Stuffed whole pike-perch
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This amazing dish will surely become the highlight of your table. The filling is incredible: sautéed mushrooms, salted red fish, and fried white fish. The result is a wonderful combination of flavors. Plus, a whole pike-perch looks truly appetizing on the table. I highly recommend trying this recipe at home. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. First of all, you need to prepare the pike-perch. Wash it and clean out the innards.
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Step 2
2. Carefully, with a sharp knife, remove the pits from the flesh first on one side.
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Step 3
3. Then do the same on the second side.
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Step 4
4. And remove the backbone.
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Step 5
5. Place salted red fish, sliced into thin pieces, inside the pike-perch.
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Step 6
6. Take any white fish and carefully separate the fillet from the bones.
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Step 7
7. Cut it into small cubes.
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Step 8
8. Sauté in a pan with butter for just a few minutes. Add a little salt.
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Step 9
9. Meanwhile, peel and slice the onion into thin half-rings.
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Step 10
10. Fry until lightly golden in vegetable oil.
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Step 11
11. While the onion is frying, wash, dry, and chop the mushrooms.
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12. Add them to the pan with the onion and fry over medium heat until cooked through. Season with salt and pepper to taste during cooking.
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Step 13
13. Remove the cooked mushrooms from the heat, let them cool slightly, and spread them evenly over the layer of red fish.
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14. Add the fried fish fillet. You can also sprinkle with a handful of chopped herbs.
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15. Here's the fish we got. You can sew the pike-perch belly with thick threads or secure it with toothpicks, for example.
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16. Grease a baking sheet with oil, place the fish neatly on it. Put in a preheated oven at 180 degrees and bake for about 40 minutes.
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17. This is what a whole stuffed pike-perch looks like, sliced into portion pieces. Incredibly beautiful and very delicious!