There are many cooking options for fish. It can be fried, boiled and stewed. But we bake fish in the oven when we need to cook the most delicious and healthy dish. However, you need to know some cooking secrets that make the fish tender and aromatic.
Which fish to choose?
Initially, you need to choose the type of fish that you will cook. Taking into account the fat content of meat, one can distinguish the following varieties:
- low-fat (pollock, cod, perch);
- medium in fat (sea bass, flounder, mackerel and carp);
- fatty (trout, salmon).
Typically, housewives choose species in which the fat content is quite high. Compliance with this condition allows you to make a juicy dish. Experienced cooks recommend the use of marine fish species (salmon, salmon, blue whiting, tilapia). But you need to pay attention to river varieties, among which bream, carp and carp are especially tasty. If you properly bake fish steaks in the oven, then even especially large varieties will turn out well and tasty.
Basic rules of baking
Following the tips, you can cook a fish in the oven very quickly, and it will have a delicate taste. So, there are such unspoken rules:
- We bake fish in the oven as a whole. This version of fish baked in the oven cannot be tasteless. Especially if you cook it with a filling. Only in this case it is very important to choose a fish with a minimum of seeds. Previously, it must be well washed, removing all the gills and entrails.
- We use the marinade. Without observing this rule, getting a rich taste and a truly juicy fish will not work. 30 minutes of pickling will be enough to transform the taste of the dish. You can prepare a more healthy marinade if you use olive oil, honey, soy sauce, and lemon juice. In some cases, the prescription provides for the addition of fresh herbs. It will be a more worthy substitute for mayonnaise.
- We use foil. To get a perfectly delicate, juicy and aromatic dish, it will be enough to wrap the fish with your favorite spices in foil. This method of cooking is affordable even for not very experienced housewives, since it is almost impossible to dry fish.
- Do not forget about sauces. With the help of sauce, fish can be protected from extreme heat, as well as guarantee a crisp.
Sea bass with tahini sauce in the oven
Ingredients:
- sea bass (you need a whole fish weighing about 1.5 kilograms);
- 4 tbsp. l tahini;
- 300 grams of cherry tomato;
- 6 tbsp. l natural yogurt;
- 100 grams of olives;
- 6 anchovies;
- 2 lemons;
- 3 small cloves of garlic;
- 1 bunch of oregano;
- 1 tbsp. l olive oil;
- salt to taste.
Cooking consists of the following steps:
- Thoroughly clean the fish from the scales, as well as remove all the gills and entrails. Three cuts must be made on each side.
- We prepare the marinade in a separate small bowl, in which we mix the olive oil with anchovies, chopped garlic and chopped olives. Cut half the total amount of oregano and add to the mixture. Mix thoroughly and grease the marinade with fish on both sides. In the prepared form, put the fish, add the remaining greens and cherry tomatoes. Squeeze the juice out of half the lemon, and then sprinkle the contents of the mold with it. Cut the second half into slices and put inside the carcass.
- Bake fish in the oven for 25-35 minutes at a temperature of 190 degrees.
- To prepare the sauce, mix tahini, yogurt, garlic (can be passed through garlic press) and lemon juice (0.5 fruit will be enough). In order for the consistency to be uniform, you need to add water (a couple of tablespoons will be enough).
Serve with sauce and baked tomatoes.
Halibut in garlic and lemon marinade
Ingredients:
- 450 grams of halibut fillet;
- 6 cloves of garlic;
- 1 tsp dill (usually used dried);
- 1/2 cup lemon juice;
- 1/2 tsp. red and black pepper;
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 3 tbsp. l olive oil;
- 1 tsp salt (choose sea).
Stages of preparation:
- In a container, mix lemon juice with olive oil, spices and chopped garlic. Put the marinade on the prepared fish, soaking it on both sides. Cover the container with fish in the marinade with cling film. Refrigerate for marinating for 25-30 minutes.
- We bake fish in the oven, heated to 175 degrees. It will be enough 20 minutes of time.
River fish with cheese and sour cream
Simple river fish, baked in sour cream in the oven, turns out to be incredibly tasty and will certainly become a favorite dish on your table.
Prepared from:
- 1 kg of river fish (perch, catfish or crucian carp are perfect);
- 1 onion;
- 200 grams of sour cream;
- 200 grams of cheese;
- spices.
Stages of preparation:
- Initially, you need to clean the crucian, wash it well, and then make a small incision on the belly.
- Lubricate the fish with sour cream, and put the pre-cooked cheese-onion mixture inside (just mix the grated cheese with finely chopped onions). Provided that the carcass is small, onion-cheese mixture can be added to sour cream, and then grease the fish with it.
- Place in a baking dish, which must be greased with oil before. Pour the fish with the remnants of sour cream, add your favorite spices and bake for half an hour.
Serve the finished fish baked in the oven with cheese (photo below), it is necessary with herbs.
Pink salmon with tomato and sweet potato
The pink salmon fish baked in the oven with tomatoes will be especially tasty if you choose medium-sized fillet. Sweet potato is a sweet potato, which, if desired, can be replaced with pumpkin. To prepare the dish, you need the following ingredients:
- 2 large sweet potato tubers (or 400 grams of pumpkin);
- 1 fillet of pink salmon;
- olive oil;
- garlic;
- dill;
- sea salt;
- basil;
- lemon juice.
Stages of cooking:
- Initially, you need to prepare a sweet potato. It must be thoroughly washed and cut into large rings. Put sweet potato rings on a previously covered parchment baking sheet, and then send it for 40 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees.
- During the time that sweet potatoes are being prepared, we proceed to the preparation of the fish. It must be marinated in a pre-prepared mixture of olive oil with the addition of lemon juice, garlic and basil.
- Cut the pickled fish into portions and, wrapping each in foil, send it to bake in the oven for half an hour at 180 degrees.
- Put slightly cooled yam and fish on a plate. The dish can be decorated with greens.
Fish and cheese
Among the many recipes, fish baked in the oven under cheese is distinguished by its delicate taste and ease of preparation. A dish can not leave anyone indifferent.
The following ingredients will be required:
- 1 kg of fish (you can also cook carcass in this way, but to get a more tender dish, it is recommended to choose fillet)
- 3 medium carrots;
- 3 small onion heads;
- 200 grams of cheese (suitable Russian or Dutch);
- mayonnaise;
- spice;
- 1 lemon
- salt.
Cooking fish baked in the oven with cheese (steps):
- Cut the fish into small pieces. Professional chefs are advised to give preference to fillet of marine varieties, as it does not contain small bones. Salt, add spices and sprinkle with lemon juice.
- In a greased baking dish, spread out the fish, then onion rings (you can pre-fry), grated carrots (also fried until half-cooked), and then cheese.
- We send the form with the contents to the oven for half an hour at 180 degrees.
Salmon with lemon peel
For cooking you need:
- 4 slices of salmon fillet;
- 75 ml of olive oil (ghee can be used as an alternative);
- 1 lemon
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 1 tbsp. l dill and parsley (the amount indicated is already chopped);
- 1 tsp salt (cooks recommend using large sea);
- a pinch of white pepper.
Preparation includes the following steps:
- On a baking sheet covered with parchment, lay the salmon filet.
- Mix olive oil with pepper, salt, garlic, herbs and lemon zest in a separate bowl. Using a culinary brush, apply the mixture to each piece of fillet.
- Bake fish in the oven for about 12 minutes at 200 degrees. Check availability is very easy. This can be done with a fork. If the fish is separated from the bone, then it is ready.
Enjoy your meal!