Crucian carp in the oven

When cooking such a river dweller as crucian carp in the oven, the fish turns out to be as juicy and tender as possible, thanks to simmering in its own juice. And when you add vegetables, fresh herbs or lemon, the dish is imbued with additional flavors and aromas. The process of cooking crucian carp is very simple and quite fast, the housewife only needs to prepare the fish for baking, the stove will do the rest of the work itself and you are guaranteed a healthy dinner!

Crucian carp baked in foil in the oven

Frying crucian carp in a frying pan is not the most pleasant procedure, since the fish can burn, but the inside may not be cooked, splashes of oil fly in different directions, however, all this can be avoided by wrapping the fish in foil and sending it to the oven in combination with sour cream sauce and citrus.

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   How to deliciously bake crucian carp in the oven? We prepare the products according to the list: we gut the fish, cut off the fins and make fairly deep cuts on both sides using a sharp knife.
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   To grease the crucian carp, in a deep bowl, mix sour cream with salt, juice squeezed from half a lemon and seasonings.
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   Wash the carcass after cutting, wipe it dry and generously pour the sauce over it.
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   Carefully rub the fish with sour cream so that the salt and spices get into all the cuts.
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   Place the dough on foil and wrap it tightly to prevent any juice from leaking.
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   Place the foil envelope on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees. After the time has passed, cut the “packaging” and brown the crucian carp for 5-10 minutes. Bon appetit!

How to bake a whole crucian carp in the oven?

Crucian carp is a very affordable and easy-to-cook fish, and its beneficial properties saturate our body with phosphorus and calcium, so this river inhabitant should definitely be in everyone’s diet. And thanks to baking with a minimum amount of oil, you can safely eat this fish for dinner without harming your figure.

Cooking time – 35 min.

Cooking time – 25 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Crucian carp – 800 gr.
• Lemon – ½ pc.
• Salt – ½ tsp.
• Ground black pepper – 2 pinches.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Open the carcass along the belly, remove the entrails and gills, clean and rinse thoroughly under running water. Pat the gutted crucian carp dry with paper towels.

Step 2. From the sides of the fish we make longitudinal cuts about one centimeter apart.

Step 3. To neutralize the smell, sprinkle the main product with lemon juice.

Step 4. Sprinkle the workpiece with ground black pepper and salt.

Step 5.Transfer the crucian carp to a baking sheet previously lined with a sheet of parchment paper and pour a small amount of oil over it.

Step 6. Place the carcass in the oven for 25 minutes at 200 degrees.

Step 7. If desired, decorate the dish with herbs and begin the meal. Bon appetit!

Crucian carp baked with sour cream in the oven

No matter how strange the combination of fish and sour cream may seem, it is this dairy product that gives sea and river inhabitants a unique tenderness and juiciness. And thanks to heat treatment in the oven, all the juices are retained in the carcass, and the meat literally melts in your mouth.

Cooking time – 50 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Crucian carp – 4 pcs.
• Onions – 4 pcs.
• Sour cream (fat) – 250 gr.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Green onions – ½ bunch.
• Ground black pepper – ½ tbsp.
• Lemon – ¼ pcs.
• Parsley – 4 sprigs.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. We clean the carcasses from scales and rinse thoroughly under water.

Step 2. Remove the gills (leave the heads) and entrails, remove the dark films inside the abdomen and rinse again.

Step 3. Using a sharp knife, we make frequent vertical cuts from the tail to the head (this way, we will chop the sharp bones, subsequently, they will be less felt in the finished dish).

Step 4. Remove the skins from the onions and cut them into half rings or rings.

Step 5. Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil and distribute the onion pieces.

Step 6. Sprinkle the crucian carp with salt and pepper - rub it inside and out, then place it on a vegetable “pillow”.

Step 7. To fill, finely chop the green onion feathers and pour them into sour cream, for a richer taste, add a little pepper and mix.

Step 8Generously coat the fish with sour cream sauce and bake at 190 degrees for half an hour.

Step 9. Over the course of half an hour, water the carcasses twice with the juice that accumulates at the bottom of the dish.

Step 10. Decorate the finished dish with sprigs of fresh parsley and thin slices of citrus. Bon appetit!

A simple and tasty recipe for crucian carp with potatoes in the oven

When there is absolutely no time and energy left to prepare dinner, and you need to feed your family, we prepare a simple, tasty and healthy complex dish from such simple ingredients as potatoes and crucian carp. This dish will perfectly satiate your household and fill the house with a pleasant aroma.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time – 40-45 min.

Portions – 2.

Ingredients:

• Crucian carp – 1 pc.
• Potatoes – 4-5 pcs.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Parsley – 1 bunch.
• Carrots – ¼ pcs.
• Pepper mixture – ½ tsp.
• Spices for fish – 1 tbsp.
• Refined vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Sour cream 20% – 2-3 tbsp.
• Provençal herbs – ½ tsp.
• Salt – 2 pinches.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Remove the scales from the crucian carp, take out the insides with films and remove the gills, rinse thoroughly on both sides under running water.

Step 2. Rub salt and fish seasoning on the outside and inside of the fish and fill it with a mixture of onion half rings fried (1 piece) in vegetable oil, chopped parsley and a mixture of peppers.

Step 3. Peel the potatoes and cut into thin slices.

Step 4. Cover the baking sheet with parchment and coat with a thin layer of oil, lay out the potatoes and season with salt and Provençal herbs.

Step 5. Cut the remaining onions into rings and place them on top of the potato slices.

Step 6. We make deep cuts diagonally along the crucian carcass, place a slice of carrot under the gills.Place the fish on two more pieces of carrots to decorate the finished dish.

Step 7. Lubricate the crucian carp with sour cream and put the heat-resistant dish in the oven for half an hour at a temperature of 180 degrees. After 30 minutes, reduce the degrees to 160 and brown the carcass for about 10-15 minutes.

Step 8. During the heat treatment, periodically pour the juice from the bottom of the pan over the carcass.

Step 9. Decorate the aromatic dish with green salad leaves and serve. Decorate the tail with baked carrot disks. Bon appetit!

Quick recipe for crucian carp baked with mayonnaise

Let's prepare baked crucian carp for two people with a “coat” of onions, sour cream and mayonnaise. This dish is prepared quite simply and quickly, and it is also rich in vitamins and beneficial micro- and macroelements that our body needs.

Cooking time – 55 min.

Cooking time – 40-45 min.

Portions – 2.

Ingredients:

• Crucian carp – 2 pcs.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Sour cream 15% – 2 tbsp.
• Mayonnaise – 2 tbsp.
• Ketchup – 6 tbsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Sunflower oil – 1 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. We clean the carcasses from scales, rip open the belly and take out all the entrails and black films, rinse thoroughly under water.

Step 2. From head to tail, make deep cuts on both sides, rub the outside and inside with salt and place on a baking sheet, previously coated with oil - put in the oven at 200 degrees.

Step 3. Without wasting time, peel and cut the onion into half rings.

Step 4. In a separate bowl, combine mayonnaise and sour cream.

Step 5. And add ketchup.

Step 6. Mix the sauce components thoroughly.

Step 7. Pour onion half rings into the resulting dressing.

Step 8. Mix.

Step 9After about 20-25 minutes, remove the heat-resistant dish with crucian carp from the oven.

Step 10. Generously place the onion in the sauce on top of each carcass and return to the oven - bring all ingredients until cooked (20 minutes).

Step 11. After the time has passed, carefully remove the baking sheet and place the fish on portioned plates.

Step 12. Crucian carp “under a fur coat” goes well with fresh vegetables and various side dishes. Bon appetit!

How to deliciously bake crucian carp with onions in the oven?

Any fish, including crucian carp, goes well with onions, which perfectly complement sea or river fish. When baked, the onion pieces impart as much of their juice and rich flavor to the carcasses as possible, making the finished dish incredibly juicy and tender.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Cooking time – 25-30 min.

Portions – 2.

Ingredients:

• Crucian carp – 600-700 gr.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Sour cream – 1 tbsp.
• Mayonnaise – 1 tbsp.
• Soy sauce – 2 tsp.
• Salt – ½ tsp.
• Spices for fish – ½ tsp.
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. We clean the carcass of all entrails, scales and gills, rinse it under running water and give it a little time to dry. Remove the skins from the onion heads and cut into half rings.

Step 2. To coat the fish, mix sour cream, mayonnaise and soy sauce in a separate bowl.

Step 3. Line a baking dish with parchment, distribute the onion, cut into half rings, along the bottom and sprinkle it with vegetable oil.

Step 4. We make several vertical cuts on the crucian barrels and carefully rub them with a mixture of salt and spices. Afterwards, coat with the prepared sauce, not forgetting about the belly. Place the carcass on onion slices.

Step 5. Bake the fish at 200 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Step 6.When serving, decorate the dish with fresh herbs and begin tasting. Bon appetit!

How to cook crucian carp with vegetables in the oven?

Having only 30 minutes to prepare dinner, you can easily please yourself with fish baked with vegetables such as juicy tomato, sweet bell pepper and garlic. The dish turns out to be very light and healthy, so it is perfect for a late dinner without extra calories.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Cooking time – 20-30 min.

Portions – 2.

Ingredients:

• Crucian carp – 1 pc.
• Tomatoes – 1 pc.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Bell pepper – ½ pc.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Seasonings for fish – 2 tsp.
• Olive oil – 3 tbsp.
• Garlic – 3 teeth.

Cooking process:

Step 1. In a deep container, mix olive oil with garlic cloves passed through a press, spices and salt.

Step 2. Cut the juicy tomato and peeled onion into rings or half rings, and the pepper into strips.

Step 3. We thoroughly wash the gutted crucian carp, dry it and make deep cuts on the skin on both sides for better impregnation with seasonings.

Step 4. Rub the carcass with garlic oil.

Step 5. Cover the baking sheet with foil and lay out the vegetables, adding a little salt if necessary.

Step 6. Place the fish on a “cushion” of pepper, tomato and onion.

Step 7. Wrap the workpiece in foil on all sides and place it in the oven for 20-30 minutes (time may vary depending on the size of the crucian carp and the power of your oven) at 180 degrees.

Step 8. Carefully transfer the hot crucian carp to a flat dish and enjoy. Bon appetit!

Tender crucian carp with lemon in the oven

If you are not a fan of river fish just because of its specific smell, then there is a very simple solution to this problem.It is enough to sprinkle the prepared carcass with lemon juice, and, if desired, also stuff it with citrus slices, and the smell will instantly be replaced by a pleasant aroma.

Cooking time – 45 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 7.

Ingredients:

• Crucian carp – 7 pcs.
• Spices for fish – 2 tsp.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – 1-2 pinches.
• Lemon – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Gut the crucian carp: remove the scales, gills, entrails and black films inside the abdomen. We rinse thoroughly with water and make cross-shaped cuts on the skin on both sides. Place the prepared fish on a baking sheet previously coated with oil.

Step 2. Carefully rub the carcasses inside and out with a dry mixture of seasoning, salt and ground pepper.

Step 3. Rinse the lemon under running water, wipe dry and cut into thin slices. We lay out 2-3 slices on the skin of the crucian carp, and also put a couple of pieces inside.

Step 4. Cook the fish at 180 degrees for half an hour.

Step 5. Serve the crucian carp with lemon hot, combined with boiled rice or potatoes. Bon appetit!

Crucian carp baked in a sleeve in the oven

Healthy food can be delicious, believe me! We bake juicy crucian carp along with potatoes in the sleeve. Thanks to this method of heat treatment, a minimal amount of oil is used, and all the vitamins and juices remain inside the ingredients.

Cooking time – 50 min.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Portions – 2.

Ingredients:

• Crucian carp – 2 pcs.
• Potatoes – 10 pcs.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Provençal herbs – 1-2 pinches.
• Lemon – 4 slices.
• Khmeli-suneli seasoning – ½ tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1.Rinse the pre-cleaned and gutted fish with water inside and out, and dry with paper towels.

Step 2. Peel the potato tubers, rinse, sprinkle with oil and sprinkle with aromatic herbs.

Step 3. Cut 4 rings from the citrus and cut each one in half.

Step 4. We make deep cuts on the skin of the crucian carp (from head to tail).

Step 5. Rub the carcasses with a mixture of salt and suneli hops.

Step 6. Insert lemon slices into the pockets obtained from the cuts and pour in the remaining oil.

Step 7. Place the prepared ingredients in a sleeve, tie tightly on both sides and send to the oven, preheated to 200 degrees.

Step 8. Bake the fish and potatoes for half an hour, and after 30 minutes, carefully cut the bag and brown the dish for another 10 minutes.

Step 9. Place the rosy crucian carp with garnish on plates.

Step 10. And let's start the meal. Bon appetit!

Juicy crucian carp with a crispy crust

In order to cook fried fish that will have an appetizing golden crust on the outside and tender meat on the inside, it is not at all necessary to resort to frying in a large amount of oil and breading, for example, breadcrumbs. Cooking crispy crucian carp in the oven with maximum benefit!

Cooking time – 5 hours 40 minutes

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 5.

Ingredients:

• Gutted crucian carp – 5 pcs.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Sour cream 30% – 5 tbsp.
• Mayonnaise – 5 tsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. For speed of action and your own convenience, place the products indicated in the list of ingredients on the work surface.

Step 2.Generously rub the cleaned fish with salt on both sides and place in a baking dish, previously lined with foil and a layer of onions, cut into half rings. We remove the workpiece for 5-6 hours in the cold for impregnation.

Step 3. After time, remove excess salt from the carcasses, sprinkle with ground pepper and grease with sour cream.

Step 4. Spread mayonnaise on top of the sour cream and place the crucian carp in the oven at 200 degrees, for about half an hour, until an appetizing crust forms.

Step 5. After 30 minutes, carefully remove the heat-resistant dish from the oven and place the fish on a plate.

Step 6. If desired, decorate with fresh herb leaves and enjoy the juicy dish. Bon appetit!