Perch on Leek

I was in our large Rewe Center yesterday and stood at the fishmonger booth. The first thing I saw was a sign for Perch from freshwater aqua culture in the nearby capitol city of Hessian. Fresh fish there? Normally only bad politicians are there, hmm.

I bought a whole perch, about 650 g. Later at home I checked the Internet and found many things about a very modern built Rewe Center in Erbenheim. A full wooden structure that is topped with a hydroponics garden and fish tank. They grow basil there to sell and grow perch. The fish water fertilizes the basil. 

These plants are not sold in the usual plastic pots, but sit only in a paper. I have bought those at Rewe last year some times and thought it a great idea. But I never investigated any further.

Recipe for 2:

650 g perch

Fish seasoning, 2 lemons

1 large leek, salt and pepper

Mashed garlic 

50 ml Noilly Prat

Preheat the oven 180 C fan.

Cover a baking dish with paper and cut the leek in 2 cm rounds. Season them and put them in the middle of the dish. Add garlic and Noilly Prat.

Wash the perch inside and outside. Pat dry and season with fish seasoning. Stuff 3 lemon slices in the belly of the perch. Place it on top of the leek. Set some more lemon slices on top.

Bake for 30 min. When you can pull out a fin from the perch, it is done.