Pike cooked in a steamer
Description
The recipe won't take much time. You can choose the vegetables to your taste. I suggest cooking pike in a steamer with potatoes and carrots. The dish turns out not only healthy and diet-friendly but also very delicious! I recommend serving it hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
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Step 2
If necessary, clean the fish, remove the innards, and cut off the head, tail, and fins. Rinse and slice the pike into steaks 1.5–2 cm wide.
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Step 3
Then divide each piece into 2 parts, removing the backbone and, if possible, all large bones.
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Step 4
Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes. Slice the carrots into rounds, then cut each round into 2-4 pieces.
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Step 5
Add salt and oil to the vegetables, mix, and place in a steaming container. Set the container over a pot of boiling water, cover with a lid, and cook for 20 minutes.
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Step 6
Meanwhile, pour lemon juice over the pike, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and let it marinate. When the vegetables are almost ready, place the pieces of fish on top and cook everything together for another 15 minutes.
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Step 7
The pike is ready in the steamer. Serve it with vegetables.
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Step 8
Serve at the table.