Chum salmon in the oven with cheese

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 45 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake chum salmon with cheese? Prepare the necessary ingredients. In addition to the fish indicated in the recipe, you can use any other types: pink salmon, sockeye salmon, salmon, trout, coho salmon, etc.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash and dry the gutted and scaled fish. Cut in half, and each half into two more parts along the ridge. Carefully cut off the ridge itself. If desired, remove large bones with tweezers.

3. STEP 3

   

   Pour lemon juice over the fish, salt and pepper.

4. STEP 4

   

   While the fish is marinating, prepare the sauce. To make the sauce a rich yellow color, choose yellower varieties of cheese. For example, cheddar. I use melted cheddar for cheeseburgers, but regular hard cheese will also work here; you need to grate it on a fine grater so that it melts faster.

5. STEP 5

   

   Cut the cheese into small pieces.

6. STEP 6

   

   Cut the bell pepper into small cubes.

7. STEP 7

   

   Finely chop the parsley and dill.

8. STEP 8

   

   Melt the butter in a frying pan over low heat.

9. STEP 9

   

   Add flour and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds.

10. STEP 10

    

    Pour warm or slightly hot milk in a thin stream with constant stirring. Continuing to stir, bring the sauce to a boil. Cook until thickened, 2-3 minutes. It is important that the milk is not cold, because in a hot frying pan, due to the temperature difference, the flour mixture, instead of dispersing, will, on the contrary, gather in even larger lumps.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add bell pepper to the sauce, add cheese and stir until the cheese melts.

12. STEP 12

    

    At the end, add herbs, nutmeg, and a mixture of freshly ground peppers.

13. STEP 13

    

    Mix everything thoroughly. You should get a thick sauce.

14. STEP 14

    

    Place the fish on a parchment-lined baking sheet and spread the cheese sauce on top. Place the fish in an oven preheated to 180°C for about 25-30 minutes.

15. STEP 15

    

    Transfer the finished fish to plates and serve with any side dish. It will be delicious with rice, pasta, and fresh vegetables. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

nadini

03.12.2023

4.8

Thanks for the recipe, delicious! I bake pink salmon right away with potatoes, and it turns out to be a side dish for fish - convenient!

LUSSIYA

03.12.2023

5

Tender pink salmon in the oven is no problem! Very often, out of ignorance and inability, fish is overdried, and then they say (as with chicken breast, by the way) that it is tasteless, dry, and so on, I eat it only because it is healthy, and the like... A simple and quick recipe for Pink Salmon baked with cheese in the oven in front of you! According to this recipe, my pink salmon turned out tender, juicy, and aromatic. Thank you very much for the recipe!