Pan-Roasted Pike with Sour Cream

Ingredients

• 1500 gPike
• 64 gButter
• 250 gCream
• 150 gOnion
• 2 pcsBay leaf
• 5 gSalt
• 100 mlBroth
• 30 mlLemon juice
• 40 gParmesan

Instructions

1. 1

   Preparation

   • Cut the pike into serving pieces and pat dry.
   • Peel and slice the onion thinly. Grate the Parmesan and squeeze the lemon.
   • Preheat the oven to 200 °C (392 °F).
2. 2

   Roasting

   • Lightly grease an ovenproof pan. Place the pike pieces inside.
   • Dot with butter, add onion slices and bay leaves, and season lightly with salt.
   • Pour the sour cream evenly over the fish.
   • Roast in the hot oven for about 18–22 minutes, basting the fish with the sauce a couple of times and sprinkling with Parmesan toward the end.
3. 3

   Finish and serve

   • Remove the fish from the oven and discard bay leaves and large onion slices.
   • Stir the remaining sauce with about 100 ml hot stock and season with lemon juice or a dash of vinegar.
   • Pour the sauce over the fish, sprinkle extra Parmesan if desired, and serve immediately.