From this article you will learn 6 different ways to cook and serve pike dishes - long since revered by the people and called the king fish, the most popular of which are recipes for baking pike in foil in the oven.

Pike in foil in the oven in pieces

The simplest and therefore one of the most popular ways to cook pike in the oven is to bake fish in slices. In this case, minimal processing of the product will be required: it is only necessary to clean the fish and cut it into parts, which will take you no more than 15 minutes.

For a full dinner for a family of four you will need:

  • 1 - 2 medium pikes;
  • 1 small onion;
  • salt and pepper;
  • 50 ml of vegetable oil;
  • greens to taste.

How to cook:

  1. We clean the pike from the scales (it is advisable to do this in water so that the scales do not fly around the kitchen). We gutted the carcasses, incising them under the head, or we remove the insides through the cut along the stomach. Pay special attention to removing the black film - if you do not completely remove it, the dish will turn out to be bitter. Wash and cut the fish into pieces, not more than 2 cm wide.
  2. Put the resulting pieces in a deep dish, salt and pepper, mix thoroughly and leave the fish for 10 minutes. You can sprinkle with lemon juice to remove a specific smell. While the fish is pickling, cut the onion in half rings.
  3. Lubricate the mold with butter and put pieces of pike in it. Cover with onions and put the dish in the oven for 30 minutes at a temperature of 180 - 200 ° C, bake until a crust appears. As soon as the onion becomes golden, lower it to the bottom, raising the fish.

How to bake whole fish

If you do not want to cut the fish and spoil its appearance, an alternative would be to bake the whole pike. To do this, stock up on such products:

  • 1 pike;
  • large lemon;
  • mayonnaise;
  • spice.

The recipe is simple:

  1. We clean and gut the pike, remove the gills and remove the tenacious fins. Smear the fish with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Put a few slices of lemon inside.
  2. Cover with a thin layer of mayonnaise or olive oil. We stele the foil on a baking sheet, put the carcass and tightly wrap. Bake for 25 minutes at a temperature not exceeding 200 ° C.

With lemon and herbs

Lovers of piquant taste will definitely like pike baked with lemon and herbs. To prepare it, stock up on the following ingredients:

  • 1 medium pike;
  • dried dill, basil, parsley, coriander or marjoram;
  • ground paprika, thyme;
  • mayonnaise - 100 g;
  • salt pepper.

How to cook:

  1. We remove the scales from the carcass and get rid of the insides through the ripped abdomen. Rinse well.
  2. We rinse the lemon and cut it into round slices half a centimeter thick, cut several of them in half and put in fish.
  3. Mix mayonnaise with dried spices and spices. Smear the resulting sauce on the pike on one side. We cover the baking sheet or the form with foil, put the fish processed with the sauce side down. Gently grease the second side with the marinade and cover with lemon slices on top.
  4. We wrap the foil from the edges and bake the dish for 20 minutes at a temperature of 200 ° C. 5 minutes before the end, unfold the foil a little and add some fish to make it brown.

Pike fillet in the oven in foil

The recipe for making pike fillet is almost identical to the mechanism for preparing pike pieces, except for the fact that instead of chopped pieces of fish, it is necessary to prepare fillet preparations. Product Composition:

  • a pound of pike fillet;
  • sour cream or mayonnaise - 150 g;
  • 2 cloves of garlic;
  • 1 small lemon;
  • 2 tbsp. tablespoons of flour;
  • salt, pepper, spices for fish.

How to cook:

  1. We get rid of scales and intractable fins, gutting fish, separate the fillet from the bones. Wash and dry the meat.
  2. We take sour cream, chopped garlic, spices and prepare the marinade, in which we soak the fillet. Generously put salt, pepper, flour, add lemon juice. Leave for a couple of hours.
  3. We spread the pickled fish on the foil and send it to the oven, heated to 180 ° C.
  4. Bake for 20-30 minutes.

Cooking pike with vegetables

Another delicious fish dish is pike baked with vegetables. Before cooking, stock up on the following foods:

  • 1 kg of pike;
  • 2 onions;
  • salt, pepper, coriander to taste;
  • fresh herbs (basil, parsley);
  • 1 medium carrot;
  • 1 lemon;
  • 2 cloves of garlic;
  • a handful of flour;
  • half a glass of sour cream.

How to cook:

  1. We get rid of the scales and remove the internal organs through the abdomen. Rinse, dry with paper. We process fish with lemon juice and forget about it for a few minutes.
  2. Cooking marinade: mix sour cream, salt and spices. Squeeze the garlic and add to the resulting mixture. Pickle a pike for an hour.
  3. We wash and clean all the vegetables, cut them into circles.
  4. Cover the baking dish with foil, grease with oil and spread the vegetables. Put the pike on top. At the same time, finely chop the washed greens and add it to the sour cream remaining after the marinade. Add flour, mix. The resulting sauce is placed in the fish abdomen, cover the dish with foil.
  5. Bake the pike in the oven for 30 minutes at 200 ° C.

Fish and potato dish

Residents of Russia especially favor the pike baked with potatoes. To create a dish you will need:

  • 1 - 2 medium pikes (weighing up to 1 kg);
  • 5 to 6 large potatoes;
  • 3 medium-sized onions;
  • 1 lemon;
  • mayonnaise - 100 g;
  • salt, pepper and / or spices for fish.

How to cook:

  1. We clean the pike from scales and entrails. For the beauty of the image, you can not cut off the head, but in this case, it is necessary to remove the gills. We wash the fish in cold water.
  2. Mix spices, salt and pepper and evenly rub the fish with the resulting mixture. At the same time, peel the onion and cut it into half rings.
  3. We rinse the lemon in water and cut it into small slices (quarter can be). We send the lemon to the abdomen of the fish, fixing it with toothpicks. Put onion on top.
  4. Peel the potatoes, cut them into small circles, salt to taste.
  5. We spread the fish in the form previously covered with foil, and place the potatoes around. We bend the edges of the foil and bake at a temperature of 180 ° C for 30 - 40 minutes. A couple of minutes before the time runs out, you can unfold the foil to make the dish brown better.

Fish contains a huge amount of minerals and minerals useful for the body, therefore scientists - nutritionists recommend it to feast on it at least once a week. In addition to its beneficial properties, the fish is also incredibly tasty.

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