Conqueror of men's and women's hearts - oven-baked carp
There must be at least one fish dish on the holiday table. Carp baked in the oven is beautiful, fast and divinely delicious. Lemon wedges placed in cuts will remind guests of the majestic mountain ranges of the Caucasus. The crispy crust with tender and juicy fillets will be the peak of bliss for gourmets, but the bones will bring them back to reality. After such a meal, everyone will be happy. As a result, many admit that there is no dish tastier than oven-baked carp. To get such a full house, you need to make a lot of effort. First, you need to decide which side dish and sauce / marinade will be appropriate, and only then proceed to the task. So, the hostess will need to spend one and a half to two hours of time cooking it.
Antique sculpture
The larger the dish, the more presentable it looks on the table. It is served on long oval plates, garnished with parsley sprigs, tomatoes or carrots. The technology of how to bake whole carp in the oven should be known to every woman. Men are madly in love with fishing, but even more they love wives who know how to properly prepare their prey. You cannot do without step-by-step instructions in this matter. 
The spouse needs:
- preheat the oven to 200 degrees;
- take two onions, herbs, a 1.5 kg carcass, oil, garlic, tomato paste, a glass of water and spices;
- peel the fish, rub with salt inside and outside, then let stand for half an hour;
- grease it with vegetable oil, make deep cuts, and then put on a baking sheet covered with foil;
- put onion chopped into rings on top along with chopped garlic;
- prepare tomato sauce: dilute 30 g of pasta with water (2-3 tablespoons);
- put the resulting marinade on vegetables, adding peppercorns with a bay leaf, and send to bake;
- water the dish with juice for an hour, which will collect in the dishes;
- chopped / torn leaves parsley decorate the carp baked in the oven.
Before the presentation, you should remove the bay leaf as well as the garlic pieces. When cooked, they are tasteless, because they gave all their juices to the rest of the products. The smell of mud is removed with herbs, which are stuffed with the belly. Ground white pepper in combination with such products gives the treat a unique taste and aroma.
Boiled vegetables, as well as slices of white, but not black, bread should be served with such royal dishes. It has a pronounced flavor, so it will dominate the "king" of the dinner. Loose rice, cooked together with grated carrots, has always been considered an amazing side dish. Such a relief "pillow" made of cereals will become an amazing backdrop for a dish.
In another recipe for oven-baked carp, the hostess is asked to put lemon slices in the cuts. In an acidic environment, any meat becomes softer and juicier. Other chefs like to use a sleeve instead of foil. To form a golden crust, it must be torn 20 minutes before being cooked.
Gas ovens have different designs, which is why food often burns. If you put a bowl of water under the baking sheet, this can be avoided.
Sour cream blanket
Dairy products are used as a marinade in order to create a pleasant flavor background. Although the main task is to dress the dish with a delicate sauce, many pay special attention to stuffing carp baked in sour cream. Fresh mushrooms will complement this composition of tastes in an original way, and hard melted cheese will impress even fastidious gourmets. Some pre-fry the carcass to form a golden crust. And during this time, the hostess must have time:
- dilute 2 teaspoons of soy sauce in two tbsp. l. sour cream;
- season the pasta with salt, ground pepper, and a pinch of coriander;
- generously grease the fish with sauce, making a 0.5 cm layer inside;
- chop the onion into large rings, bell pepper, tomatoes (cherry), grate celery root, and sprinkle the ingredients with the spices mentioned above;
- stuff the belly with vegetables, adding a few bay leaves;
- make 3-5 cuts, put lemon in them, cover the bottom of the baking sheet with foil and pour the remaining food into it;
- garnish with parsley, slightly covering the dish;
- send for 30-40 minutes. into the oven, and turn on the grill 5-10 minutes before being ready.
Spices give aroma if you rub them a little with your hands. Bay leaves are simply broken into small pieces.
The optimum temperature for such fish is from 190 to 200 ° C. The sequence of technological cooking processes is not an ironclad rule. Therefore, some cooks first stuff the fish, and then grease it, others do it in the reverse order. The result will be the same. Carp baked in the oven and in foil will make a lasting impression on the guests. At the same time, red wine or cognac is deliciously drunk with such a treat.
Doctors do not recommend using the head, fins, and tail of river fish. Many microbes and bacteria accumulate on them, and even radiation in the gills.
Antoshka, prepare a spoon for dinner
The rosy and golden-haired boy did not want to help choose the potatoes. But now it's time for lunch. In a split second, he took his large spoon out of his pocket. The same reaction is to be expected from guests when they see golden carp baked in the oven with potatoes. You can use whole root vegetables for cooking. Some people like to cut them into slices or slices (in a country style). And the process itself includes simple steps:
- washed and dry fish is salted;
- the onion is crushed in such a way as to make half rings or feathers;
- mix the cut with spices (coriander, oregano) and spices;
- the potatoes are cut into halves / quarters;
- the carcass is stuffed with seasoned onions, and roots are spread around it and salted;
- bake everything at t = 200 ° for 45-55 minutes.
Each recipe for baked carp in the oven comes with a photo. It depicts a fish with a golden crust. To achieve this result, a special sauce allows you to lubricate the surface of all products. In one case, sour cream with a high percentage of fat is used, and in the other, mayonnaise. Vegetables are recommended to be watered with vegetable oil mixed with basil. When serving them, it is important to serve cream sauce. The mass is mixed with onion and dill feathers. With such a paste, the taste of potatoes becomes more pronounced.
An alternative to onions is lemon, which is used as a filling. The garnish is best varied with tomatoes, bell peppers and eggplants.
Sweet filling
The combination of two different flavors always leads to a positive result. It will seem strange to many if you cook carp baked and stuffed with apples in the oven. Unexpected turn of events? Having removed the first sample, the surprise will become even greater. Juicy, soft and with a delicate aftertaste of sweetness on the lips, this fillet will fall in love at first sight. This result can be expected only if:
- smothered garlic (2-3 cloves) grate each part of the fish;
- make transverse cuts along the ridge on the salted and seasoned carcass;
- put lemon slices into the holes;
- peel off apples (4-5 pcs.) And cut into thin slices;
- put fruits diagonally on greased foil;
- put fish on a "fragrant" base;
- stuff it tightly with the remaining pieces;
- grease all ingredients with vegetable oil;
- bake at 180 ° until crisp.
It is better to choose apples with sourness. This recipe uses the Antonovka variety, the others prefer the Highlander.
The dish is decorated with herbs. Dill and parsley are alternately spread around the fish. Around the perimeter, the plate is decorated with dogwood fruits. Now the contrast is sustained not only in taste, but also in the color palette. Onion feathers and hot peppers add to this unusual presentation. Many are discouraged by the unsightly appearance of empty eye sockets. Lingonberries or cranberries can be placed in these holes.
After such recipes, every mother will want to please her loved ones with oven-baked carp. The simple and quick cooking process will appeal to many housewives, and the taste to all family members.