Silver Carp Fillets with Mixed Salad

This is a delicious fish meal!

Ingredients for 4 servings:

8 medium-sized fish fillets
2 tbsp corn flour
1 turnip
1 beet
2 big onions
2 lemons
Vegetable oil, vinegar, salt
1 tsp grated horse-radish

Method:

Roll the fillets into corn flour mixed with salt. Allow to rest for half an hour.
Clean, wash and shred the vegetables. Combine with horse-radish and season with oil, vinegar/lemon/ and salt. Cover the salad and allow it to absorb the spices. Fry the fillets till brown both sides. Place over paper to absorb grease. Serve with salad and rounds of lemon. This is a light and healthy dish. It rivals meat dishes in its nutritional value.

If you wish, you can prepare a fast sauce for the fish :

Ingredients:

3-4 baked peppers chopped,
4 onions,
a bulb of garlic finely chopped,
tomatoes from a can, salt,
a tsp sugar,
½ tsp powdered black pepper.

Method:

Stir-fry the peppers, add rounds of onion and garlic. Stir in mashed tomatoes. Add sugar, salt and black pepper. When the sauce thickens slightly, remove it from heat and serve in a gravy-bowl. The fish goes with white wine.
Enjoy your meal!

Curious Facts:

The silver carp is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, a variety of Asian carp native to north and northeast Asia. It is cultivated in China. It is relatively big in length and it can weigh up to 20 kg. It inhabits the upper sea layers and feeds on the plankton found there.