Oven-Baked Stuffed Pike Perch

A real culinary masterpiece! There will be no one left indifferent! Whole stuffed pike perch in the oven can be served as a second hot course or an incredibly impressive appetizer. The dish turns out to be incredibly tender and fantastically appetizing. Thanks to the beautiful presentation, any feast will turn into a royal meal!
cook time: 2h 30 min
Liam Carson
Oven-Baked Stuffed Pike Perch

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

157
Calories
9g
Fat
7g
Carbs
12g
Protein

Ingredients (5 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Butter 70 g
Milk 150 ml
Eggs 1 pc
Bun 150 g
Bulb onions 80 g
Vegetable oil 1 tbsp
Mayonnaise 50 g
Greenery to taste
Lemons 1 pc
Olives 5 pc
Zander 700 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake a whole stuffed pike perch in the oven? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Remove the butter from the refrigerator immediately until it becomes soft. If you have frozen fish, then defrost it first. Read about all the intricacies of proper defrosting in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 2

Step 2
First, cut off the fins using scissors. Then clean off the scales and remove the eyes and gills. Rinse the fish thoroughly and dry with a paper towel.

Step 3

Step 3
There are two ways to remove bones from pike perch before stuffing – from the back and from the belly. I suggest using the first option, since, in my opinion, it is the simplest and most convenient. Using a very sharp knife, cut the back along the ridge on both sides from head to tail. Now carefully make a cut along the rib bones to the bottom, without cutting through the abdomen.

Step 4

Step 4
Break the rib bone at the head and tail. Carefully remove bones and entrails. Rinse the pike perch and dry it.

Step 5

Step 5
Carefully, being careful not to damage the skin, cut off the meat, leaving about 0.5 centimeters of meat on the skin.

Step 6

Step 6
Break the bread into pieces, pour in milk and leave for about 10 minutes, then squeeze out. It is better to take bread that is soft and without aromatic additives, so as not to overpower the fishy taste.

Step 7

Step 7
Place the bread and cut fillets into a blender bowl. Punch everything until you get a homogeneous mass. This can also be done using a meat grinder with a fine attachment.

Step 8

Step 8
Peel the onion, rinse and finely chop. Pour 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat over medium heat. Place the onion in the pan and fry for 5-7 minutes until soft, then cool.

Step 9

Step 9
Add the onion to the fish mixture and stir.

Step 10

Step 10
Add soft butter to the minced meat and mix thoroughly until smooth.

Step 11

Step 11
Beat the egg into the minced fish and mix everything again until smooth. Turn the oven on 180 degrees.

Step 12

Step 12
Place the pike perch carcass on a work surface and, with wet hands, evenly distribute the minced fish into it. Do not overstuff the carcass, otherwise the skin will burst in the oven.

Step 13

Step 13
Using a needle and confectionery (or plain) thread, sew up the top, but not too tightly.

Step 14

Step 14
Spread the foil and brush with the remaining vegetable oil. Carefully, so as not to tear the foil, wrap the pike perch. You will learn a lot of useful information about using foil by reading the article at the link at the end of the recipe.

Step 15

Step 15
Place the pike perch in foil on a baking sheet, add a little water and bake the fish in a hot oven for 30-40 minutes. Remove the walleye from the oven and remove the foil. The exact time depends on your oven. You can learn about the operating features of ovens by reading a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 16

Step 16
If pike perch is served as a second hot dish, then simply cut it into portions and serve with any side dish. But we will be making an appetizer for the holiday table, so let the fish cool completely. Transfer fish to a serving platter or tray. Insert olives into the empty eye holes — these are the eyes. For shine, grease them with vegetable oil.

Step 17

Step 17
Place mayonnaise in a cornet or pastry bag and decorate the pike perch to your taste.

Step 18

Step 18
Arrange greens, lemon slices and chopped vegetables around the pike perch. Serve immediately.

Step 19

Step 19
Bon appetit!

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