Baked Pike-Perch with Sour Cream Sauce
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. This recipe for baking pike-perch in the oven with sour cream sauce will appeal to those who enjoy simple, hassle-free meals. If desired, the fish can be baked not whole, but cut into steaks beforehand. As for spices and aromatic herbs, feel free to use your imagination and choose whatever you prefer. The finished dish is ready to be served.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. First, prepare the fish – wash it thoroughly, clean it, remove the head and, if desired, the tail. Take a baking sheet or an ovenproof dish of suitable size and grease it with vegetable oil. Place the fish on it.
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Step 2
2. Make cuts with a sharp knife. Cut the lemon in half and carefully squeeze the juice from each half. Try to pour as much juice as possible into each cut and into the fish cavity. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Optionally, add a little rosemary to this simple recipe for zander baked in the oven with sour cream sauce.
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Step 3
3. Peel the onion and thinly slice into rings or half-rings. Place in a deep bowl. Add salt and pepper.
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Step 4
4. Add the sour cream and mayonnaise. Mix everything thoroughly.
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Step 5
5. Pour the sauce over every inch of the fish, making sure it gets into the belly and each slit. Pour the remaining sauce into the baking tray. During baking, baste the fish with more sauce from time to time. The pike-perch will bake in the oven under sour cream sauce at home at about 190 degrees until a delicious aroma develops and a golden crust forms.