A delicious and unusual way of cooking fish - crucian carp with lemon in the oven. Nobody will remain indifferent to this dish. How to cook it, read the step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
There are a lot of options for cooking crucian carp in the oven. Popular among housewives are recipes for whole baked crucian carp in the oven in foil, with lemon, sour cream, cheese, garlic, onions … Today we'll talk about how to cook baked crucian carp with lemon in the oven. Of course, unlike pike or pike perch, it is not a festive meal. But the fish turns out to be much tastier than just fried in a pan. Small crucians bake well in the oven without foil. Cooking does not require special skills, while it will take little time, and the crucian carp meat turns out to be very tender and tasty.
The offered fragrant and hearty dish is suitable for both daily and festive tables! It is able to gather all family members at the table in a matter of seconds. A simple and practical recipe given in the article will help even a novice housewife to cope with cooking without culinary experience. The main thing is to follow the instructions in order to enjoy a delicious baked carp afterwards. Note that the recipe can be used not only for crucian carp, but also for any carp fish, cod, tilapia, pike perch, pelengas …
See also how to bake crucian carp in the oven in foil.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 100 kcal.
- Servings - 7
- Cooking time - 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- Crucian carp - 7 pcs.
- Seasoning for fish - 2 tsp
- Vegetable oil - for greasing the baking sheet
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Lemon - 1 pc.
Step-by-step cooking of carp with lemon in the oven, recipe with photo:
1. Peel the carp with a scraper. Slit the belly and remove the entrails. Do this carefully so as not to damage the gallbladder, otherwise bile will leak out, and the meat will acquire a bitter taste, which will be impossible to get rid of. You can clean the fish upon purchase for an additional fee. After that, remove the gills and peel the black film from the inside of the abdomen. Wash the carcasses under running water and pat dry with a paper towel. Then make deep cross-shaped cuts on both sides of the fish and place the carcasses on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil.
2. Rub the crucian carp on both sides with salt, black pepper and fish seasoning.
3. Wash the lemon, dry it with a towel and cut into thin slices, which put on the fish and put a few citrus fruits inside the carcasses.
4. Heat the oven to 180 degrees and send the fish to bake for half an hour. Serve freshly cooked carp with lemon in the oven to the table with any side dish. It is especially delicious to serve them with mashed potatoes or boiled spaghetti.
See also a video recipe on how to cook crucian carp in the oven with lemon and onions.
