Smelt à la Petersburg style
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Making delicious "St. Petersburg-style smelt" is literally a matter of minutes. It's quick and tasty—check out the step-by-step recipe and enjoy cooking. Serve the finished dish at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Clean the smelt by removing the heads and innards. Some residents of St. Petersburg prefer to cook the fish whole, without cleaning it—this is a matter of personal preference.
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Step 3
Rinse the cleaned smelt and dry with a paper towel.
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Step 4
Spread the flour in a shallow layer on a plate, then mix it with pepper and salt.
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Step 5
Coat the smelt in flour.
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Step 6
Heat the pan well, add enough vegetable oil, and fry the smelt on both sides until cooked through.
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Step 7
Before serving, sprinkle the smelt with lemon juice. Serve with herbs and vegetables—it's delicious, the fish "fly off like sunflower seeds."