In the hands of a skilled housewife, any, even the most ordinary products turn into a real masterpiece. For example, fish can be cooked in several different ways. It is salted, fried, smoked and pickled. It also makes canned food, soups and salads. But the fish in pita bread baked in the oven is especially tasty. After reading today's article, you will learn how to prepare this original treat.
Option with nuts and herbs
To prepare this dish, you can use sterlet, pollock or meat of sea bass. In addition to two fillets, you will need:
- Pita.
- A tomato.
- 50 grams of walnuts.
- 50 milliliters of olive oil.
- Spices and herbs.
Pre-washed and dried fish fillets are salted and pepper. Pre-chopped greens (dill, parsley and cilantro) are mixed with small pieces of tomato, ground nuts and olive oil. The filling prepared in this way is laid out between two fillets, wrapped in pita bread and foil and sent to bake at a temperature of 200 degrees. The finished dish can be decorated with thinly sliced lemon or cherry tomatoes.
Baked fish in pita bread in the oven: the second recipe
In this case, it is advisable to use mackerel. If you strictly observe the recommended proportions, the dish will turn out to be moderately sharp and not too fat. To prepare fish for this recipe, you will need:
- Pita.
- One medium mackerel.
- A tomato.
To make you really tasty and juicy fish in pita bread, baked in the oven, it is advisable to add the above list of ingredients with butter, a bunch of cilantro, juice squeezed from half a lemon, salt and pepper.
Sequencing
First of all, you need to do the preparation of fish. It is cleaned of scales, gutted, washed thoroughly under cold running water and removed the head. The carcass processed in this way is salted, pepper and sprinkled with fresh lemon juice.
After that, take pita bread, lay it on the table and grease with butter. Mackerel is placed on top. To make a tasty and healthy fish in pita bread, baked in the oven, the gutted carcass is pre-seasoned with small slices of tomato, a piece of butter and finely chopped cilantro. If desired, onions are added to the filling.
Stuffed mackerel is rolled into pita bread, and then the resulting envelope is wrapped in foil, placed on a baking sheet and sent to the oven, heated to 190 degrees. The average baking time is about forty minutes.
Keep in mind that steam can escape from under the foil. Therefore, you need to remove it from the finished fish very carefully. Otherwise, you risk being burned. Mackerel baked according to this recipe is served right in the pita. As a side dish, a salad of fresh vegetables is perfect.
Alternative: ingredient list
To get a really tasty and healthy fish in pita bread, baked in the oven, you need to stock up on all the products in advance. So that you do not have to interrupt the cooking process, you need to make sure in advance that your kitchen has:
- One fish fillet weighing about 400 grams (cod or sea bass).
- Half a lemon.
- Pita.
- One hundred grams of hard cheese.
- Egg.
- Medium carrot.
The above list of ingredients must be supplemented with vegetable oil, a mixture of ground peppers, salt, seasoning for fish, a clove of garlic and a small bunch of dill.
How to cook fish fillet in pita bread?
The cod baked in the oven according to this recipe will turn out to be unusually juicy and fragrant. Pre-washed and peeled carrots are crushed on a coarse grater, and then fried in a heated pan, greased with a small amount of sunflower oil. As a result, it should acquire a golden hue. After that, it is transferred to a clean plate and mixed with grated cheese, garlic, crushed dill and raw egg, passed through a press.
Lightly salted fish fillet is spread on a lavash spread on the table, carrot-cheese mass is placed on top and wrapped with an envelope. As a result, you should get a kind of cake. It is wrapped in food foil, sent to a baking sheet and placed in the oven, preheated to 220 degrees. After half an hour, the dish is completely ready for use. Before serving, fish in pita bread, baked in the oven, the photo of which is presented in today's publication, is cut into portions and sprinkled with lemon juice.