Baked red fish in the oven is perfect for a family dinner or a festive feast. Such fish varieties are characterized by a high content of fatty acids, vitamins, protein and are useful for the work of the cardiovascular system. When they are used in baked form, the level of cholesterol in the blood decreases.
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Red fish baked in the oven will appeal to even sophisticated gourmets. It can be prepared in different ways, but it always turns out delicious. Red fish is rich in vitamins A, E, PP, D, as well as phosphorus, manganese, iron, zinc and other trace elements. Most varieties are high in fat. Such fish contain valuable triglycerides, fatty acids.
For baking, salmon, trout, salmon, chum, salmon, and pink salmon are ideal. However, some varieties can be baked only with salt and spices. The increased fat content of the fish makes dishes prepared on its basis juicy and nutritious.
Whole red fish baked in the oven
Spectacular and incredibly tasty dish can be prepared from large red fish. This will require:
- 2-2.5 kg of red fish;
- 200 ml liquid sour cream (fat content 15%);
- 6 chicken eggs;
- juice of 1/2 lemon;
- breadcrumbs;
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil;
- 20 g butter;
- salt, herbs (1 bunch large), spices.
- 1 tbsp. l balsamic vinegar.
Before baking, fish must be prepared. Scale with a knife, make cuts just below the gill fins and remove the head. Cut the abdomen and remove the insides and the caudal fin with a knife. Rinse the fish very thoroughly under a stream of cold water, paying particular attention to the abdominal cavity. Blood clots and viscera should not remain in it. You can make longitudinal cuts on the carcass in its upper part so that it is well saturated with spices and sauce.
If the fish is not very large, you can bake it whole, having previously cleaned it from the scales and removed the gills. It is convenient to cut the gills with special cooking scissors.
Boil chicken eggs, separate the yolks and rub them with a fork or grate finely. Grated eggs mixed with estimated, butter, balsamic vinegar, breadcrumbs. The sauce should be liquid enough.
Rub the prepared red fish with salt, spices, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice. Put it on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, pour over the sauce.
The optimal time for baking dishes at a temperature of 180 ° C is 40-50 minutes. The cooking time depends on the size of the fish.
When serving, it is permissible to sprinkle the dish with chopped greens. When hot, baked fish is tastier, so it is best served right after cooking. Slices of lemon can decorate the dish and separately prepare sour cream sauce or white sauce.
Fish baked in foil
Fish with onion and lemon
Red fish when baked in foil is very tasty and juicy. To prepare the second dish you will need:
- 1 kg of fresh red fish (salmon, chum, trout);
- 1 lemon small;
- 2 onions;
- some salt;
- spice;
- greens (1/2 bunch).
To clear small scales of fish very carefully. You can use a knife or a special device. Then remove the head, all fins, entrails, if the fish was not gutted, and wash the carcass very well. Gently chop the carcass in portions. The optimum thickness of the slices is 1.5-2 cm. Salt the fish, sprinkle with a mixture of peppers or a special seasoning. A mixture of Italian herbs is ideal for preparing such a meal.
Peel the onion from the outer husk, cut into thin enough rings. Cut small lemon into thin slices. Put a sheet of foil on a baking sheet and lay on it thin layers of lemon and onion in layers. Put fish pieces gently on them and cover with layers of lemon and onion. Wrap the foil so that it completely covers all layers and the juice does not leak out during cooking. The optimal baking time of a dish at a temperature of 200 ° C is 30-40 minutes. You can open the oven 5 minutes before cooking and gently open the foil, and then continue baking. This is necessary so that the top is slightly browned.
Baked fish with asparagus
To prepare the original dish you will need:
- 400 g of fresh red fish fillet;
- 800 g asparagus fresh or frozen;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- a little salt, seasoning to taste;
- sprigs of greenery;
- 1 large lemon;
- olive oil.
For baking fish according to this recipe, both fatty varieties of red fish (salmon, salmon) and more dietary ones (pink salmon, trout) are suitable. Cut the fillet gently into portions, and then salt, lightly sprinkle with spices and let it brew for 10 minutes.
Cut asparagus not very finely. Cut the lemon into thin circles. Cut out 6 squares of roasting foil, calculating their size so that the foil covers completely portioned pieces of fish. Put foil on a baking sheet and put asparagus on each square, then sirloin pieces of fish. Peel the garlic, pass through a special press and mix thoroughly with olive oil, then grease the fish with the mixture.
Put thin mugs of lemon on filet. Put a sprig of greens on each circle of lemon. For this, rosemary, dill, parsley are suitable.
Wrap the foil so that it turns envelopes. The optimal time for baking dishes at a temperature of 180 ° C is 20 minutes. Serve the fish with asparagus and lemon hot. You can lay it out on portioned plates right in the foil.
Red fish under a cheese crust
Crisp gives the baked red fish an even richer flavor. To prepare the dish you will need:
- 500 g salmon filet;
- 30-50 g bread crumbs;
- 50 g of hard cheese (parmesan);
- 2 tbsp. l olive oil (cold pressed);
- a pinch of salt, pepper;
- 1/2 small lemon;
- greens (1/2 bunch).
Cut salmon fillet gently with a knife into portions. Salt the fish, pepper well and put on a baking sheet. Pre-cover the pan with parchment or foil.
Squeeze the juice from the lemon and grate the zest on a fine grater. Grate Parmesan on a coarse grater. Rinse the greens, dry and chop finely.
Mix olive oil in a bowl, as well as lemon juice, grated zest, bread crumbs, cheese. Lightly salt the mixture and add a little pepper. You can use not the usual black, but white pepper. It goes well with red fish to taste. Stir all the ingredients for a thick sauce. Put thick sauce on pieces of fish. Bake the dish at 200 ° C for 15 minutes.
Red fish baked under a "fur coat".
Red fish can be baked under a vegetable "coat". This dish is very tasty and satisfying. To prepare it you will need:
- 700 g of red fish fillet (trout, chum salmon, pink salmon);
- 500 g medium-sized potato tubers;
- 2 large carrots;
- 2 bulbs of medium size;
- 50 ml of medium fat mayonnaise;
- 50 ml of sour cream 15% fat;
- pepper and salt.
Remove the skin from the fish fillet and then cut into portioned slices. Put the pieces on a baking sheet pre-coated with foil. Salt and pepper the fish.
Peel potatoes and carrots. Cut potato tubers into thin circles. It is better to grate carrots on a coarse grater. Peel and cut the onion into thin rings.
Mix mayonnaise and sour cream to make sauce. You can add a little chopped greens to it. Put the grated carrots on the pieces of fish and pour half of the sauce on it, season with salt. Then put the potato mugs and onions, pour the remaining sauce, salt. Bake the dish at a temperature of 180 ° C for 45 minutes.
Fish baked in pastry
Red fish turns out to be especially juicy and tasty, if you bake it in the dough. To prepare the dish you will need:
- 1 kg of salmon or salmon (chilled fillet);
- 500-600 g of wheat flour;
- 4 large eggs of chicken;
- 1 large lemon;
- water;
- dill or parsley (1/2 bunch);
- pepper to taste, salt.
Salt fillet and pepper a little. Cut the lemon into thin circles. You can use a special shredder for this, so that the mugs are almost transparent.
Beat the eggs gently. Add a pinch of salt to a bowl with eggs, add water, add flour and knead the dough. It should turn out pretty cool. Form a ball from the dough, gently wrap it in a film and put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour. After this, roll out the dough, put on a baking sheet. Put red fish fillet on the dough without cutting it portionwise. Put lemon circles on the fish next to each other and wrap the edges of the dough so that the fish and lemon are completely closed.
Bake the dish for 30-40 minutes at an oven temperature of 200 ° C. Put the finished fish in the baked dough on a large plate, carefully cut the top crust, sprinkle with chopped fresh herbs and serve.
Red fish baked with vegetables and cheese
A dish such as fish baked with vegetables is great for eating healthy. Vegetables complement the taste of salmon, trout, and pink salmon. To prepare an original dinner, you will need:
- 1 kg of red fish fillet;
- 50-70 g sour cream (15% fat content);
- 1 large carrot;
- 1 large onion;
- 2 ripe dense tomatoes;
- 50-100 g of hard cheese;
- pepper and salt to taste.
Wash the fish fillet thoroughly. The skin can not be removed, as it holds the fish together, does not allow it to boil during heat treatment. Cut the fillet with a sharp knife into portions, salt and put in a baking sheet or tray. Preliminary, it is better to grease the dishes with sunflower or butter.
Peel the carrots with a sharp knife. Peel the onion. Gently grate the carrots on a very fine grater, gently cut the onion into thin rings. Sauté vegetables in vegetable oil for 1-2 minutes. The onion should lightly brown. Wash the tomatoes, remove the hard bottom and cut into circles of medium thickness.
On slices of the prepared fish fillet, carefully place the circles of tomatoes, and then the fried vegetables and salt, sprinkle with ground black pepper or any seasoning to taste. Grate hard cheese and sprinkle them with fish and vegetables. To make the dish juicier, you can additionally grease the fish with vegetables and sour cream cheese. Mayonnaise in this recipe is better not to use. During heat treatment, trans fats harmful to health are formed in it.
The optimal time for baking dishes at a temperature of 180 ° C is 30-40 minutes.