Stuffed Carp

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fish Stuffing

1. 1
   Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat.

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2. 2
   Add the onion and carrot and fry, stirring, until they turn lightly golden.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
3. 3
   Add the garlic and fry about 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Garlic burns quickly and turns bitter. Add it only after the onion has softened, over medium heat, and add the next ingredient as soon as it smells fragrant.
4. 4
   Add the salt, black pepper and paprika and cook for another 2 minutes.

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5. 5
   Transfer to a bowl, add the breadcrumbs and eggs and mix until combined.

   Bowl

To assemble

1. 6
   Fill the fish with the mixture and sew up the belly with string.

   Kitchen twine
2. 7
   Place the carp in a pot, add the tomato paste, water, olive oil, cumin and salt and cook over low heat for 40 minutes.

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3. 8
   Serve hot with the sauce and bread.