For consumers in the Russian Federation and the rest of the post-Soviet space, pollock comes mainly in freshly frozen form. This fish is inexpensive, but tasty enough, with tender flesh and useful, of course, it can be cooked in various ways. One of the best and healthiest ones is cooking pollock in foil in the oven, we will tell you how to bake this fish. So, we go and choose a beautiful fish (cute in appearance, that is), sometimes it can be bought already immediately in the form of a fillet with ice crust, which is convenient, do not bother with the dressing.
General rules for thawing fish
Defrost the fish on the shelf of the refrigerator for a day, and then in cold water. If such a defrosting regime is observed, the texture of the flesh of the fish is not damaged.
Fillet of Alaska pollack baked in foil in the oven - recipe
Ingredients:
- pollock fillets with or without skin - 4 pcs .;
- a mixture of dry ground spices (black pepper, coriander, cloves, cumin, nutmeg);
- lemon;
- greens (parsley, dill, basil, coriander);
- green onion (shoots) - 8 pcs .;
- a piece of lard or butter;
- salt;
For sauce:
- cream or sour cream - 100 ml;
- garlic - 2 cloves.
Preparation
If the fish is whole, we will cut, clean and cut the fillets of the skin from the barrels. If you bought pollock in the form of a fillet - just defrost it. In any case, we will dry the fillet with a clean napkin, add it a little, sprinkle with a mixture of ground spices and sprinkle with lemon juice. Leave the minutes at 15-20.
For each piece of fillet we cut out a rectangular flap of foil and smear it with lard or butter. We decompose the branches of greenery, and on top - fillets. We will wrap-we pack each piece separately, we will lay out on a baking sheet and we will place it in the heated up oven.
How much (that is, how long) to bake pollock in foil in the oven?
Sufficient for baking pollack fillets time - about 20 minutes. Before deployment, wait for about 10 minutes, then shift into the plates.
Pollock, baked in the oven in foil, served with boiled potatoes , green onions and sauce (cream or sour cream + garlic squeezed). It is also good to serve mushrooms and traditional northern pickles, or fresh vegetables (seasonally). From alcohol you can choose white table wine, vodka, aquavit, strong or berry tincture or light beer.