Hake with pistachios
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. As is known, hake is rich in vitamins, minerals, and protein. Eating this fish just a couple of times a month helps normalize metabolism and blood sugar levels. Hake can even be included in children's diets. Following this recipe, hake with pistachios turns out not only tasty and tender, but also has a crispy crust. I recommend adding this recipe to your repertoire, as this fish dish can be served even at a festive table. The finished dish is ready to be served.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. This dish involves several steps, so I'll explain everything step by step. Use hake without the head and cleaned. There are many variations of how to prepare it, and here is one of them...
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Step 2
2. We will stuff our fish with vitamin-enriched butter, which is prepared as follows: finely chop the herbs and mix them with butter.
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Step 3
3. Now place it on plastic wrap and roll it up into a log. Put it in the freezer until needed.
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Step 4
4. Now we make the "coating" for the fish: grate the hard cheese on a medium grater.
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Step 5
5. Peel and chop the pistachios. I usually wrap them in plastic wrap or a bag and crush them with a rolling pin so they don't scatter.
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Step 6
6. Mix the cheese with the pistachios.
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Step 7
7. Grind the crackers in exactly the same way. I used homemade ones, but you can also buy ready-made wheat crackers.
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Step 8
8. Add the croutons to the cheese and pistachios. Now mix everything together and set aside.
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Step 9
9. Now take our fish, trim off the fins, and take out our vitamin-enriched oil. Chop the oil with a knife, make incisions in the fish, and insert the oil into the cuts.
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Step 10
10. To prevent the oil from leaking out and to let it soak into the fish, coat the fish in flour and fry it in a pan on both sides until golden brown.
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Step 11
11. Place on a plate to let it cool slightly.
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Step 12
12. Now take parchment paper (or better yet, foil) and place the sliced onions in rings on it. This will be our vegetable bed.
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Step 13
13. Beat the eggs separately, add salt and spices, and coat our fried carcass in them.
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Step 14
14. Then coat the fish in a "jacket" made of pistachios, cheese, and breadcrumbs, and place it on the onions. Wrap the fish in the onion (if you want it to brown, simply place it on the bed of onions and put it in the oven without wrapping). Bake the hake for about 25 minutes at 180 degrees.
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Step 15
15. Let the cooked fish cool slightly, then sprinkle it with pistachio crumbs and serve on lettuce leaves.