Baked carp in Czech
Czechs are very fond of fish, although there are no seas in the Czech Republic, but there are many lakes, rivers and ponds in which these handsome carp breed.
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In Czech families, it has become popular to buy 2 carp on Christmas Eve: one bake, and the second released at will - this is a sign of mercy in Czech, so that luck will accompany the whole year.
And the Czechs wear fish scales in their wallet, yes, yes, I myself saw them, but this is done so that money will be kept all year round.
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You will need
- 1 large carp
- 1 bottle of light beer
- 100 gr. Sour cream
- 30 gr. olive oil
- 1 lemon
- 1 onion
Cooking method
- Carp clean, pour beer and put for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
- After an hour turn over to the other side and again put it in a cool place. According to the traditional Czech carp recipe, it is necessary to soak in the beer for about 2 days. But I did not wait so long ...
- Then it should be rubbed with salt and pepper, sprinkle with juice of 1 lemon.
- Lubricate sour cream and put in the oven, bake at 200 degrees for 40 minutes in the oven.
- Before serving, decorate the carp with herbs and fried in olive oil onions.
