Fresh pink salmon, baked in the oven with mushrooms, is cooked quickly, but it turns out to be very tasty and satisfying. There are tons of ways to make such an original dinner. Today we will consider the simplest and most beautiful.
Tasty and juicy pink salmon baked with mushrooms in the oven
Essential ingredients for the dish:
- fresh lemon - 1 large fruit;
- parsley, dill - half the bunch;
- frozen or fresh pink salmon - 1-3 pcs. (at personal discretion);
- fresh champignons - 190 g;
- large onions - 2 heads;
- hard cheese - 160 g;
- low fat mayonnaise - 130 g;
- iodized salt, black allspice and paprika - add as you wish;
- vegetable oil - 25-45 ml (for frying);
- fresh leek - for decoration.
Red fish processing process
The pink salmon baked in the oven with mushrooms is much tastier if you soak it in advance in the sour marinade. For this, the fish must be washed well, cleaned from the insides, head and tail. Next, the product must be completely rubbed with iodized salt, paprika and allspice black pepper. To give the main ingredient a special flavor, it should also be flavored with freshly squeezed lemon juice (from ½ fruit) and set aside for 30-50 minutes.
The process of making mushroom filling
Baked pink salmon in the oven with mushrooms will be especially tasty if it is stuffed with aromatic minced meat from mushrooms and onions. They must be washed, peeled, chopped onto rings and plates, and then fried in vegetable oil until a golden crust appears, seasoned with salt and pepper. It is also required to rinse the leek, dill, parsley and chop them with a knife.
Shaping dishes in cooking foil
Pink salmon, baked in the oven with mushrooms, is formed as follows: the surface of the mold should be lined with dense foil, put the fish there and maximize its belly. Inside, place the fried champignons with onions, chopped greens and thinly sliced lemon slices. After that, all the ingredients must be filled with a small amount of mayonnaise and covered with grated hard cheese. Next, the abdomen must be tightly covered, and then wrapped in culinary foil. In this way, you can fill the amount of fish that you will need to treat guests.
Heat treatment
Pink salmon with mushrooms in the oven should be baked for about 40 minutes. However, it is recommended to regularly try it for softness. After all, if you overexpose the product in the oven, the dish will turn out to be ruined.
How to serve to the table
After the stuffed pink salmon is cooked, it should be carefully removed from the oven and cooking foil, and then transferred to flat plates, divided into portioned portions. For such a delicious baked fish, it is advisable to separately make a side dish (mashed potatoes, boiled pasta or cereals, etc.). Also, this dish should be served with a salad of fresh vegetables and herbs (tomatoes, leeks, cucumbers, parsley, dill, etc.), thick sour cream and rye or wheat bread.