Tuna
fish supplier offered various tuna products from
canned, frozen, to raw and fresh. People often confuse about how to select the
best tuna fish and storage them in the right way. Choosing the best and high
quality of tuna meats are very important especially if you want to buy raw and
fresh tuna fish right from the fish markets. There is fraud ways to make old
tuna meats to appear like new with some treatment called carbon monoxide injection.
With this treatment the flesh of tuna which already turned into brown color
instead of dark red natural tuna color will appear brighter and just like a new
brand of meat. Of course you do not want to pick such fish. That’s why you can
follow several tips below about tuna selection and storage tips and tricks.
Follow this
tuna selection and storage tips today
The flesh of tuna meats can range from
light color to darker red color, and there is some tuna meats that appear very
pale which is almost white or light pink. The colors are depends on the variety
of tuna fish. Prime raw tuna steaks are lookalike just like a raw beef, a
simple red color of flesh while tuna steak may appear with darker brown area (which
sometime is already removed by the fishmonger) and usually it has stronger
flavor. Fresh tuna is often sold in skinned condition already by tuna fish supplier because it is hard to skin the
tuna extremely tough texture.
To choose high quality meats from tuna fish supplier Indonesia, please follow these
instructions:
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Never select a tuna meat with
visible brown or dry spots, unless those spots formed as the original darker
brown area.
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The fish should have ocean
fresh smell and there is no rainbow sheen on the fish. The fishmonger usually
will offer the tuna meats already in a fillet form which looks like beef loin.
Just ask them how many pounds you want to buy and they will slice the meats for
you.
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Fresh tuna fish usually
available from late spring up to early fall season while the frozen steak are often
be sold year round
Now about how to storage the tuna:
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After you buy the raw and fresh
tuna fish from the market, quickly storage them into refrigerator ASAP. Before
you ready to use the tuna, just keep it inside refrigerator all the time.
However, it is recommended to use the tuna right on the day you purchase the
fish.
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If you need to store the fish
in longer time then you should pat in dry and the wrap the fish using foil or
plastic wrap then place them at the coolest part of your refrigerator.
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The optimum temperature to
store the meats from best tuna fish supplier
is 31 degrees Fahrenheit, however if your refrigerator is not that cold then
the solution is to put the wrapped meats inside a plastic bag full of ice or on
a bed of ice. Please take a note that it is best to use the tuna within 24
hours.
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If you know clearly that the
tuna you bought from the supplier is perfectly fresh plus raw and not a frozen
fish then you can wrap it and freeze it. But if you purchase the fish from
grocery stores and it is highly possible that the tuna is previously frozen and
thus you need to use that as soon as possible.
Follow these
steps to fresh tuna to keep it in the best condition:
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Prepare 1 tbsp of ascorbic acid
crystal or ¼ cup of salt and 1 quart of water
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Make solution from those
ingredients by mix the crystal with water or the salt with water
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Dip the tuna fish into the
solution in order to make the meat firmer
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Seal the tuna in plastic wrap
and store it to zip top bag
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You can freeze it with ice
block by store the fish into the bag and then covering it with water.
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Squeeze out the water inside
the bag and then seal the bag perfectly. After that you can freeze the meat
from tuna fish supplier Jakarta up to 3 months. But still, it is better if you
use the meat right on the day you buy.
As for canned tuna fish supplier, unopened products can be stored up to one year
while leftover tuna need to be used within 4 days and store it in refrigerator.
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