Catfish baked in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to bake a catfish in the oven? Prepare the necessary ingredients for this. Catfish steaks must be thawed beforehand. Do this at room temperature. It is not necessary to defrost the fish in hot water, from this it will lose all its juices and become dry. Using a paper towel, blot all excess moisture from the surface of the fish. If you have a whole fish, then it must be gutted, cut off the head and fins and rinse well.

2. Step 2:

   

   Sprinkle the catfish steaks with a little lemon juice and pour soy sauce over them. Considering that soy sauce itself is salty, there is no need to add salt. Still, focus on your taste. Leave the fish to lie down for a while.

3. Step 3:

   

   At this time, prepare the vegetables. Peel the onion and carrot and rinse in cold water. Cut the onion into half rings or slightly smaller. Grate the carrots.

4. Step 4:

   

   For baking, take any heat-resistant ceramic, glass or metal mold. I'm going to cook in the ceramic. Lubricate the bottom and sides of the mold with vegetable oil. Spread the chopped onion on the bottom of the mold, and grated carrots on top.

6. Step 5:

   

   Put the catfish steaks on a pillow of vegetables. The fish can be sprinkled with a little spices for fish.

7. Step 6:

   

   Cut the tomato in half and remove the stalk. Cut each half into slices. Place the sliced tomatoes on the surface of the fish, and smear everything with sour cream on top. place the fish pan in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 40 minutes. When baking, be guided by your oven. If you like a spicy dish, then you can add a little chili pepper along with tomatoes.

8. Step 7:

   

   The finished slave will become soft, juicy and slightly browned during baking. Remove the mold from the oven and transfer the fish to plates.

9. Step 8:

   

   Bon appetit!