Easy & Delicious Foil-Baked Crucian Carp

In a hurry, from ordinary products, tasty and inexpensive! Crucian carp in foil in the oven turns out incredibly tasty, especially if you choose the right sauce for it. With a beautiful baked crust, aromatic and tender, this fish will require very little cooking time from you!
cook time: 45 min
Chloe Benton
Easy & Delicious Foil-Baked Crucian Carp

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

140
Calories
8g
Fat
1g
Carbs
14g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

crucian carp 550 g
Onion 0.5 pc

Sauce:

Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Mayonnaise 3 tbsp
Dry spices 1 tbsp
Paprika 1 g
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake crucian carp in the oven so that it turns out tasty, aromatic and juicy? The recipe is very simple. Start by making the sauce. Take thick mayonnaise with a fat content of at least 67%. Lemon juice thins the sauce, and if the mayonnaise is already runny, the sauce simply will not stick to the fish, but will drain from it. Therefore, the denser the mayonnaise, the better.

Step 2

Step 2
In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, fish spices, paprika, salt and pepper. If you use ready-made spice mixtures, be sure to read the ingredients on the package. Often such mixtures already contain salt and pepper, take this into account, otherwise you risk oversalting and peppering the dish.

Step 3

Step 3
Mix everything thoroughly. You should get a viscous but slightly flowing homogeneous sauce.

Step 4

Step 4
Now prepare the fish. You need large crucian carp, weighing at least 500 g. You can take fresh or frozen fish. Thaw frozen fish first (for proper defrosting, see the recipe link).

Step 5

Step 5
Clean the fish from scales and entrails, remove the gills and fins. Rinse thoroughly inside and out. Then pat the fish dry with paper towels. If the fish is very large, then make shallow cuts across the carcass on both sides.

Step 6

Step 6
Cut the onion into small cubes or half rings.

Step 7

Step 7
Carefully coat the fish with a brush with mayonnaise sauce inside and outside on all sides.

Step 8

Step 8
Stuff the fish with onions.

Step 9

Step 9
Place the crucian carp on a baking sheet on a sheet of foil. Brush the top with the remaining sauce.

Step 10

Step 10
Carefully wrap the fish in foil, making sure that the top of the foil does not touch the fish, otherwise during baking the foil may stick and will only be removed together with the skin, which will ruin the appearance of the dish.

Step 11

Step 11
Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 190°C. Bake for about 20 minutes. Determine the exact baking time and temperature based on your oven. Then open the foil and return the crucian carp to the oven for another 10 minutes or a little longer until crispy and golden brown.

Step 12

Step 12
Transfer the finished fish to a plate and serve, garnished with herbs and fresh vegetables. Bon appetit!

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