How to Eat Caviar (Video)
Nothing says luxury like caviar, perfect for all sorts of party celebrations from New Years to an intimate Valentines Day indulgence or a weekend champagne brunch. If you ever wondered how to eat caviar the Russian way, then this post is for you. 4 different ideas to enjoy caviar.
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- 1 oz black Caviar
- 6 small blini pancakes
- 1 hard boiled egg
- ¼ red onion very finely diced
- sour cream or smetana
- lemon wedges optional
- fresh dill
Instructions
Blini with Caviar
- Keep the caviar refrigerated until ready to serve. When serving, serve by placing caviar tin in a bowl of crushed ice to keep cold.
- To hard boil the egg, place in a saucepan with water, bring to a boil, remove from heat and cover with a lid. Set timer for 12 minutes. Drain and place in cold water to cool. Peel egg and slice in half and separate the egg yolk and egg white. Separetely finely dice the egg white and separately grate the egg yolk.
- Finely dice the red onion, as small as you can.
- Prepare your caviar plate by placing the iced caviar, surrounded by grated egg yolk, egg whites, diced onion, sour cream, dill and optional lemon wedges.
- You're now ready to build your own Blini with Caviar. Spread sour cream on the blinis, add a bit of egg yolk, egg whites, onion and dill, then top with caviar. Enjoy!
Russian Caviar Sandwiches
- Slice a baguette or a piece of Russian Black Rye Bread
- Generously butter the bread, so you see the butter on top of the bread. Do not use margarine.
- Spread black or red caviar over the bread and enjoy your open face caviar sandwich.