Char in the oven

Enjoy the most tender fish meat from the Northern latitudes. Char is a fish from the salmon family; this type of fish is an inhabitant of northern latitudes. It differs from other species of the salmon family by the presence of very small scales; we can say that there are practically no scales. This is very convenient from a cooking point of view. Moreover, after baking or frying, the skin of this fish turns out tender and crispy. Char prefers to live in clean, oxygenated water and therefore its meat has excellent taste. After cooking, the meat is tender and has less fat content than, for example, salmon. Fish can be baked, salted, fried, and it makes excellent fish soup. And smoked char is considered a delicacy among gourmets. When cooking, do not get carried away with spices and additional additives to improve the taste. When baked without additional additives, the meat of this fish turns out tasty and tender.
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Elise BrownElise Brown
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Char in the oven0

Ingredients

ServingsServings: 4

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking timeCooking time: 1 hr
  1. STEP 1

    STEP 1

    Ingredients

  2. STEP 2

    STEP 2

    Fish must be thoroughly washed and cleaned before cooking. Gut the insides, remove the gills and rinse thoroughly, especially the areas near the head where the gills were.

  3. STEP 3

    STEP 3

    Place the cleaned fish on a sheet of foil. Season with salt and lightly sprinkle with ground coriander and black pepper.

  4. STEP 4

    STEP 4

    Place lemon slices and a sprig of basil inside.

  5. STEP 5

    STEP 5

    Wrap the fish in foil and place in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees. The fish should be baked there for 30-35 minutes.

  6. STEP 6

    STEP 6

    Then unfold the foil and keep the fish under the grill for 7-10 minutes. To make the skin crispier.

  7. STEP 7

    STEP 7

    Remove the finished fish from the oven. Cut into pieces.

  8. STEP 8

    STEP 8

    Place the fish pieces on a plate and you can enjoy the tasty and tender meat

Comments on the recipe

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mother of a sweet tooth
27.12.2023
4.6
I practically bake mackerel and saury in foil in the same way; the only spices I use are ground black pepper and salt. I also insert lemon into the carcass, and sometimes I pour lemon juice over the finished fish! Sometimes I put onion slices in foil! This is delicious!
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Maslova Tatyana
27.12.2023
4.9
I completely agree with you, baked fish is simply delicious. Char is different from mackerel; after all, the fish is red.
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mother of a sweet tooth
27.12.2023
4.6
Yes, they must have a different taste, I’ve never tried char, I’ll run out of my diet and try to find it to treat myself to something new! I absolutely love fish! I'm sure your recipe is very successful!
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Ira
27.12.2023
5
Maslova Tatyana, thank you for such a tasty and aromatic fish, I really like the lack of scales - there is no need to peel it and the skin turns out more tasty and crispy. Thanks for the recipe!