Fish is rightly considered a healthy and light food, and is great for dinner. And if you bake it in the oven, and not fry it in a pan in oil, the benefits of such a dish are obvious. There are many ways to prepare this product, including breading, in various sauces, with potatoes and various vegetables. Below are the most interesting recipes for cooking fish in the oven.
Cheese breading option
Grated Parmesan adds more flavor to this delicious fish in crispy breadcrumbs. You will need the following for this recipe for cooking white fish in the oven:
- 2/3 cup crumbled crackers;
- 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese;
- 2 tablespoons chopped lettuce;
- 1/3 cup flour;
- 1 egg, slightly beaten;
- 4 (180 grams each) fish fillet, boneless;
- 60 grams of lettuce to serve.
Yogurt Sauce:
- 2/3 cup yogurt
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard;
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained, finely chopped;
- 1 cucumber, cut into small slices.
How to cook it?
Preheat the oven to 220 ° C. Prepare a large baking sheet. Further, the recipe for cooking fish in the oven (see the photo of the dish below) looks like this.
Place the breadcrumbs in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Stir fry for 3 minutes. Transfer to a shallow plate. Allow to cool. Stir with parmesan and parsley. Place flour and egg in separate small dishes.
Season the fish with salt and pepper. Roll the fillet, 1 piece at a time, in flour, shaking off the excess, then dip in the egg, and then in the cracker mixture. Place all processed pieces on a baking sheet. Lightly sprinkle both sides of the fish with oil. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until tender.
How to make yogurt tartar sauce?
Place yogurt, mustard, capers, cucumber, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Mix well.
Put the finished fish on a plate, sprinkle with salt. Serve with lettuce and yogurt tartar sauce.
Baked fish with lemon sauce
This fish dinner is easy to prepare. Spicy sauce can be made from many different fresh herbs - basil, tarragon or green onions.
You will need about 0.5 kg of any fish, cut into two parts. Great for this recipe is cod, flounder, halibut or salmon. You need to grease the fish carcass with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. In addition, you need the following:
- sea salt;
- some fresh dill;
- some fresh mint;
- a sprig of fresh parsley;
- 1-2 lemons, a whole half of one of them and zest;
- 6 tablespoons of olive oil.
How to cook fish with lemon and herbs?
As mentioned above, this is a universal recipe for cooking fish in the oven (grass carp, halibut, cod - everything works). Place the rack in the center of the oven. Preheat it to 180 degrees. Put the fish in a baking dish. Bake for about 15-25 minutes, depending on the size and type of fillet. Check for readiness after 15 minutes. Salmon and halibut usually take 20-25 minutes. Cod and flounder, which are lighter and thinner, are cooked in less time.
Meanwhile, make a lemon sauce of herbs by placing dill, mint, parsley, lemon zest, salt and olive oil in a bowl of a food processor. Beat until herbs and butter become pasta, add a few drops of lemon juice and a tablespoon of water to make the mixture more liquid. Try and adjust the amount of salt and lemon. If the mixture seems too dense, add a little water. Serve the finished fish by pouring sauce on it.
Crispy fish with lemon and dill sauce
Breading is an ingredient that allows you to get crispy, roasted fish fillets. Sauce with lemon and dill is a great addition, and dipping hot pieces into it is very cool. To keep the fish elastic during cooking, use cod, halibut or even tilapia for this recipe. In total for this recipe for cooking fish in the oven you will need:
- 2 large egg whites, slightly whipped;
- 1 cup breadcrumbs;
- 1/2 teaspoon of paprika;
- 3/4 teaspoon tea onion powder;
- 3/4 teaspoon tea garlic powder;
- 4 cod fillet without skin;
- 1 teaspoon black pepper;
- 3/8 teaspoon of tea salt.
For the sauce:
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise;
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped pickled dill;
- 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice;
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill;
- lemon wedges.
How to cook such a fish?
Place the egg whites in a small bowl. Combine crackers, paprika, onion and garlic powder in a shallow bowl. Sprinkle the fish evenly with pepper and salt. Dip each fillet in egg white, then roll in a mixture of crackers. Place on a baking sheet lightly oiled. Bake 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of readiness. As already noted, this dish requires any dense fish - cod, tilapia, lacedra. The recipe for cooking fish in the oven is quite simple and quick, and while it is baking, you should make the sauce.
Combine mayonnaise, pickled and fresh dill and lemon juice. Serve with fish and lemon slices.
Baked Pecan Fish
Fragrant and crispy coating makes this baked fish even better than fried. Breading for it is easy to do at home, just chopping stale bread in a food processor. All you need for this recipe for cooking fish in the oven:
- cheese (peled), haddock, grass carp and similar white fish - 4 fillets;
- 1/2 cup flour;
- 2 eggs whipped;
- about 2 glasses of fresh breadcrumbs;
- 1/4 cup heavily chopped pecans;
- 1 sprig of thyme, chopped leaves;
- some cayenne pepper;
- salt and fresh ground pepper;
- lemon wedges for serving.
How to cook fish with nuts?
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Further, the recipe for cooking fish in the oven (cupid, peled, etc.) is as follows.
Prepare the breading mixture by placing 3 small plates with the following contents: flour in the first, beaten eggs in the second, and a mixture of breadcrumbs with pecans, thyme, black and cayenne pepper and salt in the third.
Season the fish with salt and pepper. Roll it first in flour, then in eggs, and finally in a mixture of bread crumbs. Heat the baking sheet in the oven for 5 minutes. When it gets hot, grease with olive oil. Add fish and some extra oil.
Bake in the oven, turning once, from 10 to 12 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet.
Baked Pickled Fish
Asian spices will make your taste buds admire when you try this baked fish. All you need;
- 4 fillets (200 grams each) of any white fish;
- Basmati steam rice for serving;
- lemon wedges for serving.
For marinade:
- a piece of ginger 2 cm, peeled and grated;
- 4 garlic cloves, minced;
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced;
- 1 bunch of green onions, cut into 4 parts;
- 1/3 cup soy sauce;
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
How to make Asian pickled fish?
The recipe for cooking fish in the oven (see photo of the dish below) is as follows. Make a marinade: combine ginger, garlic, onions and green onions, soy sauce, oil and pepper in a large ceramic dish. Add fish to this mixture and stir well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 220 ° C. Cut four pieces of foil 50 cm long. Place 1 fish fillet in the center of each part of the foil. Put 2 tablespoons of table marinade on each of them. Fold the foil to completely wrap the fish, tighten the edges (so that the juices do not leak). Place on a large baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until tender.
Remove the fish from the foil and place on plates. Pour foil juices on top. Serve with steamed rice and lemon slices.
Whole fish according to the Chinese recipe
According to Chinese custom, one or two meat dishes, a fish plate and vegetables are the essential attributes of a good festive table. This recipe for cooking fish in the oven is so simple that you can cook it just for dinner on weekdays. You only need to prepare the carcass and completely place it in the oven. It is worth noting that this method of cooking is not too typical for Chinese cuisine - usually foods are fried in large quantities of oil. But in this case, the dish is prepared only by baking, which is an exception.
As for the type of fish, it is recommended to use sea bass, but you can take any other (for example, dorado). The recipe for cooking fish in the oven is identical for all species, the main condition is a small whole carcass. However, remember that some varieties have too many bones. So what you need:
- peeled whole fish with head and tail;
- vegetable oil;
- salt;
- anise stars
- pink pepper;
- ginger;
- green onions;
- light soy sauce;
- rice vinegar;
- white sugar;
- coriander.
We cook fish according to the Chinese recipe
Apply uniform cuts on the entire surface of the fish on both sides (diagonally).
Cut a few slices of ginger, onion and coriander.
Put the fish in a baking dish, spray a little oil and salt on the carcass, rub well with your hands. Place in a preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, or until crispy (200 ° C).
When the fish is almost ready, pour 5-6 tablespoons of oil into a separate pan. Put on the fire when the oil is heated, put in it a few anise stars, a small spoon of pink pepper, ginger and onions. When a pleasant smell arises from heating the spices, add half a teaspoon of tea salt, a few drops of light soy sauce, a tablespoon of rice vinegar, tea sugar and coriander. Mix everything well, then turn off the heat and pour the sauce onto the fish.
Turn off the oven and leave the fish in it for another 5-8 minutes.
Depending on how much you like vinegar and sugar, you can change their number. This dish goes well with white wine or rice.
Baked salmon in oil
This simple fish dish is best prepared from wild salmon, but farmer varieties are also very good. This is surprisingly easy to do. In a hot oven, heat the butter in a skillet until it begins to hiss, add salmon, remove the skin, and then let it fry for a few more minutes. You will have a delicious fish dinner in about 15 minutes. The recipe for cooking red fish in the oven is quite simple. Do not be afraid to experiment with combinations of herbs and fat: parsley, celery or dill go well with butter; thyme, basil or marjoram - with olive; and peanut is good to cook with cilantro or mint.
In total you will need:
- 4 tablespoons (100 grams) butter;
- 4 tablespoons chopped parsley or dill;
- 1 salmon fillet, weighing from 700 grams to 1 kg;
- salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste;
- lemon wedges.
How to cook red fish in the oven?
Preheat the oven to 220 degrees. Place the butter and half the chopped greens in a pan large enough to place the salmon. Put it in the oven. Heat for about 5 minutes until the butter melts and the grass begins to hiss in it.
Add salmon, with the skin side up. Fry for 4 minutes. Remove from oven, then cleanse skin. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides. Place back with the other side up. Further, the recipe for cooking red fish in the oven is as follows.
Fry for 3 to 5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet and the degree of roasting that you prefer. Cut in portions, pour a little oil on each piece and decorate with the remaining greens. Serve with lemon slices.
Recipe for cooking fish in the oven with potatoes
Many people like good fish and potato for dinner. Moreover, such a dish is easy to cook at home. This is a really quick dish that comes out very tasty, with relatively few ingredients. In this case, you will bake fish and potatoes, and not fry, which is really healthy. Using thyme and sea salt to season potatoes, and lemon to color the taste of fish. This is a classic combination of tastes. For this recipe for cooking fish in the oven, you need the following:
- 400 grams of potato thinly sliced;
- 1 tablespoon olive oil;
- 3 sprigs of fresh thyme;
- 2 dense white fish fillets;
- zest and juice of 1 lemon.
How to bake fish and potatoes?
Heat the oven to 220 ° C. Place the pan in the oven for 10 minutes to heat. Pour the potatoes with oil and sprinkle with sea salt and sprigs of thyme. Place the potatoes on a sheet of parchment paper and transfer to a hot baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle the fish fillet with lemon zest, add a little salt and a lot of pepper. Put in a baking sheet on a potato, pour a little lemon juice over the fish and bake for another 10 minutes until the fillet is soft. Serve either on a plate or directly from a baking sheet.
Fish with vegetable side dish
It takes 30 minutes to prepare this dish, and it includes the main product and a sophisticated side dish. For this recipe for cooking fish in an oven with vegetables, you need the following:
- 4 x 150 grams of salmon filet;
- 8 large unpeeled tiger shrimps;
- 1 bunch of asparagus;
- 1 lemon
- 1 fresh red chili;
- a small slice of fresh basil;
- a small can of anchovies;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- 3-4 tomatoes (or 8 cherry tomatoes).
How to cook it?
Turn the grill in the oven to maximum temperature. Place salmon and shrimp on a large baking sheet. Peel the asparagus stalks, then add them to the seafood with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Thinly cut the lemon and lay it to the above ingredients. Cut the chili pepper and add it to the baking sheet along with the basil leaves. Drain the butter from the anchovies and tear them into 3 pieces. Grind 4 garlic cloves and moisten with a little olive oil. Slice the tomatoes (or halve if using cherry) and add to the dish. Arrange all the ingredients nicely in a baking sheet so that the lemons face up and the salmon lies sideways on the skin. Place it under the grill on the middle rack and cook for about 10-12 minutes.
If you wish, you can use any other fish in the recipe for cooking in the oven (char, cod, and so on).
Fish in foil
As a rule, the fish cooks very quickly, there is no need to cover it during baking. However, various recipes for cooking fish in the oven in foil are widely used. This allows you to get a very juicy and tender dish. For one of these options you will need:
- 1 large fillet of white fish (e.g. halibut, cod or haddock);
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil;
- salt;
- freshly ground black pepper;
- 1 bay leaf, cut in half;
- fresh herbs (such as onions, parsley or tarragon), if desired;
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter;
- 3 thin slices of lemon;
- 1 tablespoon dry white wine or water.
How to bake fish this way?
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and place the rack in the middle. Unroll the sheet of foil over the baking sheet, measuring the long edge for wrapping. Put the fish in its center. Pour the fillet half with olive oil, grate creamy over the entire surface.
Lay half of the bay leaf and a few twigs of greenery (if used) on top of the fish. Crush the remaining butter into small pieces and arrange it over the fillet. Wrap the foil so that there are no holes. Further, the recipe for cooking fish in the oven in foil involves baking at 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Cut the finished fillet into pieces and serve with lemon slices.
Breaded salmon
The taste of red fish goes well with the taste of mustard. And if you season it with parsley for freshness and bread in a crunch for crunch, you get a delicious dish. In order to provide your family with a quick and healthy dinner, serve such fish with green salad. In total you will need:
- 2 tablespoons of olive tea oil, as well as a few drops additionally to cover the foil;
- 4 teaspoons of Dijon mustard;
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley;
- 1 salmon filet (600 grams);
- salt;
- freshly ground black pepper;
- 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs.
How to bake red fish with mustard?
Preheat the oven to 220 degrees and place the rack in the middle. Line the baking sheet with aluminum foil and cover it with olive oil.
Combine two teaspoons of oil, mustard and parsley in a small bowl and mix thoroughly. Put the salmon on the foil, remove the skin and rub it with salt and pepper. Spread the mustard mixture evenly on top. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and rub them over the entire surface of the fillet.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, then check for readiness. The center of the fillet should be very soft, and the breadcrumbs should be golden brown. If the fish is not ready, return it to the oven for a few more minutes. Serve immediately.