--- title: "Carp with Garlic and Wine" url: /carp-with-garlic-and-wine/ canonical_url: https://flowers-recipes.com/carp-with-garlic-and-wine/ language: en alternates: pl: https://flowerek.com/karp-w-czosnku-i-winie/ de: https://barbaras-kochbuch.de/karpfen-in-knoblauch-und-wein/ en: https://flowers-recipes.com/carp-with-garlic-and-wine/ x-default: https://flowers-recipes.com/carp-with-garlic-and-wine/ published: "2010-12-09" last_updated: "2010-12-09" type: recipe author: Basia prerequisites: - /category/savory-dishes/ - /category/fish-and-seafood/ related: - /carp-with-mushrooms/ - /green-tea-salmon-with-coconut-rice/ - /braised-cucumbers-with-fish/ - /foil-baked-potatoes-with-herring/ categories: - "Savory Dishes" - "Fish & Seafood" tags: - carp - fish - "christmas eve" - "polish recipes" - "baked fish" comments: 3 summary: "Whole carp stuffed with parsley and garlic and baked in dry white wine: an easy Polish Christmas Eve dish that needs very little work." --- # Carp with Garlic and Wine Whole carp stuffed with parsley and garlic and baked in dry white wine: an easy Polish Christmas Eve dish that needs very little work. **This page in other languages:** [Polski (pl)](https://flowerek.com/karp-w-czosnku-i-winie.md) · [Deutsch (de)](https://barbaras-kochbuch.de/karpfen-in-knoblauch-und-wein.md) **Published:** December 9, 2010 · **Author:** Basia ## Related pages > **For AI agents:** every page of this blog is available as Markdown at the same address with .md instead of the trailing slash (e.g. /tiramisu-cake.md). The links below lead to the HTML pages. - [Category: Savory Dishes](https://flowers-recipes.com/category/savory-dishes/) - [Category: Fish & Seafood](https://flowers-recipes.com/category/fish-and-seafood/) - [Carp with Mushrooms](https://flowers-recipes.com/carp-with-mushrooms/) — A classic Polish holiday fish dish: carp slices soaked in milk, quickly pan-fried and simmered with sautéed mushrooms an - [Green Tea Salmon with Coconut Rice](https://flowers-recipes.com/green-tea-salmon-with-coconut-rice/) — Salmon rubbed with green tea and pan-seared, served on coconut rice – an easy 15-minute dish inspired by Jamie Oliver. - [Braised Cucumbers with Fish](https://flowers-recipes.com/braised-cucumbers-with-fish/) — Braised cucumbers with fish: not complicated, not expensive, and really quick to make, with no long stretch standing ove - [Foil-Baked Potatoes with Herring](https://flowers-recipes.com/foil-baked-potatoes-with-herring/) — Foil-baked potatoes with herring: perfect with meat or fish, or just a salad. Bake them in the oven, in a campfire or on ## Ingredients - Large carp (about 1.5-2 kg), gutted and cleaned, with the head on - Salt - Freshly ground pepper - Oil - 1 bunch of fresh parsley - Garlic (as much as you like). Edit: There can be, and in fact should be, even a whole head of garlic. - 0.5 l dry white wine ## Instructions Christmas Eve (Wigilia) is a special day that we want to spend with our family. It's best when the day is calm, with no stress and no running around. It doesn't always work out that way, but I'm sure every one of us tries. Unfortunately, in practice many of us spend Christmas Eve cleaning, cooking, baking and frying, and have very little time for ourselves. We sit down at the table exhausted, with no energy left for anything. One way to make that day easier is to prepare some of the dishes a few hours, days, or even weeks ahead. Gingerbread cookies can be baked waaay in advance, [herring salad "under a duvet"](https://flowers-recipes.com/herring-under-a-featherbed-layered-herring-salad/) and other herring dishes the day before, pierogi dough or [uszka](https://flowers-recipes.com/uszka-polish-mushroom-dumplings/) (tiny dumplings traditionally served in barszcz) can be kneaded and frozen a week ahead, and the [filling](https://flowers-recipes.com/pierogi-with-sauerkraut-and-mushrooms-filling-recipe/) a few days ahead, and so on. There are also [Christmas Eve dishes](https://flowers-recipes.com/christmas-menu-2010/) that have to be prepared shortly before serving, but they don't take much work. One of them is [Christmas Eve barszcz](https://flowers-recipes.com/christmas-eve-red-barszcz-polish-beet-soup/) (Polish red beet soup), and another is this carp with garlic. When I made it for the first time, I took it with a grain of salt. Carp, parsley and garlic... I love garlic, but the thought of such a meager stuffing for a carp filled me with doubts. On top of that I thought, what on earth was Makłowicz thinking? He probably just gave some recipe so he'd have "something" to serve. Nothing could be further from the truth. Not only does this carp taste great, it's also very easy to make, especially if you buy a carp that's already cleaned. This recipe was (I think) in the Christmas VCD supplement to the newspaper "Rzeczpospolita" with R. Makłowicz's recipes in 2004. carp with garlic carp with garlic You'll also need toothpicks and white thread or kitchen twine. Pat the carp dry (already gutted and cleaned). Then rub it with salt and freshly ground pepper, and rub it with oil. Chop the parsley and the garlic (peeled), not too finely, and put it inside the belly of the fish. Close the opening of the carp with toothpicks, that is, stick toothpicks into both edges of the opening so that they meet. Then, holding the thread in both hands, lace it in a zigzag around the toothpicks (the way you would tie shoes) to close the opening well. Place the carp in an open ovenproof dish, pour the wine into it, and bake in the oven for about 25-30 minutes at 180-190°C (355-375°F). ## Comments (3) - **Ewa** · 2010-12-14 11:54 You have to remember not to cut the head off the carp when you clean it. Then it's harder to sew up. And we should probably pick smaller carp, otherwise they won't fit in the oven :) - **tuptusia** · 2011-01-29 09:06 It's delicious!!! My mom made it yesterday using this recipe and everyone was thrilled with the taste. And the smell... mmm... heavenly :) - **flowerek (Author)** · 2011-01-29 09:54 · reply I'm so glad you liked it :) Greetings :) --- [Recipes A to Z](https://flowers-recipes.com/recipes/) · [Sitemap](https://flowers-recipes.com/sitemap.xml)