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Flounder in the oven in foil is a common cooking method. The structure of the fish is coarse-fiber, low-fat, often disintegrates when frying, so baking is the best way to preserve the taste and juiciness of the dish. There are quite a lot of recipes, you can choose any you like. Prepare flounder alone or add a variety of vegetables.
How to cook flounder in the oven in foil
Flounder is a low-fat marine fish. To preserve juiciness, it is best to use foil and an oven. The dish will have the desired flavor if the main ingredient is selected of good quality. There is a whole frozen flounder on sale, less often you can find fillets. It is difficult to determine the freshness of such a product.
They are guided only by external signs:
- the body is flat, if there is a bulge in the peritoneal region, then the flounder is not very fresh;
- the eyes are slightly protruding, if they are recessed, it is better not to take such a product;
- the upper part should be dark, with small, dense scales. Light hairless areas are a sign of poor quality fish;
- the bottom is white, a thin yellowish stripe is possible near the fins, if the color is yellow, then the flounder does not meet the requirements;
- let's say a slight, but not musty smell of algae;
- after thawing, the fibers should fit snugly against the ribs, if they separate, it means that a low-quality carcass has been frozen.
The requirements for vegetables are standard: they must be fresh, firm, without dark fragments and soft areas.
How much to bake flounder in the oven in foil
Fish is cooked at a temperature not exceeding 200 0C and not less than 180 0C. The time depends on the shape of the workpiece, if the carcass is whole, then 30-40 minutes is enough for readiness. Pieces or fillets are baked for 15-20 minutes. depending on the accompanying ingredients. If the product is overexposed in the oven, it loses its shape and breaks down into fibers.
Whole flounder in the oven in foil
The classic version of the dish involves roasting the whole flounder in the oven. For the recipe, take foil, a small carcass weighing 500-600 g and cook with a set of spices:
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- seasoning for fish - 20 g;
- salt to taste;
- a mixture of peppers - 20 g;
- sunflower oil - 1 tbsp. l.
Flounder in foil baked in the oven is made using the following technology:
- The carcass is processed from the scales, gutted and cut off with scissors all the fins. They are washed under running water and remove moisture from the surface and inside with a napkin or kitchen towel.
- Mix all the spices and rub the flounder on all sides, including the inside.
- Juice is obtained from lemon, mixed with oil and the fish is completely covered with liquid.
- Place in a bowl for further pickling. Stand for about 60 minutes.
- Includes oven for 180 0C to preheat it.
- A sheet of foil is placed on a baking sheet, a fish semi-finished product is placed on it.
- The carcass is completely wrapped in foil and placed in the oven for 40 minutes.
Decorate with lemon wedges, you can add lettuce or parsley
Serve hot or cold with a variety of side dishes. Flounder is ideal for taste with fried potatoes or mashed potatoes, boiled buckwheat, rice or raw vegetables such as cucumber and tomato salad.
Flounder with potatoes in the oven in foil
This cooking method is the most common, the fish is prepared with a ready-made garnish. During cooking, the potatoes acquire flounder notes in addition to their taste. The recipe includes:
- fish carcass - 600-800 g;
- coriander - 20 g;
- dill seeds - 20 g;
- potatoes - 500 g;
- paprika - 20 g;
- sunflower oil - 60 ml;
- salt, allspice - 20 g each
Recipe technology:
- The fish is processed. The head, entrails and fins are removed.
- In a small bowl, combine salt, paprika, dill seeds, allspice and coriander. The mixture is poured with oil and mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
- Cut the potatoes into strips (like fries).
- Several longitudinal cuts are made on the flounder on both sides. Rub the surface and interior with a spice mixture.
- Put fish on a baking sheet, grease with oil around it.
- Pour the rest of the mixture into the potato slices, mix.
- Spread the vegetables around the fish and cover with a sheet of foil.
Cut the flounder into portions and place on plates along with the potatoes.
Delicious flounder in the oven in foil with vegetables
Flounder baked in foil with vegetables is very tasty and juicy. To cook fish (1 kg) in the oven, take the following set of vegetables and spices:
- large red bulgarian pepper - 1 pc .;
- cherry tomatoes - 6-7 pcs.;
- onions - 300 g;
- carrots - 250 g;
- garlic - as desired and to taste;
- flour - 200 g;
- a mixture of salt, black pepper and sugar - only 30 g each;
- vegetable oil - 35 ml;
- lemon - 1/4 part;
- mustard - 60 g;
- greens and cucumber - for decoration.
Flounder is baked in foil using the following technology:
- The carcass is thawed, the head, entrails are removed, scales and fins are removed.
- Wash and dry with a napkin or cotton towel.
- Cut into portions.
- The workpiece is transferred to a deep container. Pour with lemon juice.
- Each piece of flounder is rubbed with a spice mixture and covered with mustard.
- The billet is set aside so that it marinates for about 20 minutes.
- The onion is cut in half. Shaped into thin half rings, placed in a separate bowl.
- The garlic is pressed and added to the onion.
- Carrots can be processed on a coarse grater or cut into small pieces with a knife.
- The pepper is washed, wiped with a napkin, cut into 2 parts, the seeds and white fibers inside are removed, a fragment of the stalk is cut off. Shred into small thin strips.
- Cherry is used whole in the cooking process.
- Pour oil into a pan, heat and put onion with garlic, fry until half cooked (approximately 2-3 minutes).
- Carrots are introduced, kept for the same amount of time and sweet peppers are poured, all vegetables are fried for 7-10 minutes.
- Put cherry in a frying pan, pepper and salt, cover with a lid, lower the temperature, leave until the tomatoes soften.
- Take a baking sheet, cover the bottom with a sheet of foil.
- The surface is lubricated with vegetable oil.
- Each piece of flounder is doused in flour and spread on foil.
- The oven is turned on for 200 0C, send the flounder for 5 minutes.
- Take out a baking sheet, turn the pieces over and bake for another 7 minutes.
Take out the baking sheet and put vegetables on each piece
Leave until cooked in the oven for 5 minutes.
Decorate with herbs and cucumber rings, use cold flounder
Fillet of flounder with cheese in the oven in foil
The dish includes 2 flounder carcasses and a set of the following components:
- onion - 3 small heads;
- cauliflower - 1 pc .;
- tomato - 3 pcs.;
- potatoes - 3 pcs.;
- mayonnaise - 150 g;
- Gouda cheese - 150-200 g;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- baking sheet oil.
How to properly bake fish in the oven:
- Carcasses are processed, fillets are separated and cut into 3 parts each.
- Boil the potatoes with the peel, allow to cool, peel.
- The onions are cut into thin half rings.
- A sheet of foil is placed on a baking sheet, oil is poured and distributed evenly over the bottom (greased).
- Lay out a layer of onion.
- Tomatoes are cut into half rings.
- The flounder is placed on the onion and the tomatoes are cut downwards.
- Pepper and salt on top.
- The cauliflower is cut into pieces.
- The cheese is processed on a coarse grater.
- The flounder is covered with a layer of mayonnaise.
- Pieces of boiled potatoes are distributed around the edges.
- Put the remaining tomatoes and cabbage on top.
- Cover the top with a sheet of foil.
- Set the mode on the oven 190 0C, put a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.
The top sheet of foil is removed, sprinkled with cheese and placed in the oven for another 10 minutes.
You can decorate with a sprig of dill or lemon wedges if desired.
Flounder in the oven in foil with tomatoes and zucchini
You can diversify the dish with summer vegetables. The dish consists of the following components:
- fillet - 600 g;
- zucchini or zucchini - 300-350 g;
- cherry tomatoes - 6 pcs.;
- red bell pepper - 200 g;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves (optional);
- onions - 250 g;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- lemon - half a citrus;
- vinegar 9% - 15 ml;
- carrots - 200-250 g;
- oil - 60 ml;
- basil greens - 40 g.
Recipe technology:
- The flounder is processed, the fillet is separated from the bones, divided into 2 parts.
- All vegetables are formed into strips, in approximately equal parts.
- Tomatoes are cut into 2 parts.
- Basil can be torn by hand or chopped into large pieces. The slices are put into one deep container.
- Pour the slices with oil and lemon juice, add salt and pepper.
- The fish stock is divided into 3 portions.
- Cut off 3 squares of foil.
- The vegetable cuts are also divided into three servings.
- Put ½ part of the vegetables in the center of the foil, flounder on top and cover with the remaining slices.
- Sprinkle each serving with vinegar.
- Wrap the food in an envelope.
The edges are tightly tucked so that the juice from vegetables and fish does not flow out
Spread the workpiece on a baking sheet, bake in the oven at a temperature of 200 0From 30 min. Garnish with herbs before serving.
Conclusion
Flounder in the oven in foil, when baked, fully retains the juice and aroma. The fish is not greasy, if fried in a pan, the dish turns out to be dry and often disintegrates. Cooking recipes are varied: you can use the classic version and cook one whole fish in foil in the oven, or cut into portions and add vegetables that will be served as a side dish.
