Pike - 20 cooking recipes

Pike

Everyone loves to eat river fish, especially those caught on their own. But fresh freshwater inhabitants purchased in the store have an equally exquisite taste. The queen among this type of fish in Russian cuisine is, of course, pike. Recipes for dishes with pike are varied. Soups and aspic are prepared from it, it is stewed, fried in oil, batter or breading, stuffed with the most unimaginable ingredients, pickled, dried, seasoned with all kinds of spices and herbs. Minced pike makes excellent, juicy cutlets and stuffed zrazy. And what a fragrant fish soup is prepared from fresh pieces of fish carcass! Also, an unsurpassed, original delicacy is made from pike caviar. You can prepare a wonderful dish in the oven, in a frying pan, on the grill, in a slow cooker, in a double boiler, and even in a cauldron over an open fire. Pike is cooked very quickly, so most of the beneficial substances contained in it remain intact and unharmed. The main problem when working with this fish is the large number of small bones it contains. But with proper skill and effort, any housewife can prepare a wonderful dish.