Stroganina

This is simply a benignant of frozen Siberian sashimi: bladed slices of frozen food served simply. It is besides bully to travel it with olive oregon rapeseed (canola) lipid flavored with herbs specified arsenic thyme and/or oregano, though that would beryllium benignant of un-Siberian.

Traditionally, stroganina is made with muksun, a food not often recovered extracurricular the Siberian Arctic waters. In Moscow and different "southern" cities, salmon is often substituted, and it works well. Halibut and oversea bass are different bully alternatives.

The pleasance of a stroganina, similar the pleasance of a granita oregon adjacent a custard, lies successful its texture. As it melts successful your mouth, an ephemeral spirit is released.

For this recipe, sushi-quality food is required. It is preferable to bargain it frozen. The main situation is to chopped long, bladed slices; alternatively than effort to emulate the awesome slicing techniques of the Nenets of occidental Siberia, you'd bash good to usage a meat-slicing oregon bread-slicing machine. A ample chef's weapon volition do, but the cutting does necessitate a small practice.

In Siberia it is communal to service a large, 3-pound fillet, adjacent if determination are conscionable 3 oregon 4 guests. When serving this astatine home, Gastronomer columnist Andreas Viestad uses 1/4 lb oregon truthful per person. In Siberia, stroganina usually is served arsenic a abstracted dish, accompanied by vodka.

From Gastronomer Andreas Viestad.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

• Calories

  242

• Fat

  11 g

• Saturated Fat

  2 g

• Sodium

  145 mg

• Cholesterol

  94 mg

• Protein

  34 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Gastronomer Andreas Viestad.

Tested by Judy Sarasohn.

Published March 12, 2026