
Bream baked with onion and carrots
Description
Got a large weatherfish? Don't feel like frying it, and a holiday is coming up? I suggest baking the weatherfish with a delicious stuffing. The dish will turn out very tasty, juicy, and aromatic. Serve it on a large platter—it will definitely be a highlight of your festive table. When I prepare this dish, my guests always eat the stuffing from the fish's belly first (so don't skimp on the onion and carrots).
Instructions
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Step 1

1. First, clean the tench from its innards, cut off the head and fins. Do not scale the tench! Rinse thoroughly and dry.
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Step 2

2. My fish is large, so make shallow cuts along the back. Sprinkle the inside of the fish with lemon juice, and season both the outside and inside with a mixture of salt (about 2/3 teaspoon), pepper, and fish spice blend. Let the fish marinate for at least a couple of hours.
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Step 3

3. Peel the onion and carrot. Cut the onion into quarter-rings and grate the carrot on a coarse grater. As you can see, I have almost equal amounts of carrot and onion.
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Step 4

4. Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil over medium heat, then simmer the onion and carrot under a lid. When they become soft, add salt, ground pepper, and basil. Cook until done, trying to evaporate as much liquid as possible.
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Step 5

5. The bream has marinated, and the onion and carrots have cooled down. Add a spoonful of mayonnaise to the vegetable mixture and mix well.
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Step 6

6. Place the pike-perch on a sheet of parchment paper and fill with onion and carrot.
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Step 7

7. Transfer the fish to a baking sheet lined with another sheet of parchment paper (so you won't have to wash the baking sheet afterwards :). Secure the edges of the first parchment sheet to prevent the juices from leaking during baking.
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Step 8

8. Brush the dish with mayonnaise and place it in a preheated oven at 200 degrees.
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Step 9

9. And here, after just over an hour, our bream looks like this. The smell is magical!
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Step 10

10. And this is what a piece of fish looks like on a plate :)