Silver carp baked in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to bake a silver carp in the oven without foil? Choose medium-sized fish (less than 2 kg). Such a carp will taste better than too big. In addition, for a large one, you will still need to find a suitable baking dish. It is advisable to buy live fresh fish, since it is difficult to judge freshness and quality by frozen fish. The silver carp should have transparent eyes and a neutral smell. Take sour cream with a fat content of at least 20%, onions - a more juicy variety.

2. Step 2:

   

   If the carp is frozen, defrost it in advance. To do this, put it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator 6 hours before cooking. After improper defrosting, cooked fish may become dry. Remove the scales and remove the insides from the fish. Cut off the head and fins. Then rinse the carp well in running water. Dry with paper towels to remove unnecessary moisture. Make 4 incisions on each side.

3. Step 3:

   

   Rub the carp first with salt from all sides and inside, then with spices. I recommend not to overdo it with spices, so as not to interrupt the taste of fish.

4. Step 4:

   

   Turn on the oven to warm up to 180 degrees on the "bottom" mode. Rinse the lemon well under running water. Cut 8 very thin half rings. Peel and rinse the garlic and onion. Cut the onion into thin half-rings so that it cooks faster. Cut the garlic lengthwise into 3-4 slices.

6. Step 5:

   

   Squeeze the juice from the remaining lemon slices into a small deep container. Add butter, sour cream and mustard to the lemon juice. Mix everything well.

7. Step 6:

   

   Grease the carp inside and out with the resulting sauce. Put garlic, onion, sprigs of dill and rosemary in the abdomen.

8. Step 7:

   

   Transfer the carp to a greased baking sheet. Insert a slice of lemon and onion into the incisions on the sides. If necessary, brush the fish sauce on top. Bake in a preheated oven for the first 15 minutes with the "bottom" mode, then turn on the "top-bottom" mode and hold until the fish turns brown on top.