How to stuff pike with vegetables?

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Pike can be stuffed with any food, but this fish is tastiest with vegetables. It is also worth noting that this product is designed very beautifully and in an original way. That is why such an unusual dinner is most often made for the festive table.

How to stuff pike with vegetables

Required ingredients:

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  fresh greens in the form of dill and parsley - half a bunch each;

• ripe lemon - 1 whole fruit;
• fresh big pike - 1 piece;
• mayonnaise - 50 gr. (to decorate the dish);
• large fresh carrots - 2 pcs.;
• red pepper - a couple of pinches;
• olive oil - 40 ml;
• large spicy bulbs - 2 pcs;
• lettuce leaves - a few pieces for decoration;
• iodized s alt - 2/3 dessert spoon;
• fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables for garnish.

Fish processing process

Before stuffing a pike, you should purchase fresh fish, which must be cleaned of fins, scales and all the insides. It is recommended to leave the head and tail,after all, this is the only way a dish can be beautifully decorated by placing the product on a large flat plate. After the pike has been processed, it should be well coated with s alt and left aside for 10-16 minutes. During this time, you can quickly process the rest of the ingredients.

Vegetable preparation process

Pike should not be stuffed with a lot of vegetables, because they are only needed to give the dish taste and aroma. It is required to take 2 large fresh carrots and the same number of sharp large onions. These products must be rinsed, and then peeled and cut into thin rings and circles. Similarly, one ripe lemon should be processed. In addition, you need to wash all cooked greens, tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers.

The process of stuffing fish

After all the products are prepared, you need to take the pike, place it on the cutting board and open the belly as wide as possible. There you should put fresh carrots, cut into thin circles, and onion rings. Then the vegetables need to be lightly flavored with iodized s alt and red pepper. Next, put slices of fresh lemon on the bulbs. If there is too much of one whole fruit, then you can simply squeeze the juice out of it and smear the surface of the fish with it along with olive oil. The stuffed belly should be covered and pinched with toothpicks.

Stuffed pike baked in the oven: heat treatment

The finished fish must be carefully placed on the foil, and then covered tightly and sent to the oven. Such a dish should be baked for at least 40 minutes. After that, the pike should be taken out, unfolded and put on a dish so that it retains its integral shape.

Proper serving for the festive table

Stuffed pike, the recipe with a photo of which is discussed above, is served for dinner only when hot. The fish itself must be placed on a large flat plate, which should be covered in advance with green lettuce leaves and garnished with sprigs of parsley and dill. From above, it is recommended to cover the pike with a thin stream of mayonnaise, and also place chopped fresh vegetables and lemon slices next to it.