Sudak - a species of predatory fish from the Okunev family, dwells predominantly in pure running waters, several subspecies are known. Sudak - one of the most valuable commercial freshwater fish, is the object of sport hunting and fishing. Delicate and noble, white flesh of pike perch is considered to be a diet and delicacy product, contains various vitamins and valuable mineral compounds (phosphorus, potassium, iodine, manganese, molybdenum, etc.), a large amount of protein, a minimum amount of fat, valuable amino acids (not synthesized by the human body , but necessary to him).
From the pike perch, you can cook delicious dishes in various ways. Here are the recipes of pike-perch baked in the oven.
When buying pike perch, choose a fresh beautiful fish with clear eyes, shiny scales, no mucus and a normal fresh fishy smell (note the color of the gills - it should be red and pink tones, not gray-brown ones).
The recipe for pike-perch baked in the oven entirely
Ingredients:
- Fresh pike perch - 1-2 fish, preferred weight from 300 to 800 g;
- fresh herbs (parsley, basil, coriander);
- dry spices (black pepper ground, grated nutmeg);
- salt;
- lemon.
Preparation
We clear the fish from the scales, remove the gills and the entrails, rinse thoroughly with cold water. Mix salt and dry spices, rub this mixture on the inside of the fish (do not overdo it). In the abdomen of the fish lay a few lobules of lemon and twigs of greens. We wrap pike-perch in foil, you can pave with horseradish leaves.
How many minutes to bake pike-perch in the oven? We bake pike perch in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes at a temperature of about 200 degrees Celsius.
Alternatively, it is possible to bake in the same way a prepared pike-perch in an open form in a refractory form.
Before serving, sprinkle the fish with lemon juice. To a baked pike perch, it's good to serve light garlic sauce and light table white or rosé wine (you can even have a sparkling or pearl wine). As a side dish most suitable for rice or boiled potatoes , it is also good to serve fresh or pickled vegetables (do not forget about greenery).
Pike perch baked in the oven
Ingredients:
- pikeperch (relatively large);
- lemon;
- onion, horseradish, lettuce or cabbage leaves;
- greens (parsley, basil, coriander);
- black pepper powder.
Preparation
We clean fish from scales, remove the gills and the entrails. We cut the fillet with the skin from both sides, the rest (head, tail, fins, ridge) will go to the fish broth. Cut the fillet into large portions. We lay the leaves of horseradish, lettuce or cabbage on the bottom of the fire-resistant form, distribute onion rings, twigs of greens. On top, lay the pieces of pike-perch fillet skinned down. A little sprinkled with black pepper.
We bake pieces of pike-perch in a preheated oven for 20 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees Celsius. Pieces of ready-baked pike-perch are carefully removed from the substrate (it is thrown away) and
In exactly the same way, you can prepare pikeperch steaks baked in the oven. The optimum steak thickness is about 1.5 cm, the baking time is about 25 minutes. Since steaks with a ridge and bones - they are baked for a bit longer than the pieces.