Baked salmon in the oven is a dish that can be a decoration on any table. It has an unusually gentle taste. In addition, even supporters of a healthy diet will definitely like it.
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Salmon is an unusually tasty and healthy fish. It has a high content of essential fatty acids. These substances are not synthesized in the human body, but must be ingested with food.
You can cook salmon in different ways, but one of the most popular ways is to cook it in the oven. Baked fish dishes have a rich and delicate taste. In addition, they are suitable even for dietary nutrition, since vegetable and animal fats are not used in the process of their preparation.
In order to bake salmon in the oven, it must first be chopped. It is most convenient to cut it into steaks. So the dish is much more juicy. You can also cut the fish into fillets, and then cut into portions.
It is not necessary to remove the skin from the fillet, since it does not allow the meat to disintegrate during cooking.
Chopped salmon should be marinated for 15-20 minutes in a mixture of salt, pepper and lemon juice. Lemon combines very well with fish, eliminating extraneous odor and taste.
After marinating, steaks or salmon fillets must be laid out on pieces of foil. On top of each piece of fish you can put a thin circle of lemon, tomato, onion. From above, you can sprinkle everything with grated cheese.
When baking salmon "Sicilian" on top of each piece of fish, put a small mug of tomato and zucchini on top.
After this, the foil must be closed and put all the pieces of salmon on a baking sheet. Bake the fish at a temperature of 180 degrees for 20-30 minutes. 5 minutes before cooking, carefully open the foil and then continue baking. This is necessary so that a golden crust appears on the surface of the fish.
For fans of diet food, you can cook baked salmon without prior marinating. To do this, you should cut the fish, rinse the pieces under running water, and dry their surface with a paper towel. Next, you need to sprinkle the fish with salt and maintain it at room temperature for 10-15 minutes.
Portion pieces should be laid out on a baking sheet lined with foil and covered. It is recommended to bake salmon for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
The thicker the pieces of fish, the more time it will take to bake it. It may take 25-35 minutes to cook a whole fillet of this fish.
In order to make the fish as juicy as possible, you can cook it in sour cream sauce. To do this, put the pieces of salmon on a baking sheet, greased with vegetable oil, and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes. At this time, you can cook sour cream sauce by mixing sour cream with salt, pepper, water and lemon juice. Next, you need to remove the pan from the oven and fill the fish with the mixture, then continue cooking for 10-15 minutes.
Serve baked salmon is best on a serving plate. It can be decorated with fresh lemon slices, olives, chopped herbs. If no sauce was used in the cooking process, it must be served separately.