Whole fish in the oven

Fish baked whole in foil is a win-win option! Whole fish baked in the oven in foil turns out to be very juicy, tender and fragrant. The aroma, of course, directly depends on the seasonings you use, use herbs that are combined with fish - these are thyme, cumin and dill seeds, bay leaf.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 2 % 1 g
Fats 92 % 44 g
Carbohydrates 6 % 3 g
413 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 33 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make whole fish baked in the oven in foil? For baking in foil, prepare any fish (it is better if it is not too bony), onions, a mixture of herbs and salt.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Peel the fish from the scales, gut, remove the gills, cut off the outer fins.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Rub the fish well with salt from the outside and inside, roll in a mixture of herbs, lubricate with oil.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Take a sheet of foil, pour in a spoonful of oil and put the prepared fish. Inside the abdomen, add a couple of lemon slices and a few onion rings for flavor.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Wrap the foil in an envelope and put it on the grill in the oven, heated to 180 degrees, for half an hour.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Then the fish can be unwrapped and lightly browned, but this is not necessary. Delicious, fragrant baked whole fish is ready!

Fish baked in foil is always delicious and fragrant. Especially if you have just caught it and baked it on the coals of a burnt-out fire! But it turns out in the oven is also not very bad, the main thing is to choose high-quality fish. It is appropriate to prepare this dish for a romantic light dinner.

The whole fish can be served directly in the foil envelope in which it was baked, beautifully unfolding its edges and decorating the fish with bright vegetables and herbs.

To give a special flavor, you can use ready-made seasoning mixes for fish.

If you use ready-made spice mixes, be sure to read the composition on the package. Often, salt is already present in such mixtures, take this into account, otherwise you risk over-salting the dish.

When starting to cook a dish baked in foil (meat or poultry), take into account the features of your oven and be guided by the cooking time according to it, and not by what is written in the recipe. If you are preparing a dish for the first time, follow a few useful tips:
- divide the total cooking time by 4
- open the oven every quarter of the total time and check the degree of readiness of the dish
- don't be afraid to unwrap the foil for a more accurate check
- to make it more convenient to unfold the foil, always leave a "seam" on top of it
- if you wish, you can determine the degree of readiness without unfolding the foil by making one or two punctures in it with a toothpick
Remember that the quality of the foil also matters.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Lemon - 16   kcal/100g
  • Lemon zest - 47   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913   kcal/100g
  • Herb mixture - 259   kcal/100g

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