Fish with oranges, this is original, beautiful, very tasty, and in my opinion, to some extent holiday dish. The recipe and how to prepare it is very simple and quick, and is well suited for those who like to experiment and cook new dishes. The combination of fish and citrus fruits is so harmonious that it turns out very pleasant to the taste, fragrant, juicy and tender. You can cook this dish from the fillet of any fish, in my opinion, it is better than white. I used pangasius and really liked it.
Ingredients:
- fillet of any fish (pangasius) 2 pcs
- 1 orange
- 1 bulb
- 1 small tomato
- salt, pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- a little vegetable oil
Cooking method
Squeeze the juice from half an orange and mix it with lemon juice, fish fillet salt, pepper and sprinkle well with the resulting mixture, let it stand for about 30 minutes. Lubricate the baking dish vegetable oil and lay out the pangasius in one layer. We bake in an air grill at a temperature of 200 C for about 10 minutes (if you cook in the oven, then the temperature is 190 C and the time is about 15 minutes) until a barely noticeable gentle ruddy appears. Then we carefully take out the form and carefully turn the fish over, put the remaining orange sliced \u200b\u200bin thin semicircles on top and finely chopped onion and tomato. Once again, sprinkle with a small amount of oil and set to bake for another 10-15 minutes at the same temperature. Bon appetit.
Fish dishes are not only extremely tasty, but also very healthy. It should be present in the diet of children and adults at least 3 times a week. Fragrant salmon with oranges and rosemary in the oven will decorate a family dinner or a festive table. Cooking it is not difficult at all, it is much more difficult to resist the smells that spread around the apartment and cause a brutal appetite.
Taste and benefits
In the 20th century, the International Festival "Around the Christmas Table" was held in Poland, at which salmon baked with fragrant oranges and rosemary, became the best dish on the holiday. It’s hard to argue with this, because the fish really turns out to be very tasty, unusually fragrant, and thanks to citruses - juicy and soft.
The combination of orange with the most delicate pink pulp is an amazing taste that will impress any gourmet. The dish can be served as the main hot dish for the holiday, for example, on New Year, Christmas, birthday. Relatives will not give it up culinary masterpiece and on a normal day, so you can safely cook it for dinner.
Secret delicious cooking does not consist in a large number of specially selected seasonings, but in the juicy pulp of oranges, which impregnate the fish both in the process of marinating and baking. Cooks do not recommend adding mayonnaise, mustard, sour cream and other sauces to the recipe, since salmon in its own way palatability is a standalone product. In addition, this is one of the most valuable and most useful varieties of fish, so additives in the form of preservatives are absolutely useless to her.
Baked salmon is well absorbed by children and adults. It is a rich source of protein, as well as magnesium, iodine, calcium, phosphorus, zinc and other essential micro and macro elements for health. One 100 gram serving contains half daily allowance protein for an adult. In terms of calories, salmon exceeds white varieties of fish twice and contains unsaturated fatty acids. They are indispensable for the normal functioning of the cardiovascular system, and are necessary for expectant mothers. Fatty fish increases visual acuity and improves brain function, lowers blood cholesterol and strengthens the immune system.
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Proper baking does not require the addition of a large amount of vegetable oil. It is enough to wrap the fish in foil or put it on it. Oranges will help the salmon to release its juice, in which it will soak and cook.
Each housewife can diversify the recipe and make it her own. So, someone prefers to first fry tender steaks until a crust forms, and then send them to the oven. No less tasty dish is obtained without frying, and roasting on a grill with smoke will give it a special piquancy.
Roasting a whole carcass
In this recipe, you do not need to cut the carcass into steaks. The fish should be pre-cleaned of scales, rinsed well and dipped with a paper towel. The carcass must be dry so that it is absorbed into it as much as possible. Orange juice. Carefully remove the ridge, rub the piece with salt and pour generously with a mixture of lemon and orange juices.
It is not necessary to marinate the fish for a long time, because soft flesh absorbs quickly. After an hour, you can continue cooking, having managed to figure out during this time what side dish will be served with salmon.
From the side of the skin, make not too deep cuts on the fish. Cut the orange into thin slices. It is better to take juicy varieties so that the pulp is not fibrous and dry. Insert the halves of the circles into each incision made. Another orange will be needed to make a "cushion" for baking. Place citrus circles on foil or on the bottom of a baking dish.
In the oven at 180-190 degrees, the salmon should be baked for about 25-30 minutes. After cooking with hot fish you need to carefully remove the skin. Before serving, the dish should be transferred to a plate. It does not require additional serving, because it already looks aesthetically pleasing and appetizing. As garnish will do potato. Fresh vegetables are optional, they do not go well with citrus fish.
The fish will be loved by both adults and children. There are practically no bones in the pulp, it turns out to be very tender and juicy. The next day, cold steaks are also quite edible and no worse than hot ones.
Juicy steaks
simple and quick recipe can be used to surprise guests or please loved ones with useful and delicious dish. Suitable for both fresh and thawed carcasses. For 1 kg of fish you will need:
- 2 oranges;
- a pinch of rosemary;
- 0.5 teaspoon provencal herbs;
- 1 bunch fresh dill and parsley.
- salt to taste.
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Cut the carcass into steaks of the same thickness. The ridge can not be removed, so the pieces will not fall apart during the baking process. Season each serving with rosemary, grate with a mixture of Provencal herbs, salt to taste. You can leave the fish to marinate for 20-30 minutes.
Cut oranges into rings. If desired, you can remove the peel from them immediately before baking, if you can do it carefully, because it will be much more convenient to enjoy ready meal. Then you need to put a slice on each steak, pour orange juice on top.
Salmon should be placed immediately in an oven preheated to 200 degrees. If the fish is sent to a cold oven, it will turn out to be tough, the consistency will not resemble baked pulp, but boiled. Lay each steak on a circle of citrus on a baking sheet. Bake for 20-30 minutes, transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with chopped herbs.
Since salmon belongs to not very fatty varieties, it can be safely combined with sour cream or butter. These additives will not worsen the taste in any way, on the contrary, they will make it even more tender. The recipe involves roasting steaks on onion pillow. Such a base will give additional juice, which will soak each piece on one side. From above, the steaks are covered with citrus, which also allows them to be saturated with fragrant juice.
Ready salmon just melts in your mouth thanks to a special sauce. For cooking you will need the following products:
- 0.5 kg fillet;
- 4 tsp mild mustard;
- 4 tbsp. l. cream with a fat content of 25%;
- 50 ml of olive oil;
- 2 medium sized onions;
- green onions, parsley and dill;
- rosemary and any spices for fish to taste;
- 2 oranges;
- 1 lemon;
- 150 grams solid grated cheese.
The whole process takes about 50 minutes. This time can be calculated if there will be guests soon and you need to cover festive table with delicious hot food.
Olive oil must be mixed with mustard, squeeze the juice from the halves of a lemon and an orange. Mix well, salt and season. Rub this marinade whole piece salmon so that it is well soaked on all sides. Leave the fillet in a fragrant composition for 15-20 minutes, but for now you can take other ingredients.
Potato soufflé with cheese
Cut the onion into thin rings, instead of the usual onion, you can use leek, then the taste of the dish will turn out to be even more delicate. Grind all the greens, its amount can be taken at your discretion. Mix dill, onion, parsley, add a small amount of mustard and cream. The resulting mass will be the basis for baking. Lubricate the mold with it, place the fish, put the orange slices on top. Another layer of creamy sauce is applied to the pieces of fruit.
The baking sheet should be sent to the oven, heated to 220 ° C, and wait half an hour. 2-3 minutes before readiness, sprinkle the salmon with grated cheese. As soon as the cheese layer melts and acquires a light golden hue, the slaves are ready.
Inside it turns out very juicy and tender pulp of a pleasant pink hue, and on top is a very appetizing filling of creamy sauce with citrus and cheese. There will definitely not be anyone indifferent at the table!
On the festive table, you always want to cook something special, interesting and tasty, and even so that all the dishes look very beautiful and elegant. Today we will talk about one of those dishes that deserve to be served on New Year's table- fish with oranges.
It would seem that fish with oranges is somehow strange. But in fact, this is a very interesting combination of flavors that will appeal to everyone who loves fish and, of course, oranges. If you have not yet chosen hot for the New Year, then this article is for you.
With oranges, you can combine any fish whose taste you like - it can be hake, pink salmon, pollock, flounder, pangasius, carp or more noble salmon, salmon, etc. You can cook whole fish, fillets or portioned pieces in this way. Well, there can be two cooking options - in a pan or in the oven on a baking sheet. If there is an air grill, then it will do. Try it and this unusual dish is sure to please everyone who loves fish.
Recipe one: Whole fish baked with oranges in the oven
You will need: 1-2 oranges, 1 whole fish, spices for fish, salt.
How to bake fish with oranges. Prepare the fish: gut, rinse, make cuts on it on one side in the transverse direction every 5 cm, rub the fish with spices and salt. Peel the orange, divide into slices, cut each lengthwise in half. Put an orange on a baking sheet, put the fish on top, put the oranges on top of it. Bake the fish in preheated to 200 degrees for about 40 minutes.
You can complicate the recipe a little more and then it will turn out even more interesting.
Recipe two: Fish baked whole with oranges and cheese
You will need: 120-200 g of hard cheese, 2 oranges, 1 each of any fish and lemon, ginger root, white and black pepper, spices for fish, herbs, salt.
How to cook fish with oranges. Cut off the head of the fish, fins and tail, gut and rinse, cut across every 3 cm. Rub the fish with spices and salt. Grate the zest of lemon and oranges on a fine grater, add juice squeezed from ½ lemon and 1 orange, finely grated ginger root (1-2 cm), spices to taste, mix. Insert mugs of oranges and greens into the cuts on the fish, put it in a baking dish (you can put it on potatoes cut into thin circles). Put the mixture prepared with zest on top of the fish, distribute it evenly over the fish. Bake in an oven preheated to 150 degrees for 20 minutes, wrapping the form in foil, then remove the foil, sprinkle everything with cheese and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
You can make fish with oranges in a pan and with creamy sauce - this is already a serving option.
Recipe three: Fish with oranges in a creamy sauce
You will need: 100 g of cream, 1 orange, portioned pieces of fish, butter, pepper, salt.
How to cook fish with oranges in cream sauce. Grate the fish with spices and salt, breaded in flour and fry in a pan with butter for 5 minutes on each side. Peel the oranges, remove the seeds by cutting them into circles. Roll oranges in flour and fry in the same pan where the fish was fried, on both sides for 3 minutes each. Put the fish to the oranges and fry together for 5 minutes, pour in the cream, pepper and salt, mix gently, simmer for 10 minutes until the cream thickens. Serve fish with oranges in portions, drizzling with creamy sauce.
The next dish is also interesting because it is prepared with walnuts.
Recipe Four: Fish Baked with Oranges and Nuts
Required: 4 walnuts, 2 fillets of hake or other fish (steaks are also possible), 1 orange, 2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese, parsley, black ground pepper, salt.
How to cook fish with oranges and nuts. Rinse the fillet or steaks, dry, grate with pepper and salt, if it is a fillet - cut into portions. Without peeling, cut the orange into thin circles. Grind the nuts not too finely, chop the parsley. Put the fish on a greased baking sheet, sprinkle with herbs and put orange mugs on top, sprinkle with nuts and parmesan, bake until cooked at a temperature of 160-180 degrees in a preheated oven.
You can also add vegetables to the combination of oranges and fish - it will also be very tasty.
Recipe five: Fish with oranges and vegetables in an air grill or oven
You will need: 2 fillets of pangasius or other fish, 1 onion, tomato and orange, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, vegetable oil, pepper, salt.
How to cook fish with oranges and vegetables. Squeeze the juice from half an orange, mix with lemon juice, pour over the fish, rub it with pepper and salt, leave for half an hour. Lubricate the baking dish with vegetable oil, put the fish without liquid in one layer, bake for 15 minutes in an air grill or oven at a temperature of 190 degrees until lightly browned. Cut the onion into thin rings, tomatoes into small cubes, fry together until the onion is transparent. Slice the oranges thinly into half circles. Turn over the fish fillet in the form, put onions, tomatoes and oranges on top, bake for another 10-15 minutes.
Try new and seemingly small unusual dishes, discover new tastes and delight your guests with them!
