During my childhood, sprat (or capelin) sauce was considered something... well, not entirely ordinary, but quite familiar. Probably because both sprat and capelin were among the most affordable pickled fish ...
Now, it seems to me, this type of homemade seasoning has been safely forgotten.
If something is done with fish, then with anchovies (this is more pompous), although there is not much difference between sprat and anchovy. Maybe, of course, gourmets with taste receptors of increased sensitivity and will distinguish, but if the usual, the average eater, suggest casting a small sprat from anchovy, and not tell where something is... differences.
Well, let's finish here with a literary introduction, let's get down to business.
A sauce that goes with everything from potato salads to sandwiches. The taste is very interesting, spicy, with sourness and light sweetness. I don't know why, but in those old days the sauce was considered "Korean". Maybe because of the fish? Or, perhaps, this recipe was originally shared by some aunt who sold “Korean” salads on the market.
So we take:
- Pickled sprat or sprat sprat - eight fish
- Two chicken yolks (from hard-boiled eggs)
- Three tablespoons of vegetable oil
- Two tablespoons of vinegar (ideally 5 percent, if you have a different one - you need to look at the result)
- A teaspoon of sugar
- Pepper - black, ground, to taste.
- But someone here may not have enough salt, so you can also add it to taste.
How we cook:
They used to bother with cooking. It is quite possible, due to the fact that without sensible kitchen equipment, it is rather difficult to turn everything into a homogeneous emulsion.
The sprat was cleaned of bones and entrails, the head was removed. Therefore, they chopped it finely with a knife, and then rubbed it through a sieve. They mixed the yolk into all this, constantly kneading and beating, first introducing oil in a thin stream, and then, already in the resulting sauce, added sugar and, after some time, vinegar.
Now you can quickly punch everything in a blender. The main thing is not to forget that the sprat must be cleaned!