For fans of fish dishes - baked pike perch
In Soviet times, many people liked to have a fish day once a week. The famous dish “Oven-baked pike perch” remained the most popular for a long time. The main reason is its dietary nature, excellent taste and nutritional content. Following the good old tradition, we will consider several options for cooking such fish.
Fish with a spicy sauce
- pike perch carcass;
- onion;
- vegetable fat;
- mustard;
- lemon;
- a tomato;
- ground pepper;
- salt;
- a sprig of parsley.
The process begins with the preparation of the fish. First, it is thoroughly washed under the tap. Then the viscera, eyes and gills are removed.
In order for the pike-perch meat to retain its beautiful color, the carcass is soaked in clean water for about 30 minutes. During this time, he will be completely free of blood.
Then the fish is taken out of the water, wiped with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel. Shallow cuts are made on the carcass with a sharp knife blade. Rub it with salt on all sides and leave it for another half hour.
At this time, they begin to eat vegetables. Tomatoes are chopped into thin slices.
Cut the onion in half rings and cut the lemon in half. One half is used for juice, the other is cut into small slices. Lemon juice is squeezed into the mustard, mixed and a spicy sauce is obtained.
Salted fish is spread on foil. After that, a piece of onion, lemon and tomato is placed in the place of the cut. As a result, pike perch takes on a glamorous look. Then it is generously greased on top with mustard sauce. The remaining vegetables are scattered around the fish. Decorate it with a branch of parsley.
At the next stage, the carcass is tightly wrapped in shiny paper and sent to the oven. Bake for about 20 minutes. To form a beautiful crust, remove the foil 10 minutes before the dish is ready. Pike perch baked in foil turns out to be incredibly juicy. It has a pleasant aroma and excellent taste. Served for dinner as a complete dish.
Meat will cook much faster when placed in a preheated oven to 200 ° C.
Harmony of taste - pike perch with vegetables
Fans of fish meat will not refuse to cook it in combination with vegetables. In this case, you do not need to think about a side dish, since everything is cooked at the same time. For the dish, you need to take the components:
- fish;
- potatoes;
- carrot;
- onion;
- pickles;
- vegetable oil;
- a few peas of allspice;
- thyme;
- parsley;
- salt;
- ground pepper.
To prepare pike perch baked with potatoes, perform simple steps:
- The fish is washed out of mucus. The abdomen is cut open, the entrails, head, tail and fins are removed. Cross cuts are made throughout the carcass, after which they are rubbed with salt mixed with pepper and vegetable oil.
- Vegetables are prepared: peeled potatoes are cut into small slices, carrots are cut into bars. Onions are chopped in half rings, and pickled cucumbers are chopped into strips.
- All vegetables are put in a separate container. Dressed with two kinds of peppers and salted. Add parsley, vegetable oil, and then mix.
- Pike perch, vegetables, a branch of thyme are spread on a suitable form. Then it is placed in a roasting sleeve and sent to the oven. The fish is baked at a temperature of 220 ° C.A few minutes before cooking, break the sleeve to brown the food a little.
Pike perch baked in the oven with vegetables is served hot.
On the top of the baking sleeve, it is advisable to make several small holes for steam to escape. Thanks to this, the meat will not lose its original shape.
For fans of healthy food - an amazing fish dish
Whole pike perch baked in the oven in foil will certainly appeal to those who follow a lean diet. Its tender meat contains a number of valuable trace elements and vitamins that have a beneficial effect on the state of the human body. For the dish you will need:
- pike perch carcass;
- sour cream;
- hard cheese;
- vegetable oil;
- basil;
- rosemary;
- fennel;
- lemon.
In order to bake whole pike perch in the oven, several operations are performed:
- The cleaned carcass is cuts and rubbed with salt inside and out. Then the fish is set aside and the sauce is prepared.
- Sour cream is poured into the container, chopped basil and fennel are added. Season with lemon juice. Mix thoroughly and spread the pike-perch liberally with sour cream sauce so that it is thoroughly soaked.
- A wide sheet of foil is smeared with vegetable fat, after which a fish carcass is spread on it. Wrapped tightly and sent to a preheated oven to a temperature of 180 ° C. Bake for at least 45 minutes. A quarter of an hour before the dish is ready, remove the baking sheet from the oven. Then open the top of the foil, sprinkle the meat with grated cheese and send it back to the oven for 15 minutes.
Fish is served for dinner in combination with potatoes or rice. Decorated with sprigs of dill, rosemary and fragrant lemon slices. This recipe allows you to bake whole pike perch in the oven in a short time and get great results. Why not cook it up next weekend?
Since pike perch is a predatory fish, it is important not to crush the bile next to the head when removing the viscera. Otherwise, the finished meat will have a bitter taste.
Noble fish with mushrooms
For many families, a fish day is equated with a family holiday. Amazing aromas in the kitchen, beautifully decorated delicacies evoke the pleasant sensations of joy that await a family at the dinner table. And if the hostess wants to use a recipe with a photo of pike perch baked in the oven with champignons, she will receive a lot of compliments. To prepare a dish, a simple set of products is collected:
- fish;
- mushrooms;
- sour cream;
- onion;
- vegetable oil;
- hard cheese;
- pepper;
- salt.
Some cooks use pike or carp for the dish. But the best option is pike perch, since there are practically no small seeds in it.
According to the recipe, pike perch baked in the oven is prepared in this way:
- First of all, the fish is cleaned, the entrails are removed, the head is cut off. Thoroughly washed out until the residual blood disappears completely. Separate the fillet and rub it with salt.
- A baking dish is covered with foil and generously greased with vegetable fat. Spread pike perch meat on it. Place in a preheated oven for 15 minutes to bake slightly.
- Champignons are cleaned of soil, washed thoroughly, dried. Next, the mushrooms are cut into strips or small pieces. Spread in a pan and fry until the liquid evaporates completely.
- Onions are chopped in half rings. Then add to the mushrooms, salt, pepper and stew for 10 minutes.
- When a golden crust forms on the fish, it is removed from the oven. Cover with mushroom mixture. Pour over with sour cream. Sprinkle the top layer with grated cheese and put it back in the oven for 15 minutes.
This fish, baked in the oven, is served warm as a snack for beer. The dish is ideal for young children as well, as fish has few bones. Truly, pike perch is a noble fish!