Among the store-bought fish variety, it is sometimes difficult to decide on the choice of even an experienced hostess. Each fish is distinguished by taste, aroma, appearance, cooking features. One of the most delicious and easy to prepare is salt. This fish is also called the sea language. In the oven, the fillet turns out amazingly tender and at the same time juicy, which sometimes can not be obtained from other fish.
How to carve a marine language
If you get not a ready-made fillet, but a whole fish, then you must properly cut it before you cook it. The salt has rather sharp spiky fins, so immediately we recommend that you get rid of the top (the sharpest).
The sea language belongs to the species of flounder fish, so one side of it is light, the other is dark. The notch should be exactly the dark, that is, the back of the fish, and remove the scales from the tail towards the head. After this manipulation, the head is cut off, and the skin on the light side is easily removed in the same way as on the dark side.
So, prepare the sea language. Recipes (it turns out tastier in the oven) from the fillet are so popular because it is easy to get the pulp. After removing the skin on both sides, it is very simple, quick and easy to separate the fish fillet with a knife.
Baked with basil
To cook a baked sea tongue in an oven with basil, you will need: 1.5 kilograms of fish, four large onions, 120 grams of butter, juice of half a lemon, large ripe tomato, five tablespoons of fish stock (can be replaced with white dry wine), chopped basil , salt and ground black pepper.
Many housewives often ask themselves: “How to cook sea language in the oven so that the fish fillet is juicy and does not stick to the walls of the dishes?” The main thing is to choose the right dishes, it should be refractory. Below is formed a "pillow" of finely chopped onions, basil. A couple of tablespoons of olive oil are added.
Grate the fish with pepper and salt. Then put "on the pillow" and pour wine or broth. To prepare the sea language in the oven faster, the dishes can be covered with foil. The oven is heated to 200 degrees, the fish is baked for five minutes. Then the stove can be turned off and left to reach the dish.
The liquid in which the fish languished is useful for a delicious sauce. It is boiled up to a third of the size, the juice of half a lemon, butter, finely chopped tomato is added.
Baked sea tongue with potatoes
This dish will be much more satisfying than the previous one, since it immediately includes a side dish. To cook the sea tongue with potatoes in the oven, you will need: three large potatoes, a kilogram of marine language fillet, small carrots, onions and green, salt, allspice.
The foil is lined on a baking sheet. A “pillow” of potatoes cut into large round pieces is placed on it. The next layer is lightly fried onions and carrots. Next, filet of the sea language, grated with salt, spices and pepper, will be used. Top with finely chopped green onions and add any greens. Then the structure is again covered with foil.
Such a marine language is prepared in the oven for no more than ten minutes. Serve it by carefully picking a piece of "casserole" directly from the baking sheet. Try to select a slice so that it includes potatoes, and fish, and vegetables.
From the pan to the oven
If you prefer fried fish more, but try to avoid a large amount of oil, then we recommend a special recipe that includes both frying and baking. Oil will require a minimum amount. You can take fish any size you like best.
We heat the pan, add a couple of drops of odorless olive or vegetable oil. Rub the sea with spices for fish, salt and pepper. Fry in a pan until golden brown. Literally, this is ten seconds if the pan was well heated.
After that, refractory dishes are taken, lined with foil. Fish, as they say, will reach readiness in the oven. Cooking time - 5-7 minutes. Thus, you will get fish fillet with a crispy crust, but you did not use any oil at all. This is an excellent quick recipe that is suitable for losing weight or people who follow the PP (proper nutrition).