When it comes to fish baked in the oven, carp or carp are placed on the podium, and bream is only smoked for a beer snack. But the bream, baked in the oven, turns out to be very tasty. The main thing is to know the correct step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Fish is an essential product for the human diet. Some prefer sea water, while others prefer river water. Among the river bream can be noted. Although it does not belong to delicacies, it has an exquisite taste. And regardless of how to cook it, bream will be excellent in any form: fried, boiled, charcoal, in the oven, grilled, smoked … Today we will get acquainted with a simple and quick recipe for cooking baked bream in the oven.
It should be noted that bream is a bony fish. But if it is properly baked in the oven as a whole, taking a large specimen of the carcass, then there will be no problem. What is especially pleasing is that bream has a low calorie content. Without the addition of additional products, 100 g contains only 109 kcal. At the same time, the food is hearty, having eaten a small portion, you can live up to the next meal. Before starting cooking, it will not be superfluous to learn some secrets of bream preparation, then the fish will definitely be amazingly tasty.
- Use large fish for baking in the oven. Bigger fish have fewer bones and more meat.
- Don't like the fishy smell? Drown out the unpleasant aroma with lemon juice sprinkled on the fish.
- Before placing the fish in the oven, make small cuts on the carcass, through which the meat is better saturated with spices.
- Do you want to get a crispy crust on the fish? Brush the top with sour cream, mayonnaise or butter.
See also how to make fish fillet chopped cutlets.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 135 kcal.
- Servings Per Container - 1 Carcass
- Cooking time - 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- Bream - 1 carcass
- Seasoning for fish - 1 tsp
- Mustard - 1 tsp
- Salt - 0.5 tsp
- Soy sauce - 3 tablespoons
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
Step by step cooking baked bream in the oven, recipe with photo:
1. In a small container, combine all the herbs and spices for the sauce: soy sauce, mustard, fish seasoning, salt, black pepper.
2. Stir the sauce well so that all the spices are evenly distributed.
3. Peel the bream. Rinse it well. With a scraper, scrape all scales, starting from the tail, against the growth of the scales. It is tough in bream, so you can sprinkle salt on the carcass for easier cleaning. The fins and tail can be cut or retained. Cut open the belly and gut the entrails. Rinse the insides well and remove the inner black film. Some housewives claim that when baking whole fish, there is no need to remove the entrails. But it is better to remove them, tk. if the gallbladder bursts, it will bitter fish and the dish will be spoiled. Also be sure to remove the gills.
4. On both sides of the carcass, make transverse cuts at a distance of 1.5-2 cm.
5. Spread the prepared sauce on the inside of the bream and the inside on both sides. Place the carcass in a baking dish.
6. Send the fish to a preheated oven to 180 degrees for 30-60 minutes. The exact cooking time depends on the size of the carcass and the capabilities of the oven. Look at the eyes to understand readiness. If they have lightened, then the cooking process is over.
Cool the finished baked bream in the oven and serve. Garnish with herbs, lemon slices, or a fresh vegetable salad if desired.
See also a video recipe on how to cook bream in the oven.
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