Universal dish - fish baked in foil in the oven

Fish is nutritious and wonderful in any form. The variety of opportunities to create dishes from it in the culinary plan is huge. The fish may not even be guessed on the plate, but resemble a completely different product.

Usually, its preparation does not take much effort, but it requires a non-standard attitude, respect for the proportions of spices, marinade, sauce, and also the presence of a good mood during the cooking process.

So, today fish baked in foil in the oven came under our close attention. We will analyze which fish is best for baking and reveal some secrets.

Choosing fish for baking is easy

Which fish to choose for baking is the most important question. To taste when baking in foil in the oven, carp, cod, sole and perch, mackerel, trout, carp, halibut are in the lead.

This does not mean that other fish are not very suitable for baking, but the dishes from the listed species are the most fragrant, expressive and tasty.

In order for the dish to turn out well, you should accurately choose the main ingredient. When buying fish, you need to look at its freshness. This is easy to determine by the color and radiance of the scales, it should be smooth and bright. The eyes of a fish that swam very recently are transparent, and the meat should smell good.

Spoiled fish will immediately give out a swollen abdomen. In general, to be sure of the freshness of the product, it is better to choose live fish, and if this is not possible, then this must be done carefully.

There is no single rule on how to bake this or that fish. You can choose a whole fish or a carcass without a head. Perhaps the best specimen would be the fish in which there are fewer bones, but you can also choose a fillet.

Universal prescription recipe

A reliable recipe suitable for all types of fish is simple. It will not take much time, but the result will be amazing.

Before you bake the fish in the oven in foil, you need to wash it, get rid of the insides, dry it with a towel, and heat the oven to 200 ° C. Next, you need to coat the fish with salt and spices from the inside, and only spices from the outside.

Cut the peeled onion into half rings, slice the lemon, wash the dill (rosemary).

Place the onion, a sprig of rosemary, dill and a few slices of sour fruit into the fish.

Grease the foil with oil. Wrap the fish in it, putting the remaining slices of lemon with onions on top and sprinkling with spices. It is necessary to ensure that the foil tightly covers the dish, then the juice will remain inside.

Bake the fish for about 30 minutes, but the time may vary and depend on the type and weight of the fish.

This dish goes well with any vegetable side dish.

Mackerel in foil in the oven: what could be easier?

Mackerel is a product that, in principle, cannot be spoiled. Using a variety of spices and vegetables, you can get a new dish every time that will taste good even when cold.

For a juicy fish for 2 people you will need:

• One mackerel;
• 6 pinches of salt;
• 2 pinches of basil, a mixture of peppers, tarragon, coriander seeds;
• Small bulb;
• One large carrot;
• Two potatoes;
• 20 ml of vegetable oil;
• Foil for baking.

Mackerel needs to be prepared, it must be cleaned of the insides, gills (if the fish is whole), washed. Grate the fish with all the spices.

Peel the vegetables and cut the carrots into slices, the potatoes into slices, and the onion into half rings. Spread the foil on a baking sheet, grease with oil. Put the carrots and potatoes on a sheet of foil, put the mackerel on top of the vegetables, inside of which lies the onion.

Wrap the fish in a sheet of foil so that all the juice does not leak out and put in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 30–40 minutes. Serve the baked mackerel on a plate.

Pike perch in the oven - a chic dish

Pike perch is truly a royal fish. It is considered dietary, contains a lot of nutrients and substances.

This freshwater fish can be food even for babies, because it is hypoallergenic.

Pike perch can be cooked in many ways, but its best qualities are manifested in a baked form.

To prepare a delicious meal for 4 people you need:

• Whole pike perch (1 kg);
• One lemon;
• 50 gr. mayonnaise sauce;
• 100 gr. sour cream;
• 200 gr. cheese;
• Two onions;
• Salt, pepper to taste;
• Sunflower oil - 2 tbsp. l.;
• A bunch of parsley;
• Foil for baking.

Before cooking, you need to clean the pike perch from scales, entrails, fins, wash it. Make transverse cuts on pike perch.

Season the fish with spices on the outside and on the inside, while not overdoing it with the amount of salt. The peeled onion should be cut into thick rings.

Squeeze juice from half a lemon, season the fish with it, cut the other half into half rings. Mix mayonnaise and sour cream, grate cheese.

Put a piece of onion and lemon inside the pike perch. Insert the remaining onion rings into the cuts, coat the whole fish with sour cream and mayonnaise mixture and let it brew for several minutes.

Put pike perch on a foil greased with oil and place in an oven preheated to 220 ° C for about 30 minutes. After that, get the fish and, opening the foil, sprinkle the dish with cheese.

Return the pike perch back to the oven for another 10 minutes to melt the cheese. Serve whole fish baked in the oven in foil, garnished with parsley sprigs.

Such a dish will be a wonderful decoration of a gala evening, because it not only looks rich, but also has a delicate taste.

In the next video, you will learn how to deliciously bake bream in foil:

Red fish as an object of attention of culinary specialists

Red fish will always be the perfect dish. It is quick and incredibly easy to prepare, its sight, along with the smell, will make guests salivate from the doorway.

You can choose absolutely any fish, guided solely by your preferences. Trout, salmon, pink salmon or chum salmon will become a real delicacy both as a whole and cooked in pieces.

So, any housewife can bake red fish in the oven in foil. To prepare a juicy dish for 4 persons, you need:

• 4 steaks of red fish;
• 2 tbsp. l. butter;
• 1 lime;
• Salt, spices for fish - to taste;
• Foil.

Wash the fish and pat dry with a towel. Brush the steaks with salt and spices and leave to marinate for half an hour. Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Cut the foil into 4 squares, each of which should be at least 3 times larger than a piece of fish. Lay slices of butter and fish steak on the foil, also sprinkle butter on top.

Wrap the steaks tightly in foil and place in the oven on a baking sheet for 15-20 minutes. After cooking, pour the steaks with lime juice and you can serve.

The catch of river fish also has the right to be baked

River fish is a special topic. Not everyone likes it because of the presence of many seeds, but its unique taste cannot be compared with any other product.

The sweetish aftertaste gives an incredible effect. This fish goes well with vegetables, garlic and herbs. Oven-cooked, foil-wrapped pike, bream, carp, catfish, and other river fish will be incredibly useful.

To prepare food for 2 persons, you need to take:

• 1 kg of pike;
• 2 small onions;
• 1 carrot;
• Salt and pepper - to taste;
• 4 cloves of garlic;
• 200 gr. sour cream;
• A sprig of rosemary;
• 20 gr. butter;
• Foil.

Wash the pike, remove the entrails and fins. Rub the fish with pepper and salt. Peel the vegetables and cut the onion into half rings, and the carrots into cubes.

Peel the garlic, finely chop, add to the sour cream. Put the pike on a sheet of foil, and rub the oil under it.

Pour sauce over pike, top with onions, carrots and put rosemary.

Bake river fish in foil in an oven preheated to 180-200 ° C for about 25 minutes.

After this time, open the foil and bake the pike for about 10 more minutes so that a beautiful crust appears, and then you can help yourself.

Baked pike meat becomes very soft and fragrant.

Well, where do we go without carp? Here is a video recipe for its preparation for the holiday:

Pollack baked without foil - the key to a delicious crust

Fish can be cooked in the oven without foil. Any of its varieties will go well with vegetables, mushrooms, herbs and even berries.

This dish is suitable for the whole family, and it is easy to prepare it.

For example, you can cook pollock with different vegetables in the oven.

For 4 people, to prepare pollock you will need:

Let's consider in detail how to bake pollock fish in the oven without foil. First you need to wash the carcass, cut off the fins, cut into pieces.

Cut the onion into rings, slice the carrots, slice the mushrooms. Cheese - on a grater. Finely chop the greens.

Place a dab of butter in each pot. Next, lay out layers of onions, carrots, pollock, mushrooms. Spread a little sour cream over all layers, and sprinkle a layer of fish with salt and pepper.

Pour boiling water into each pot and sprinkle everything with grated cheese. Place the pots, covered with lids, in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Serve at the table, garnished with chopped greens.

Of course, there are plenty of fish dishes. How about delicious fish pieces in a crispy batter? Great snack!

For more information on how to cook delicious pollock, read All the ways are easy and simple!

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• To prepare a delicious dish, it is better to choose fresh fish. If only a frozen product is available, then it should be defrosted by covering it with cling film, then the necessary moisture will remain;
• The fish must be well cleaned of scales, gills and viscera, cut off the fins;
• Red fish goes well with lemon, but loses color from it. It is better to pour juice over an already prepared dish;
• It is better not to flavor fatty fish varieties with sauces based on mayonnaise or sour cream, the juiciness of the meat will be at its best anyway;
• Absolutely all vegetables, spices and herbs are suitable for fish, so you can safely experiment;
• It often happens that housewives do not know how long to bake fish in the oven in foil. But here everything is simple. This product is ready quickly. Approximate time varies from 20 to 40 minutes, depending on the complexity of the dish and additional ingredients.

It is not necessary to cook food with knowledge of all the nuances of cooking, it is enough to connect your imagination and be in a great mood, then the dish will come out incredible.

And now to your attention a video recipe for baked sea bream with vegetables. Try it and you will be surprised how varied the taste of fish dishes is!