Fish Nests - recipe with photo

Fish Nests

This recipe was given to me by my godmother, but I have made some small adjustments. The dish turned out great: thanks to the milk, the loaf does not dry out, and the filling remains very tender. This amount of ingredients makes approximately 20 nests.

Total cooking time
not set
Number of servings
not set
Recipe difficulty
3 / 5

Ingredients

Recipe scale: 1x

  • fish fillet 500 g
  • baton loaf 400 g
  • onion 200 g
  • milk 500 ml
  • cheese 150 g
  • mayonnaise
  • greens to taste
  • salt
  • pepper
  • vegetable oil

Instructions

Step 1 of 12

Finely chop the onion.

Step 2 of 12

Finely chop the fish.

Step 3 of 12

Finely chop the greens.

Step 4 of 12

Grate the cheese using a fine grater.

Step 5 of 12

Combine the fish, onion, and greens. Add salt and pepper.

Step 6 of 12

Cut the baton loaf into slices 2 cm thick.

Step 7 of 12

Soak the loaf pieces in milk and gently squeeze out the excess.

Step 8 of 12

Grease a baking pan with oil and place the pieces in it.

Step 9 of 12

Create a depression in each piece by pressing the crumb with your hands.

Step 10 of 12

Fill the depressions with the fish and onion mixture.

Step 11 of 12

Spread with mayonnaise and place in the oven. Bake at 180 degrees for 40–45 minutes.

Step 12 of 12

After that, sprinkle with cheese (I sprinkled half of the pieces with cheese and left half without). Return to the oven for another 5–7 minutes.