What is she, royal fish? In fact, there is no exact definition of such fish, and those species that are distinguished by high palatability are considered royal. So, in Russia not a single royal feast was complete without sturgeon, but in Europe trout is considered the main fish decoration of the table. Of course, such seafood is high in price, but every housewife should still have a couple of recipes for “crown” dishes for a special occasion.

What fish is called "royal"

The underwater world is home to over 20,000 species of fish. But of all this diversity, the most popular are river and lake species, which are also called royal.

So, in Russia, sturgeon was considered a real king fish. On the royal table, baked sturgeon was the most delicious and rich treat.

Sturgeons are among the oldest and long-lived species of fish, but today they are on the verge of complete extermination. And even the fact that the sturgeon is listed in the Red Book can not affect the current situation. “Tsarist” fish is exterminated for the sake of meat and caviar, which are distinguished by excellent taste and nutritional qualities. Today sturgeon is bred in equipped farms, and the production of black caviar has come under an official ban.

Sturgeon is really a very valuable and healthy fish. It has many vitamins, trace elements, and most importantly, it is a high content of glutamic acid, which is used in medicine to treat various kinds of diseases of the nervous system, and in cooking - as an enhancer of taste. That is why the sturgeon is so tasty and it is called the royal fish.

Popular types of "royal" fish

In addition to sturgeon, there are other species of "royal" fish, but more often they are called noble. They all live in rivers with a sandy bottom and feed on protein foods, so their meat is endowed with high nutritional properties. At the same time, the delicate structure of the meat and the absence of small bones make it easy to get excellent fillet to create truly original dishes.

So, the noble river fish species include the inhabitant of the Irtysh and Siberian rivers - sterlet. As well as beluga, which can be found in the rivers Volga, Kama, Dnieper and Danube. Another “royal” species is also found in the Volga - stellate stellate sturgeon, which is caught in the Don and in the Terek. Another resident of the Volga is a whitefish. Well, what is a festive table without trout?

Royal style stuffed fish in the oven

If you are planning a real royal feast, then be sure to cook stuffed noble fish. Your guests will be delighted with such treats!

For the recipe, take any of the described fish species weighing up to 2 kg.

Ingredients:

  • 420 g of mushrooms;
  • two medium onions and carrots;
  • 135 ml cream;
  • average lemon fruit;
  • oil, spices.

Cooking method:

  1. Flavor fish carcass with spices, sprinkle with citrus juice and set aside for now - let it marinate.
  2. Grind vegetables at this time. In oil, fry them until soft, then put mushrooms to them, add a little salt and pepper. Pour the cream and simmer the foods until all the ingredients are ready. For the recipe, you can take porcini mushrooms or ordinary mushrooms.
  3. We stuff the fish’s belly with the filling, and so that it does not fall out during the baking process, we sew the edges with a thread or simply chop off with toothpicks.
  4. We spread the stuffed fish on the foil, spread the circles of citrus on top, wrap it and send it to the oven for an hour (temperature - 160 ° C).
  5. Then we unfold the foil, grease the fish with oil, increase the heat to 200 degrees and continue to bake the dish for another hour.

If there is time and desire, then you can completely clean the fish of meat, that is, pull off the skin from it, like a stocking. The meat will then need to be cleaned of bones and, together with the fried vegetables and mushrooms, chopped to the consistency of minced meat. The filling will only have to fill the skin, the edges of which should then be sewn. The dish is baked the same for two hours.

Be sure to decorate baked stuffed fish before serving. For decor, you can take fresh herbs, lemon slices and red caviar.

With cheese and bell pepper

We offer another recipe for a fish dish, which will be a good choice for a family or holiday dinner. For the recipe you will need the fillet of any "royal" fish, weighing one kilogram.

Ingredients:

  • two onions;
  • one fruit of bell pepper;
  • one big tomato;
  • 180 ml of mayonnaise;
  • any seasonings for fish dishes.

Cooking method:

  1. Chop onion rings and mix with mayonnaise and spices.
  2. Cut the fish fillet in portions and send to the onion. Mix and set aside for 20 minutes.
  3. At this time, chop the tomato with slices, and sweet pepper with stripes.
  4. Spray the foil with oil. We spread the pickled fillet with onion on it, put tomato slices and sweet pepper on top, pour everything with mayonnaise and sprinkle with grated cheese.
  5. Wrap and send to bake for half an hour (temperature - 200 ° C).
  6. Serve a dish with herbs, vegetables and boiled potatoes.

Cooking in Walnuts

If you want to make your everyday menu more varied, we advise you to fry the fish in walnuts. For the recipe, you will also need the fillet of any noble fish weighing half a kilogram.

Ingredients:

  • 280 g of walnuts;
  • one chicken egg;
  • a spoonful of milk;
  • two tablespoons of flour.

How to cook fish in nuts:

  1. Sprinkle the fish fillet with salt and pepper, leave to marinate for half an hour.
  2. In one bowl, beat the egg with milk, pour the chopped walnuts into another. The third bowl is filled with flour.
  3. Now take the fillet. First, sprinkle it with flour, then dip it in the egg mixture, and then bread in the nuts.Fry in hot oil on both sides for three minutes.
  4. As soon as all the fish pieces are fried, put them in a mold, cover with foil and put in the oven for seven minutes (temperature - 180 ° C).

King-style fish with dill and rice

Another dish for a real royal table is baked fish with herbs and rice. For the recipe, we also take the fillet of any “royal” fish weighing one kilogram.

Ingredients:

  • two onions;
  • 110 g of dill;
  • half a glass of rice grains;
  • 110 g of mushrooms;
  • 130 ml of mayonnaise.

Cooking method:

  1. We cut fish fillet portionwise and season each piece with spices.
  2. Boil rice grains until half cooked.
  3. Stew chopped onions and mushrooms until the liquid evaporates. Then we put to them finely chopped dill and mayonnaise. Mix the composition and turn off the fire after a couple of minutes.
  4. We put fish on a sheet of foil, grits on top and cover the grains with vegetables. We wrap the billet and send it to the oven for half an hour (temperature - 180 ° C).

Important Cooking Tips

If you bake the whole fish, make shallow cuts on it. So it is completely baked, and small bones will dissolve in it without a trace.

  1. You need to season fish with seasonings not only on its surface, but also inside, so that the finished dish is even more appetizing and aromatic.
  2. The fish must be saturated with spices, so after applying seasonings, give it time to absorb all their taste and smell.
  3. Only from a fresh catch can you make a truly delicious fish dish.
  4. If you want to add acidity to the dish, you can use lemon juice. In other cases, citrus is optional.

In the preparation of the "royal" fish there is nothing complicated. On the contrary, her meat is so tasty and self-sufficient that it does not require any special design or the use of extra spices. Therefore, preparing such a product is a pleasure!

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