Capelin in the oven without oil

Since the fish will be baked in the oven, first of all it is necessary to turn it on for heating up to 180 degrees Celsius.

Next, rinse the capelin thoroughly under running water, gut the insides and dry, spread out on paper towels.

Put capelin in some container and season it with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Add to it dry spices that are most suitable for fish (marjoram, dill, tarragon, sage, cumin, mint, etc.).

Then mix soy sauce and lemon juice together in a separate container. Pour the resulting mixture liberally over the capelin and leave to marinate for about 20 minutes.

Peel the onion, wash and chop into half rings.

Cover a deep baking tray or baking dish of a suitable shape with foil. At the bottom of the mold, covered with foil, put the onion, cut into half rings. Such a vegetable pillow will not allow the fish to stick to the foil layer and in the future it will be easy to remove it from the baking dish. In addition, onions will give the baked capelin an appetizing aroma and slightly soften its specific smell.

On top of the onion pillow, put the capelin already marinated in spices one by one over the entire area of the baking dish. Put the capelin to bake in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes. The main thing is not to over-dry this small, but very tasty fish.

As soon as the fish is covered with an appetizing golden crust, turn off the oven. After that, get a baking dish and carefully transfer the baked capelin without oil to a beautiful dish for serving. Decorate the fish with fresh parsley and serve some dipping sauce to the capelin.

Bon appetit!