Prepare pike perch according to all the rules in order to preserve the juiciness and elasticity of the fish under the power of any housewife, even the most inexperienced. Pike perch is a very “grateful” fish, if you conjure a little over it, pike perch will respond with delicious taste. The methods of how to cook sea and river pike perch are almost the same, the only subtlety you need to remember when cooking sea pike perch is that the head of the fish must be cut off to avoid an unpleasant taste.
Pike perch fried in batter
Ingredients:
- Pike perch fillet – 1kg.
- Egg – 3 pcs.
- Wheat flour – 150 gr.
- Mayonnaise – 100 gr.
- Garlic – 2-3 teeth.
- Sunflower oil – for frying
- Salt, ground black pepper – to taste.
Cut the fillet into portions, prepare the marinade – mix chopped garlic with mayonnaise and pepper. Coat the pieces of fish with the mixture and leave for a couple of hours. Thoroughly roll each piece in flour, dip in batter (shake eggs with salt and pepper) and fry over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side. Serve with mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables.
Polish pike perch
Ingredients:
- Pike perch fillet – 0,5 kg.
- Carrots – 1 pieces.
- Celery (root) – 100 gr.
- Butter – 50 gr.
- Egg – 2 pcs.
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp l.
- Parsley – a bunch
- Salt, ground black pepper – to taste.
Rinse vegetables, peel, cut into large pieces and cook for 20 minutes. Salt, send fillet pieces and a tablespoon of oil to the broth, cook for 10 minutes. Remove the fish, strain the broth. Melt butter, add finely chopped herbs and hard-boiled eggs, salt and pepper, pour in broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and boil for 2-3 minutes. Serve the fish with sauce.
Pike perch stewed with mushrooms
Ingredients:
- Pike perch fillet – 0,7 kg.
- Onions – 1 pc.
- Sour cream – 100 gr.
- Champignons – 200 gr.
- Fish broth – 200 gr.
- Butter – 100 gr.
- Wheat flour – 50 gr.
- Parsley – 1 bunch
- Salt, ground black pepper – to taste.
Chop mushrooms and onions and fry until half cooked, sift flour, mix, add broth and sour cream, bring to a boil. Place the pieces of fish in a saucepan or in a saucepan with thick walls, add salt and pepper, pour over the resulting sauce and cook over low heat for 25-30 minutes.
Baked pike perch
Ingredients:
- Pike perch – 1 pc.
- Sunflower oil – 5 tbsp. l.
- Potatoes – 10 pcs.
- Lemon – 1/2 pc.
- Garlic – 3-4 teeth.
- Salt, ground black pepper, potato spices – to taste.
Wash the carcass, peel, remove the gills, rub salt and pepper on all sides, put thinly sliced lemon slices into the belly. Peel the potatoes, cut into large pieces. Line the bottom of the baking sheet with foil, put the fish and potatoes around, season generously and sprinkle with oil. Cover with foil, cook in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 25 minutes. Then remove the foil and let it brown.
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