How to stuff a pike with vegetables?

To stuff a pike it is possible any products, but the most deliciously such fish turns out together with vegetables. It is also worth noting that this product is made in a very beautiful and original way. That is why such an unusual dinner is most often made for a festive table.

How to stuff a pike with vegetables

Necessary ingredients:

• Fresh greens in the form of dill and parsley - half the beam;
• Lemon ripe - 1 whole fruit;
• Fresh large pike - 1 pc .;
• Mayonnaise - 50 gr. (For decorating a dish) ;
• Carrots large fresh - 2 pcs .;
• Pepper red - a couple of pinch;
• Olive oil - 40 ml;
• Bulbs sharp large - 2 pcs .;
• Lettuce leaves - a few pieces for decoration;
• Salt iodized - 2/3 of a dessert spoon;
• Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables for garnish.

Process of fish processing

Before stuffing a pike, you should buy fresh fish, which you need to clean from fins, scales and all insides. Head and tail at the same time it is recommended to leave, because only this dish can be beautifully decorated by placing the product on a large flat plate. After the pike is processed, it should be well coated with salt and left aside for 10-16 minutes. During this time, the remaining ingredients can be processed quickly.

Process of preparation of vegetables

Stuff the pike should not be a lot of vegetables, because they are only needed to give the dish flavor and aroma. It is required to take 2 large fresh carrots and as many sharp large bulbs. These products must be rinsed, and then cleaned and cut into thin rings and circles. Similarly, one ripe lemon should be treated. In addition, it is required to wash all cooked greens, tomatoes, lettuce leaves and cucumbers.

Process of stuffing fish

After all the products have been prepared, it is necessary to take a pike, place it on a cutting board and open the belly as much as possible. There should be laid out fresh carrots, cut into thin circles, and ringlets onions. Then vegetables should be lightly flavored with iodized salt and red pepper. Next on the bulbs you need to lay out slices of fresh lemon. If one whole fruit is too much, then from it you can simply squeeze the juice and cover the surface of the fish with olive oil. The stuffed abdomen should be covered and pinch with toothpicks.

Pike stuffed, baked in the oven: heat treatment

The ready fish should be carefully placed on the foil, then tightly covered and sent to the oven. Bake such a dish should be at least 40 minutes. After that, the pike should be reached, unfolded and laid out on the dish so that it retains its integral shape.

Correct feed to the festive table

Stuffed pike, a recipe with the photo of which is discussed above, is served for dinner only in a hot state. The fish itself should be placed on a large flat plate, which should be covered with green leaves of lettuce in advance and decorated with parsley and dill twigs. On top of the pike it is recommended to cover with a thin trickle mayonnaise, and also to place next to it chopped fresh vegetables and lemon slices.