Fish Plakiya
Fish baked the Bulgarian way on a bed of onions softened in oil with tomato, garlic, wine and lemon slices — usually carp, though any firm white fish works, and the onions become a sweet sauce steeped in the fish juices.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1.2 kg carp steaks, about 3 cm thick
- 2 tsp salt
- 100 ml sunflower oil
- 4 medium onions, sliced into half-moons
- 4 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 400 g tomatoes, grated, or chopped tinned tomatoes
- 150 ml dry white wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 1 bunch parsley, chopped
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1711 kcal · P 20.2g · C 168g · F 104.3g
Estimated from 12 of 12 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Rinse the fish, pat it dry, rub it with 1 tsp of the salt and leave for 20 minutes while you make the onion base.
- 2Heat the oven to 180°C. Heat the oil in a wide pan over medium heat and fry the onions for 12–15 minutes, stirring, until very soft and golden; add the garlic for the last 2 minutes.
- 3Take the pan off the heat and stir in the paprika, then add the tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, pepper and remaining salt and simmer for 5 minutes.
- 4Stir in half the parsley and spread the onion mixture in a baking dish.
- 5Lay the fish on top in a single layer, pressing it lightly into the sauce, and cover each piece with a lemon slice.
- 6Bake uncovered for 30–35 minutes, spooning the sauce over the fish once halfway, until the flesh flakes away from the bone and the sauce has thickened and browned at the edges.
- 7Rest for 10 minutes and serve sprinkled with the remaining parsley. Plakiya is as good warm or at room temperature as straight from the oven.
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Questions and answers
How long does Fish Plakiya take to make?
About 85 minutes: 30 min prep and 55 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Fish Plakiya?
12 ingredients: carp steaks, salt, sunflower oil, onions, garlic, sweet paprika, tomatoes, dry white wine, bay leaves, black pepper, lemon, parsley.
How many servings does this Fish Plakiya recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Fish Plakiya?
About 428 kcal, with 5.1 g protein, 42 g carbohydrate and 26.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Fish Plakiya recipe suit?
It is gluten-free and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Fish Plakiya?
Fish Plakiya comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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