Baked Whole Fish
Ingredients
 | Fish - whole | Preferably 'Carp' - 1.5 kgs - uncut |
 | Shredded Onion | 4 |
 | Garlic | Paste : 8 Pods; Shredded : 4 Pods |
 | Ginger Paste | 2 teaspoons |
 | Green Chillies - shredded | 3 |
 | Chilli Powder (If you wish) | To taste |
 | Mint & Corriander (If available) | 3~4 sprigs each |
 | White Bread | Two slices |
 | Milk | Enough to soak the bread slices |
 | Vinegar | 2 teaspoons |
 | Tomato Ketchup | 2 teaspoons |
 | Eggs | 2 |
 | Bread Crumb | Enough to coat |
 | Butter | As required |
 | Cooking Medium (Fat/Oil) | 30 mls |
 | Salt | To taste |
Preparation: 25 Minutes
- Soak the Bread Slices in Milk
- De-scale, clean internals & wash the fish thoroughly.
- Sharply separate the Head and the Tail, boil these in salt water for 2~3 minutes, remove & keep aside.
- Cut the fish into 8~10 large pieces, boil in salt water for 5 minutes, remove, drip dry on a strainer, remove bones carefully.
- Stir fry the chopped Onion, Garlic & Chillis till onions are golden brown.
- Place the boiled pieces of fish, soaked bread slices and the
fried onions etc in a mixing bowl. Add the ginger/garlic pastes, finely
chopped mint/coriander leaves, eggs, chilli powder, salt to taste,
vinegar & tomato ketchup - Mix well.
Cooking : 25 Minutes
Shift the mixture to a greased oven proof (for baking) serving
plate. Mould it to give it a shape of a fish. Place the 'Head' &
the 'Tail' at two ends.
Cover with bread crumb. Put small dollops of butter liberally.
Bake at 200 C for about 20 minutes.
Serve with Mustard Sauce & Tomato Ketchup.
Goes well with Garlic Bread.
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