 11% | 10.4% | 909 g |
| Macronutrients | |||||
| Potassium, K | 335 mg | 2500 mg | 13.4% | 12.6% | 746 g |
| Calcium Ca | 50 mg | 1000 mg | 5% | 4.7% | 2000 |
| Magnesium | 35 mg | 400 mg | 8.8% | 8.3% | 1143 g |
| Sodium, Na | 100 mg | 1300 mg | 7.7% | 7.3% | 1300 g |
| Sulfur, S | 180 mg | 1000 mg | 18% | 17% | 556 g |
| Phosphorus, Ph | 250 mg | 800 mg | 31.3% | 29.5% | 320 g |
| Chlorine, Cl | 160 mg | 2300 mg | 7% | 6.6% | 1438 |
| trace elements | |||||
| Iron, Fe | 1.3 mg | 18 mg | 7.2% | 6.8% | 1385 |
| Iodine, I | 50 mcg | 150 mcg | 33.3% | 31.4% | 300 g |
| cobalt, co | 20 mcg | 10 mcg | 200% | 188.7% | 50 g |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.02 mg | 2 mg | 1% | 0.9% | 10000 g |
| Copper, Cu | 60 mcg | 1000 mcg | 6% | 5.7% | 1667 |
| Molybdenum, Mo | 4 mcg | 70 mcg | 5.7% | 5.4% | 1750 |
| Nickel, Ni | 6 mcg | ~ | |||
| Fluorine, F | 430 mcg | 4000 mcg | 10.8% | 10.2% | 930 g |
| Chrome, Cr | 55 mcg | 50 mcg | 110% | 103.8% | 91 g |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.4 mg | 12 mg | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3000 g |
| Essential amino acids | |||||
| Arginine* | 1.27 g | ~ | |||
| Valine | 0.98 g | ~ | |||
| Histidine* | 0.42 g | ~ | |||
| Isoleucine | 0.95 g | ~ | |||
| Leucine | 1.65 g | ~ | |||
| Lysine | 1.89 g | ~ | |||
| Methionine | 0.7 g | ~ | |||
| Methionine + Cysteine | 0.92 g | ~ | |||
| Threonine | 0.92 g | ~ | |||
| tryptophan | 0.2 g | ~ | |||
| Phenylalanine | 0.77 g | ~ | |||
| Phenylalanine + Tyrosine | 1.38 g | ~ | |||
| Non-essential amino acids | |||||
| Alanine | 1.28 g | ~ | |||
| Aspartic acid | 2.11 g | ~ | |||
| Glycine | 0.94 g | ~ | |||
| Glutamic acid | 2.97 g | ~ | |||
| Proline | 0.49 g | ~ | |||
| Serene | 0.82 g | ~ | |||
| Tyrosine | 0.6 g | ~ | |||
| Cysteine | 0.22 g | ~ | |||
| Sterols (sterols) | |||||
| Cholesterol | 0.17 mg | max 300 mg | |||
| Saturated fatty acids | |||||
| Saturated fatty acids | 0.97 g | max 18.7 g | |||
| 14:0 Myristic | 0.13 g | ~ | |||
| 16:0 Palmitic | 0.64 g | ~ | |||
| 17:0 Margarine | 0.01 g | ~ | |||
| 18:0 Stearic | 0.16 g | ~ | |||
| 20:0 Arachinoic | 0.03 g | ~ | |||
| Monounsaturated fatty acids | 1.15 g | min 16.8 g | 6.8% | 6.4% | |
| 16:1 Palmitoleic | 0.21 g | ~ | |||
| 17:1 Heptadecenoic | 0.03 g | ~ | |||
| 18:1 Oleic (omega-9) | 0.85 g | ~ | |||
| 20:1 Gadoleic (omega-9) | 0.06 g | ~ | |||
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 0.42 g | from 11.2 to 20.6 g | 3.8% | 3.6% | |
| 18:2 Linoleic | 0.09 g | ~ | |||
| 18:3 Linolenic | 0.04 g | ~ | |||
| 20:4 Arachidon | 0.12 g | ~ | |||
| 20:5 Eicosapentaenoic (EPA), Omega-3 | 0.17 g | ~ | |||
| Omega 3 fatty acids | 0.21 g | from 0.9 to 3.7 g | 23.3% | 22% | |
| Omega 6 fatty acids | 0.21 g | 4.7 to 16.8 g | 4.5% | 4.2% |
The energy value saber fish is 106 kcal.
Main source: Skurikhin I.M. etc. Chemical composition of foodstuffs. .
** This table shows the average norms of vitamins and minerals for an adult. If you want to know the norms based on your gender, age and other factors, then use the My Healthy Diet application.
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July 10, 2016Saber is a fish that is found in distant tropical seas, but today is not uncommon in our fish markets. The length of one individual can reach two or more meters, but, of course, the best fish restaurants buy such specimens. Retail sale, as a rule, includes smaller carcasses - up to 1 meter.
Culinary experts love saber fish for its small number of bones and the expressive taste of meat. In addition, it is very useful due to the content of a large number of trace elements and vitamins. What to cook from this fish? There are many ways. Some of them require exotic ingredients, but today we will do without them.
Choosing a fish
The saber is a fish that belongs to the hair-tailed family. Pay attention to the smell, because before getting to the counter, the fish has come a long way. Clear, not cloudy eyes are a sign of freshness and proper storage during transportation.
Remember that the saber is a fish (photo posted in the article), which is not like other fish. She has a large predatory head with a large mouth. The tip of her body is elongated and really resembles hair. In the market, you can easily recognize it thanks to this sign.
Simple dinner option
If you are planning a simple but tasty dinner, a saber is a great choice (fried fish goes well with cereal and vegetable side dishes). And it's easy to cook.
This dish has no secrets. Remove the head, cut off the sharp fins with scissors, cut the carcass into pieces 5-7 cm long. As a breading, you can use flour, crackers, semolina.
Fry the pieces until golden brown. It's best to do this over low heat. Remember, the time of heat treatment of fish should not be less than 20 minutes. If you like a crispy crust, do not cover the pan with a lid.
Saber is a fish that is also well suited for deep frying.
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Chinese style
Residents of the Far East appreciate this fish very much. Chinese recipes have taken root with us. Of course, they had to go through some modernization.
This dish is perfect for a holiday table. The recipe is for 1 kg of fish. In addition to the saber, we will need the following products:
- ginger root - 2 cm;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- green onion - 3 sprigs;
- red pepper (optional)
- dark soy sauce 3 tbsp. l.;
- vinegar - 1 tbsp. l.;
- water - 100 ml;
- flour, preferably rice flour;
- salt, sugar, pepper - a pinch each.
Cut the fish, roll in flour, fry until cooked. Place on paper towel to remove excess oil.
Mix the sauce with vinegar and water, add spices, knead. If you want the sauce to be thick, add 1-2 tbsp. l. starch. Fry ginger and garlic in a frying pan, add chopped onion so that its aroma also opens up. We spread the pieces of fish, pour the sauce, put it on a small fire. The dish will be completely ready in about 25 minutes. Before serving, you can decorate with sesame seeds.
Outdoors
Going on a picnic and thinking about the menu? The same saber (fish) can be an excellent solution. It is easy to guess how to cook it outdoors if you have ever cooked it at home. This fish is very well suited for roasting in a fire.
You can make barbecue out of it. To do this, first immerse the pieces of fish in a marinade of carbonated mineral water and add chopped onion rings. Juice from half a lemon adds a tangy flavor. From seasonings, oregano, dried basil and dill, a mixture of peppers, paprika are well suited. Soak the saber in the marinade for at least two hours. Put on skewers or place on a grill grate, bake over coals, pouring with marinade until a golden crust appears.
You can cook this fish in foil. An excellent solution for a summer picnic is a saber with vegetables baked in a fire. Lay the pieces of fish and eggplant on two layers of foil, add halves of bell pepper and tomatoes, sprinkle generously with chopped onion rings. Pack tightly in foil and bury in coals. The dish will bake in about 30 minutes, although much depends on the temperature and the amount of coal.
Garnishing, serving
Saber is a fish that can be served on a festive table with a side dish of mashed potatoes, grilled vegetables, brown rice or good pasta. A variety of sauces are perfect for it: tartar, paprika, bechamel, salsa, soy.
If the format of the event involves alcohol, serve classic white wine with the saber.
fish saber breeding hairtail
In Russia, it enters the waters of the Southern Primorye. This species is found during the summer months and in the waters of Peter the Great Bay. A demersal pelagic fish, often found near the coast. Rise to the surface at night.
These are benthic-pelagic tropical and subtropical fish that live in the shelf zone in brackish and marine waters at depths up to 400 m, but mainly at depths from 100 to 350 m.
Description
A saber-fish can reach a length of up to 2 m, but the body weight is very small - only up to 5 kg. At the same time, the usual dimensions are significantly smaller - the length is about 1-1.3 m, the weight is about 300-500 g. The eyes are large, protruding, the teeth are wedge-shaped, sharp. Dark, almost black. It has a filiform appendage on the tail, for which it received another name - hairtail. The maximum body length is 234 cm, usually about 1 m, body weight reaches 5 kg. Life expectancy is up to 15 years. The body is elongated, naked, silvery (reminiscent of a saber). The tail fin is absent. The dorsal fin is long, extending from the head to the caudal peduncle. The prickly part, consisting of three rays, is not separated by a notch from the soft part with 130-135 soft rays.
The saber fish is a pelagic predator and therefore must be able to swim quickly. Usually fast swimmers, such as mackerel, horse mackerel, salmon, have a powerful tail, which is the main mover. The saber fish, on the other hand, swims quickly due to its saber-shaped body and large dorsal fin. She doesn't even have a tail.
It spawns in the water column, spawning more than a hundred thousand relatively large eggs. The juveniles feed by rising to the surface at night and descending to the depth during daylight hours, and grow rapidly. Interestingly, adults do the opposite, feeding near the surface during daylight hours. The saber fish feeds on squid, bottom crustaceans and, mainly, small fish.
