Ice fish in a frying pan

Ice fish in a frying pan when cooking is extremely simple. Like any other fish, it is fried very quickly - literally in a matter of minutes. Therefore, it is better to take care of the side dish in advance, and only after it is ready, start frying ice fish. This procedure will allow you to end up with a dish in which both the fish and the side dish will be hot.

You can use anything as a side dish. Boiled potatoes, various cereals, for example, rice, baked or stewed vegetables and even pasta will be well combined with fish cooked in this way. You can add fish and pieces of fresh vegetables, decorate with sprigs of fresh herbs.

We start cooking with washing the fish. Usually ice fish is sold frozen and already gutted, but if this is suddenly not the case, the fish must be gutted and cleaned. The head does not need to be cut off. Thoroughly wash the fish under running water, and then dry it from excess moisture with paper towels.

Rub the fish with salt and ground black pepper - we do it both inside and outside. At the same time, we put a frying pan on medium heat, pour olive oil into it and heat it well. When this happens, we put the carcasses of ice fish in a hot frying pan. Fry the fish for 5 minutes, then turn the fish to the other side and fry for another 3-4 minutes - until cooked. Cover the pan with a lid for the last couple of minutes. If you want a crispy crust, you don't need to cover the pan with a lid, but it's better to add a little heat.

We spread the fried fish on serving plates, add a side dish, pour fresh lemon juice on top of the fish (you can not use it or replace it with lime juice). The finished dish is served to the table until it has cooled down.

Bon appetit!