Pink salmon is a representative of the Pacific salmon. This lean fish is high in protein and can be included in your diet.
Scale the pink salmon. To do this, take the fish by the tail and peel off the scales with a special grater or knife. Then rinse the pink salmon in running water. Then cut the belly from the head and carefully remove the insides. Scrape out the inner cavity with a knife, rinse it in running water. Remove the gills, cut off the head, fins and tail. Remove the skin from the carcass to make the fillet. Make a small incision in the back of the pink salmon and pull the skin towards the abdomen, undercutting it slightly. When the skin is removed from one half, turn the carcass over and remove the skin from the other side in the same way. From the side of the incision, carefully separate the meat from the bones using a sharp knife. Then draw out the backbone along with the bones from the 2nd side of the carcass. Remove the bones remaining in the fillet.
To prepare pink salmon in foil you will need: 1 fish, 50 g of butter, 1 head of onion, 150 g of mayonnaise, 2 tsp. wine vinegar, 75 g spinach leaves, 40 g watercress leaves, 40 g parsley leaves, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, pepper, salt - to taste. Combine mayonnaise, wine vinegar, herbs, lemon juice in a blender. Peel and cut the onion into half rings. Combine softened butter, salt, pepper and onions. Put the mixture into the abdomen of the pink salmon. Spread the fish with mayonnaise and herbs. Put the foil on a baking sheet, grease it with oil, lay out the pink salmon, wrap it up, put the baking sheet in the oven preheated to 200 ° C for 30-40 minutes. As a side dish, a vegetable salad is suitable for such a dish.
The calorie content of 100 g of pink salmon is 140 kcal. Energy value (ratio of fats, proteins, carbohydrates): fats - 6, 5 g, proteins - 20, 5 g, carbohydrates - 0 g.
To cook pink salmon baked in foil with cheese, you need the following ingredients: 1 kg fillet, 400 g feta cheese, 300 g mayonnaise, 1 tbsp. cream cheese, 200 g of Brie cheese, 1 tbsp. spoon of Dijon mustard, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of balsamic vinegar, olive oil. Wash the fillets. Place on a baking tray oiled foil with olive oil and pink salmon fillets on top. Combine cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar in a blender. Grease the fillet with the resulting mixture and put it in the oven for 35-40 minutes. For a side dish, you can make baked potatoes and boiled asparagus.
To cook pink salmon baked in the oven with ginger-mint sauce, you will need: 1 kg of pink salmon, 0.5 tsp of ground paprika, 0.5 tsp. cumin, 2 tbsp. olive oil, pepper, salt, 2/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of grated ginger, 1 head of chopped garlic, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of lemon juice, 1 tbsp. spoon of soy sauce, 1 tbsp. spoon of honey, 3 tbsp. tablespoons of fresh mint. Peel and chop the garlic, put it in a bowl, add mayonnaise, ginger, soy sauce, lemon, honey, chopped mint. Mix all ingredients, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Wash the pink salmon, make 1.5-2 cm deep cuts throughout the fillet. Combine the cumin, paprika, olive oil and rub the mixture into the incisions on the fillets. Sprinkle the fish with pepper, salt and let stand while the oven is heating up (up to 200C). Put the pink salmon in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
Serve the fish with a sauce and a side dish of baked vegetables or rice.
In the oven, you can cook pink salmon baked in sour cream. The dish turns out to be very juicy and soft. You will need 1 medium-sized pink salmon, 2-3 tbsp. flour, 50 g butter, 150 g sour cream, pepper, salt - to taste. Wash the fish, dry it, roll in flour and fry it whole in butter (on both sides) until golden brown. Transfer the pink salmon to a frying pan, cover with sour cream, sprinkle with pepper and salt, put in the oven, preheated to 200 ° C, for 20 minutes. Cool the finished fish a little, cut it into portions, pour with sour cream sauce and serve.
