Baked Fish

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Baked Fish

Category: Main Dish - (202)
Origin: Iceland
Source: https://guidetoiceland.is/best-of-iceland/delicious-icelandic-recipes

Iceland has always been a nation of fishermen, so the most diverse dishes from the country are undoubtedly those with seafood. While fish is prepared and served in a wide variety of ways, perhaps the most palatable to people from all backgrounds is when it is baked in the national tradition.

Ingredients:

- 1 tablespoon butter
- 6 fish fillets or 6 cod fish fillets
- 1 lemon
- salt, pepper to taste
- 200 g Emmenthaler cheese or 200 g Tilsiter cheese, grated
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 cup cream
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs

Preparation:

1- Preheat oven to 180° Celsius.
2- Butter a baking dish.
3- Put the fillets into the baking dish.
4- Season the fillets with salt, pepper and freshly squeezed lemon juice.
5- Cover the fish with grated cheese.
6- Mix mustard with cream and pour it over fish fillets.
7- Cover with bread crumbs.
8- Bake the fillets for 35 minutes.
9- Serve with rice or noodles or mashed potatoes