Smelt in tomato

1 . Stage

Peel the smelt from offal, remove the head and tail. Mix flour with salt and ground pepper, roll the fish on all sides.

2 . Stage

Fry until golden brown on both sides in vegetable oil.

3 . Stage

Cut the onion into half rings, grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Fry vegetables in a frying pan where the fish was cooked until soft. Then add the tomato paste, stir and heat for a minute.

4 . Stage

Pour in boiling water, add all the spices, sugar, vinegar and salt to taste. Stir and simmer for 3 minutes. Add finely chopped garlic at the end.

5 . Stage

Put the fish in a saucepan, or you can return it to the vegetable pan. Simmer over low heat for 5-10 minutes.

6 . Stage

Let the fish sit for 15 minutes and serve. Enjoy your meal!!!