Smelt in the oven
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Clean the smelt from entrails and backbone, season, and layer them. The higher the layer, the longer the dish will need to bake. Baked smelt prepared this way turns out slightly similar to a fish casserole—only much juicier, delicious, and healthy. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2
Clean the sprat from the head, entrails, and backbone. Carefully wash under running water and place in a colander to drain all the water. Transfer the fish to a deep bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste, pour in vegetable oil and lemon juice.
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Step 3
Add sliced onion cut into half-rings to the tulle, mix, set aside, and let marinate for about 10-15 minutes.
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Step 4
Prepare a small heatproof dish, place the onion (which was used to marinate the sprats) on the bottom. Arrange the fish fillets in layers on top of the onion.
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Step 5
Sprinkle the herring with breadcrumbs, lightly spray with vegetable oil, and place in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 40 minutes using the top-bottom heating mode.
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Step 6
The fish turns out juicy and very tasty; try cooking it if you love tuna.