Cucumaria caviar
4 servings
45 minutes
Cucumaria roe is a rare and original delicacy of Russian cuisine, featuring a rich sea flavor with subtle spicy notes. Cucumaria, a marine inhabitant, is known for its health benefits and high protein content. The dish has deep roots in Russia's coastal regions where seafood plays an important role in gastronomy. The roe is prepared by grinding boiled cucumaria, frying onions, and stewing with tomato paste, spices, and vinegar. This gives it a piquant and rich flavor. Frying in vegetable oil makes the texture soft and tender. The roe pairs excellently with rye bread or potatoes and can be served as an appetizer or spread. The dish not only delights the taste buds but also offers health benefits due to its rich micronutrient composition.
1
Pass the boiled cucumber through a meat grinder.
- Cucumaria: 500 g
2
Fry in vegetable oil.
- Vegetable oil: 0.5 glass
3
Also fry the finely chopped onion.
- Onion: 2 heads
4
Add the remaining products, mix, and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Tomato paste: 3 tablespoons
- Sugar: 1 tablespoon
- Water: 0.5 glass
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Black allspice: to taste
- Ground coriander: to taste
- Carnation: to taste
- Bay leaf: to taste
- Vinegar: to taste
- Dill oil: 1 ml