Common catfish or European catfish - large predatory freshwater sculpy edible fish, is the object of private sport fishing, fishing and breeding. Somas live in rivers and lakes practically throughout the European part of Russia. The flesh of the catfish is white, rather fat, and is equated with nutritional value to sturgeon. Inclusion in the food of such fish is certainly useful, only it is necessary to cook it in a certain way and eat it in commensurate amounts.
Soma can be cooked in various ways, including, and bake in the oven.
Catfish baked in the oven in foil entirely - recipe
Ingredients:
- catfish fresh small size (such that it fits on a baking tray without head and tail) - 1-2 pcs .;
- lemon - 2 pieces;
- garlic - 2-5 denticles;
- fresh herbs (parsley, basil, coriander, dill, etc.);
- common salt;
- black pepper powder.
Preparation
The flesh of the catfish has a slight smell of mud, by the way, not because this fish feeds on carrion - it's a misconception, a catfish more predator. To get rid of the characteristic smell, catfish should be pre-marinated.
Prepare the marinade: squeeze the juice of one lemon into a cup and add garlic to it - let it persist.
We gut the catfish, remove the gills and rinse thoroughly under cold water. Head and tail cut off (they go to the ear). On the carcass of the catfish on both sides we make incisions to the spine, the approximate step between the incisions is about 2 cm.
Strain the marinade and drink it catfish, wrap it in a food film and leave it for 20-40 minutes. After this time, we will unfold the fish carcass and carefully dry the napkin. From the inside, we rub it with a mixture of salt with ground black pepper. We put in the abdomen twigs of greenery and lemon wedges.
We pack the prepared catfish into the foil in such a way that the juices that are released during baking do not flow. You can pack twice - it will be safer.
We put soma packed in foil, on a baking tray or on a grate and bake at a temperature of about 200 ° C.
How long to bake a catfish in the oven?
Bake catfish for 35-50 minutes. Ready catfish neatly laid out on a serving dish and decorated with greens. Baked catfish is good with potatoes or rice, you can separately serve mushrooms in sour cream, hot sauce and any traditional raznosoly. Catfish - a fat fish, so it's good to serve a light dining room of light wine or beer.
Often catfish are sold quite large, in this case it makes sense to cook a catfish, baked in the oven slices.
Catfish baked
Ingredients:
- catfish (steaks or fillets) ;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- onion - 1-2 pcs .;
- fresh greens (large bunch).
Preparation
Steaks of catfish or fillets, sliced portion by piece, sprinkle with lemon juice and leave for 20 minutes.
For baking, we need a compact shape with a rather high bump. Rinse the form with cold water and distribute on its bottom the rings of onions and twigs of greens. On the top lay out steaks or pieces of catfish.
Bake the fish in the oven for 25-35 minutes at a temperature of about 200 ° C (slices without a ridge bake faster than steaks). It is possible at the end of the process to pour already almost ready catfish
Approximately following the same recipe, you can cook baked catfish with pieces of potatoes.
Preparation
We shall clean the potatoes and weld them until half-ready. Cut into slices and put into a greased baking pan or butter. On the top lay out pieces or steaks of catfish. Bake for about 40 minutes. At the end of the process, you can pour catfish with potatoes with sour cream or sour cream sauce and continue baking for another 10 minutes.
Serve with fresh herbs.