Mint is a very affordable type of fish for a large number of people. Mintai is inexpensive, yet delicious to prepare. Some novice cooks may argue with the judgment of the juiciness and flavor of the fish. Someone even considers pollock the driest fish of all possible.
However, when pollock is properly cooked, this fish is quite tasty. The main thing is to know how to properly cook pollock at home. Let’s tell you how you can bake fish juicy and hearty.
Ingredients for baked pollock:
- Pollock – 1 kg;
- Salt – 1 tsp;
- Black pepper – ⅓ tsp;
- Vegetable oil – 50 ml.
Preparation of baked pollock:
Remove the head, gills, fins and tail from the fish. Make an incision along the belly and remove all the insides, especially carefully get rid of the black film.
Salt and pepper the fillets, lightly rub into the meat of the fish. Grease the baking mold with vegetable oil, lay the fillets on the surface. Grease the surface of the pollock with vegetable oil.
Bake the fish at 220 degrees in the oven for 20 minutes.
On the grill function in the oven you can bake the fish for an additional 5 minutes at 250 degrees after full cooking. This way the fillet will become more golden and still retain its juiciness.
You can serve pollock with salads. The fish will be juicy both hot and cold.