Pink salmon baked with cheese in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

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

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash and dry the fish gutted and cleaned of scales. 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, season with salt and pepper.

4. Step 4:

   

   While the fish is marinating, prepare the sauce. To make the sauce a rich yellow color, choose yellower cheese varieties. For example, cheddar. I have melted cheddar for cheeseburgers, but ordinary hard cheese is also suitable here, it needs to be grated 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:

   

   Chop the parsley and dill finely.

8. Step 8:

   

   Melt the butter in a frying pan over low heat.

10. Step 9:

    

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

11. Step 10:

    

    Pour warm or slightly hot milk in a thin stream with constant stirring. Without stopping stirring, bring the sauce to a boil. Cook until thickened for 2-3 minutes. It is important that the milk is not cold, because in a hot pan, due to the temperature difference, the flour mixture, instead of dispersing, on the contrary, will gather even larger lumps.

12. Step 11:

    

    Pour the bell pepper into the sauce, add the cheese and mix the mass until the cheese melts.

13. Step 12:

    

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

14. Step 13:

    

    Mix everything thoroughly. You should get a thick sauce.

15. Step 14:

    

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

16. Step 15:

    

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