Sterlet - Preparation, Calorie Content, Properties, Nutritional Value

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The sterlet feeds on invertebrates and eggs of other fish. In the middle of autumn and all winter, the fish spends in the holes of deep rivers, not eating and leading a sedentary lifestyle. The sterlet can live up to 30 years.

This commercial fish lives in the river basins of the Black, Caspian and Azov Seas, as well as in the Ob, Dnepr, Dvina, Volga, Kama, Irtysh, Oka, Yenisei and Amur rivers.

Useful properties of sterlet

Sterlet is a valuable fish that lives in clean water bodies, therefore, in recent years, its number has sharply decreased. Sterlet meat is white and has a pleasant aroma, as well as a unique taste.

The benefits of sterlet for the human body are high. Fish contains healthy omega-3 fatty acids, which contribute to the proper functioning of the brain and improve blood circulation.

Sterlet caviar is a traditional Russian black caviar, which is known all over the world and is one of the most high-calorie fish delicacies. Fish contains healthy nutrients, vitamins and natural proteins.

Useful sterlet caviar helps prevent cardiovascular diseases, reduces the risk of heart attack, regenerates nerve cells and restores heart function.

Sterlet meat is used to prevent atherosclerosis, eye diseases and thrombosis. Also, meat contains iodine, which is necessary for the thyroid gland, and selenium, which fights against negative environmental influences and prevents the occurrence of malignant tumors.

This fish contains a large amount of calcium, which is necessary for strengthening bones, improving mental performance, as well as keeping joints, hair and skin in good condition.

Sterlet meat and caviar should be eaten by people with diseases of the digestive and nervous systems, in particular with depression and nervous disorders. Medical research has proven that the serotonin in sterlet improves the emotional state of a person.

Calorie content

Sterlet contains water, proteins, fatty acids, PP vitamins, as well as useful substances such as fluorine, zinc, chlorine and calcium.

In 100 gr. fish contains:

• 17 gr. proteins;
• 2 gr. fat;
• 0 gr. carbohydrates.

The calorie content of fresh sterlet is 90 kcal.

Cooking sterlet

Sterlet has high taste and belongs to the delicacies from which culinary masterpieces are prepared. Before preparing any dish, you should clean the fish from scales and entrails, first putting it in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

There are several ways to cook sterlet. This fish can be stewed, boiled, baked and steamed. Sterlet makes delicious roast and aspic. Boiled fish can be used to make good jelly and filling for pies, and smoked sterlet can be added to salads.

In Russia, there have long been several recipes for cooking sterlet. Merchants loved stuffed fish with vegetables, and Russian monarchs preferred sterlet fish soup, which cooks cooked with spices for an hour.

Contraindications

Sterlet is not recommended for people with diseases of the pancreas and adrenal glands, as fish contains a large amount of fatty acids.

You should always eat fresh fish, as helminths can develop in a long-lying sterlet. Rotten sterlet is a source of botulism.

If the sterlet is treated with chemical smoke, then it causes serious harm to the human body.

Also, this fish in salted form is contraindicated for people with hypertension, as it increases blood pressure.

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