Main dishes

Carp fillets with mushroom barley risotto

Carp fillets pan-fried in butter until crisp, served with pearl barley risotto with mushrooms, onion, and Parmesan. Serves 4.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
10 min
Cook time
50 min
Total time
1 hr
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Medium
Cuisine
Slovak
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Carp fillets with barley risotto make a lunch that shows carp isn't just for Christmas: cook pearl barley risotto-style with button mushrooms and onion, and pan-fry the carp fillets in butter, skin-side down. Scoring the skin helps the fillets cook evenly and makes the tiny bones barely noticeable.

Ingredients

Risotto

Carp

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Instructions

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  1. Barley

    45 min

    Sauté the finely chopped onion and sliced mushrooms in the oil until the released liquid evaporates. Add the rinsed barley and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, then gradually add the hot broth. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 40 minutes, until the barley is tender. Stir in the butter and Parmesan.

  2. Carp

    10 min

    Pat the fillets dry with a paper towel, score the skin crosswise at intervals of about 5 mm, and season with salt and pepper. Pan-fry in the hot butter, skin-side down, for 5–6 minutes. Turn and cook for another 2 minutes.

  3. Serve

    Divide the risotto among plates, place the fillets on top, and sprinkle with the parsley.

Tip: Score the carp skin at close intervals to cut through the tiny bones and make them barely noticeable when eating. Scoring also keeps the skin from curling.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
674 kcal
Protein
49 g
Carbohydrates
56 g
of which sugars
4.5 g
Fat
29 g
of which saturates
11 g
Fiber
11 g
Salt
3.9 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Kaprie filety s krúpovým rizotom a hubami

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