This will become your favorite Sturgeon recipes you'll try, promises an unforgettably delicious dinner at home! With delicate flavors and an easy step-by-step guide, you'll create a culinary masterpiece that looks fancy but is surprisingly simple to prepare. You'll love the creamy sauce!
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Eastern European, Russian
Keyword Sterlet, Sturgeon Recipes
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 50 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 6people
Equipment
stick blender or food processor
Ingredients
1whole Sterlet Sturgeonthat fits on a baking tray
3pounds(1½ kg) potatoes
3tomatoescut in quarters
1bunchfresh basil
4clovesgarlic
¼ smallred onionto be blended in sauce
1½cupsmayonnaise
1cupsour cream
¼teaspoonspices (like Hmeli Suneli or Fish Spice)(optional)
salt and pepper
Instructions
Using a stick blender, process fresh basil, garlic, onion, mayonnaise, sour cream and salt and pepper until a smooth sauce.
Peel potatoes and cut into wedges. Pour ½ of the basil sauce over the potatoes and mix together. Allow to marinate while your prepare the fish.
Prepare the fish by washing the cavity - assuming fish is already gutted and cleaned.
Slice the small tomatoes in half and place into the cavity of the sturgeon. Slather with the basil sauce to flavor the inside of the fish. Save some sauce to serve with fish.
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Place sturgeon on a foil lined baking tray and baste in basil sauce. Surround with potato wedges.
Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes until internal temp is 145°F (63°C). Allow extra cooking time if needed. Remove foil and allow potatoes to crisp up for 10 more minutes.