Peshk i Pjekur me Hudhra

For my baked fish with garlic recipe I’ve used Pollock (European, caught in the north of France). But any large white fish will work, it’s best to understand what fish Albania have to decide which fish to use. Baked Fish is served in nearly all Albanian restaurants and cooked in many different ways. Trout, Carp and Acne from Shkoder lake is the most common served fish dishes in Albanian restaurants. Some, will catch the fish daily from the lake to serve in the restaurant that day. Traditional dishes at home will use sea fish, this is more popular with everyday dishes too. In the North, Shkoder where we are from, nick name the fish ‘French Fish’ – only as the dams in this area were built by the french and populated with fish by them. French fish is generally white fish, I often use Pollock here in the UK which is a close match.