How to bake hake in the oven

Baked in the oven, fish is considered one of the most delicious dishes. It is served with a variety of side dishes, which are an excellent complement to it and give the food a peculiar balance of taste and aroma. The recipe for baked hake in the oven is usually not very popular, as not everyone can correctly cook this fish. Therefore, it is necessary to strictly adhere to the technology of marinating and heat treatment.

Ingredients

For preparation it is required:

• Large hake - 1 piece;
• Seasoning for fish with a content of zest and fennel - 1 pack;
• Potatoes - 2 kg;
• Cream - 500 g;
• Leek - 1 piece;
• Carrots - 1 piece;
• Spinach 500 g;
• dill;
• Cheese is hard (for 500 g of fish - 50-60 g);
• garlic.

Preparation of products

In order to bake hake in the oven, you must first milled the fish. Then wash it thoroughly and wipe it with a paper towel. Next, the prepared fillet cut into cubes with a side of 3 cm. Put them in a bowl and marinate in seasoning with the addition of a small amount of cream.

Then the potatoes are peeled, cut into the same cubes, boiled until half cooked. At this point, you can use the laurel leaf and pepper peas.

To properly bake hake in the oven, you need to make a special gravy, which will not only be a peculiar layer, but also bake into a delicious crust. To do this, use a blender to grind garlic, parsley, spinach and cheese. Then add a little cream and mix thoroughly. As a result, a homogeneous mixture of characteristic green color should be obtained.

At the same time in a frying pan fried onion rings and leeked carrots. In this case, it is best to use vegetable oil, but only in small quantities.

Bookmark

To make the hake fillet, baked in the oven, turned out soft and tasty, it should be spread almost the latest on the baking sheet and only after an hour of marinating. First comes a layer of boiled potatoes, then a mixture of fried onions and carrots and then fish. In this case, after each bookmark, you need to lubricate all with cream. At the final stage, lay out a prepared gravy of greens and cheese. Then, to properly bake hake in the oven, you need to cover the baking sheet with foil. At the same time, it should be facing matte.

Baking

In the oven, the dish should be at a temperature of 200 ° C for half an hour. Then remove the foil, reduce the heat to 160 ºС and prepare the fish for another ten minutes. It should be noted that you can bake hake in the oven and without foil, but it is better to use a small heat, because otherwise the fish can get dry.

Innings

To the table, this dish should be served in hot form, decomposed portionwise into plates. Some housewives prefer to present such fish directly in the pan, offering guests to evaluate the appearance and measure out the right amount of flavored food. It is suitable for dry white wine or stronger drinks. However, even in a cold form it has an excellent taste, which also perfectly matches with vegetable juices or compotes.