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Walleye in the Slow Cooker

Walleye braised in sour cream is a perfectly balanced dish — hearty, tasty, and light in every way. Since walleye has few small bones, the boneless pieces are safe enough to serve to kids. It makes a great breakfast, an excellent main course at lunch, and a light dinner. It's not just for everyday meals either — you'd be proud to serve it to guests. Serve it as a main dish on its own, or chilled as an appetizer. Round out the walleye and vegetables with boiled potatoes or any vegetable purée.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Walleye

200

Onion

Carrot

White mushrooms

100

Garlic

Sour cream

100

Vegetable oil

Salt

Dry spices

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 35 % 8 g

Fats 52 % 12 g

Carbohydrates 13 % 3 g

148 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

Prep the walleye for cooking — gut it, cut off the head, tail, and fins, remove the backbone, and separate out the fillets. Cut them into serving pieces.
Step 2:

Lightly salt the pieces and marinate them in your favorite spices. Set aside.
Step 3:

Peel, rinse, and dry the onion, then slice it into half-rings.
Step 4:

Peel and rinse the carrot. Ideally, grate it lengthwise on a coarse grater.
Step 5:

If you're using white button mushrooms, slice them.
Step 6:

Pour the oil into the slow cooker insert and add the mushrooms first. Cook them on the "Bake" setting.
Step 7:

After 5-7 minutes of cooking the mushrooms, add the onion and carrot. Mince or crush the garlic and add it too. Keep stirring the whole time! Cook for another 5 minutes.
Step 8:

Done? Take out the vegetables and mushrooms and set them on a plate.
Step 9:

Now lay the marinated fish pieces on the bottom and the vegetables and mushrooms on top.
Step 10:

Spoon the sour cream over everything and keep cooking, covered, on the same setting for about 25 minutes. Peek under the lid now and then — if the sour cream is thick, it can cook down fast. If so, switch to the "Simmer" setting.

A few more tips. You can use twice as many vegetables as the recipe calls for — you'll end up with a hearty side dish too. Using fillets makes this dish safer bone-wise and quicker to cook. If the walleye is frozen, it's best to thaw it without water. You can use butter instead of vegetable oil. You don't have to braise the walleye and vegetables — you can bake them in the slow cooker instead; just add a little broth and the dish comes out even juicier. If the sour cream is very thick, thin it with a little yogurt. If your mushrooms aren't large enough to slice, cut them thinly into strips lengthwise, or just leave them whole if they're very small. If you're observing a fast, you can use a soy milk product or tomato in place of the sour cream.