Ingredients to serve 10

  • 3kg Carpa regina
  • 200g pork lard
  • 50g sage
  • 50g rosemary
  • 10g fennel seeds
  • 5g fennel flowers
  • Sunflower seed oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Lemon juice
  • White wine

Preparation

First scale, gut and wash the carp. Let it dry well and then put little cuts all along the back. Prepare a mixture of garlic, lard and aromatic herbs, salted and peppered to taste. Stuff the fish and the cuts with this mixture. Let rest for about 2 hours so the fish can absorb the flavours. If needed, close the fish wrapping it in kitchen string. Make a mixture of lemon juice, oil and white wine, then brush this onto the fish using a sprig of rosemary. Repeat this brushing procedure during baking too.

Serve hot.