Whole sterlet baked in the oven

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake a whole sterlet in the oven? First of all, prepare the main product of this dish. Sterlet can be taken chilled or frozen. If the fish was stored in the freezer, it is necessary to defrost it properly by transferring it from the freezer to the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. This way the fish will retain more nutrients. Take 10 - 20% cream, the main thing is that it is fresh.

2. STEP 2

   

   Sterlet is quite slippery due to the large amount of mucus on the surface of the carcass. Sometimes it is advised to pour boiling water over the fish to clean it, but I do not recommend doing this; the sterlet may lose its taste. It is better to use coarse salt and paper napkins. Sprinkle the carcass with salt and clean off the mucus from head to tail. Be careful, this fish has a lot of sharp spines! After this, rinse the sterlet, dry it and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3. STEP 3

   

   Wash the potatoes to remove dirt, peel and cut into small cubes. The finer the cut, the faster the potatoes will bake.

4. STEP 4

   

   Rinse a few twigs of dill, dry and chop finely. Лучше использовать только нежные листочки, а жесткие стебли оставить на будущее для варки бульона.

5. STEP 5

   

   Mix potato cubes and chopped dill, add salt to taste. You can add spices for potatoes.

6. STEP 6

   

   Turn the sterlet upside down and stuff the belly with potatoes and dill. If you are worried that the filling will fall out, you can sew up the belly or fasten it with toothpicks. I didn't do this, the filling remained in place. At the same stage, sprinkle the sterlet with lemon juice, a couple of circles is enough for this.

7. STEP 7

   

   Carefully turn the carcass over and transfer it to a baking dish greased with odorless vegetable oil. I had some potatoes left, I cut them with a curly knife and placed them near the sterlet, sprinkled with dill and salt.

8. STEP 8

   

   Pour the cream into a small bowl, add dry spices and stir. I used fish spices and a mixture of aromatic herbs. You choose spices to suit your taste.

9. STEP 9

   

   Pour cream with spices over the sterlet. To do this, it is more convenient to use a jug or gravy boat with a spout.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place the dish with the fish in an oven preheated to 200 degrees and bake for about 40 minutes. Determine the exact baking time based on your oven.

11. STEP 11

    

    At the end of the baking time, remove the pan from the oven. The finished fish will be easily pierced with a knife and will turn golden. The potatoes should also be easily pierced with a knife.

12. STEP 12

    

    The sterlet is ready! Transfer it to a plate, garnish with herbs and lemon slices. Place a side dish of potatoes nearby. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

lilia

03.09.2023

5

Thank you for the baked sterlet recipe!

Anna

03.09.2023

4.8

For dinner I prepared whole sterlet baked in the oven according to this recipe. Usually we have simple fish on the table, but this time it’s “royal.”) I had several small fish. I also cleared mucus from sterlet using salt, which turned out to be very effective. I didn’t pepper the carcass itself, I just added salt. I also decided to make a side dish from potatoes, it’s very convenient. A full dinner is ready right away, all that remains is to add a vegetable salad) I added sour cream to the cream on my own to make it look like a fur coat. I placed the finished fish on a dish, garnished with vegetables and herbs. It turned out to be a great holiday dinner! Sterlet has very tender meat with yellow fat) The taste is natural, because I didn’t use a lot of spices. Thanks to the cream, the fish has become even juicier, the meat literally melts in your mouth! The sterlet turned out very tasty, thank you!