Fish meat contains a huge amount of easily digestible proteins. In addition, fish can be called a low-calorie product, which is suitable even for diet food. It is believed that fish should be eaten at least 3 times a week.
Red fish in the oven
Preparing red fish in the oven according to certain rules. It is very important to properly prepare the product: unfreeze the carcass (if you bought frozen), remove everything inedible - separate the fins, head, tail. After this, gut the fish and slice it - form pieces for cooking.
Thawing whole fish is best done in cold water, adding a little salt to it. This will preserve the structure of the fish tissue and it will be even juicier during cooking. It is even better to defrost the red fish fillet under the film. But freezing twice is not worth it - it will lose juice.
After preparation, the fish must be cut into pieces, salt, season and refrigerate for five minutes. So that red fish does not fall apart, it must be correctly cut. If for soup - across in large pieces, for baking - at an angle of 45 degrees.
Cooking red fish in the oven does not require too many seasonings, because the fish has its own unique and completely self-sufficient taste. If nevertheless there is no seasoning, take the neutral ones: pepper, olive oil, garlic, basil, sage, thyme and dill.
To make the fish more juicy and soft, it is best to bake with cream sauce or sour cream. And always under the foil. Moreover, it is the side dish that needs to be started to bake. After he reaches half-preparedness, lay out red fish.
Cleaning red fish
It is very important to properly clean the fish of bones. So, put the fish on the dish so that the spine is on top. Carefully expand the abdominal cavity and separate the pulp from the bones.
There are several secrets that allow you to properly chop fish. Take the fish and lay it so that its tail is on your left. Press it with your left hand to the table, and cut it with your right under the pectoral fin to the spine.
Pink salmon in cream
Ingredients:
- whole fish or fish steaks;
- 500 grams of fat 20 percent cream;
- salt, spices;
- vegetable or butter (lubricate forms).
Cooking:
Lubricate the pan with oil. Salt and season the fish slices with spices, put them on a baking sheet. Pour all the cream and bake in the oven with a temperature of 200 degrees. After a golden crust forms, turn the pink salmon on the other side and wait until it is browned there.
That's all, the red fish in the oven in a creamy sauce is ready. And you got a very tasty and appetizing pink salmon.
Red fish in the oven in foil
Ingredients:
- kilogram of trout;
- a kilogram of potatoes;
- two tablespoons of olive oil;
- 250 grams of sour cream;
- 1-2 eggs;
- 350 grams of cheese;
- garlic.
Cooking:
Cut the potatoes into thin slices, mix with pepper, oil and salt. Lubricate the pan and lay the potatoes on it. Put in the oven for about 20 minutes (until half-cooked). The temperature of the oven is 180 degrees.
Prepare the fish: clean from the scales, cut into two-centimeter pieces, pepper and salt. Stir the semi-finished potatoes, put the fish on top.
Now it remains to prepare the sauce: beat eggs with sour cream and add garlic.
Pour everything over with this sauce and place the baking sheet in the oven, after wrapping it with foil. The oven temperature should not be lower than 200 degrees. After half an hour, remove the foil, sprinkle the dish with cheese and set to bake for another 20 minutes. After cooking, sprinkle with dill.
Now you know that cooking red fish in the oven is not as difficult as it might have seemed at first.