Baked carp with vegetables and cheese
Carp is a very popular fish in the Czech Republic because it thrives in lakes and ponds, even in freezing temperatures. Fried carp is traditionally served for Christmas Eve dinner.
Some people, like my younger brother, don’t like carp because it has a lot of bones and therefore takes long to eat. Others, such as my stepmother, don’t like carp because of its fishiness. She does like this preparation of it, though. The fish absorbs the flavors of vegetables, cream and spices. My dad got this recipe from one of my sister’s former boyfriends, who actually knew how to cook. You can certainly use any other white fish.
Baked carp with vegetables and cheese
Carp is a very popular fish in the Czech Republic. Some people don’t like carp because of its fishiness. With this preparation, the fish absorbs the flavors of vegetables, cream and spices. You can certainly use any other white fish.
Ingredients
- 4 carp fillets or other white fish
- Salt
- 1 c flour
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 light green peppers such as cubanelle, cut into stripes
- 1 leek halved and cut into 1/4-inch stripes
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 c half & half
- 1 c grated cheese such as gruyère
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 ºF.
- Dry the fish and season with salt.
- Mix the flour with curry powder and coat the fish with it.
- Heat butter in a sauté pan. Fry the fillets on both sides. Transfer them into a baking dish.
- Add oil to the sauté pan and cook the peppers and leek for about 3 minutes. Season with Italian seasoning.
- Scatter the vegetables around the fish and pour the half and half over the dish.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the cheese and bake for another 10 minutes until the cream thickens slightly and cheese melts.