Carp on onion from Vranje

Ingredients:

• 1 carp of 1,5kg.
• 1kg. onion
• 1-1.5dl. oil
• 200g. rice
• 5-6dl. warm water
• salt and pepper
• 1 (leveled) teaspoon dried thyme

Cut onion into slices, cook slowly in heated oil. Add to it picked over, washed and drained rice, cook until it becomes glassy barely cover with warm water, add thyme, salt and pepper, mix. Clean carp, wash, cut gashes (but not very deep) on both sides 3-5 cm. apart. Place carp thus prepared on rice, brush it with oil sprinkle with salt and pepper. Put into the oven preheated to 150-170°C and bake until all is tender and the fish has a crisp brown crust (about 1 hour more).
This dish is traditionally served on Christmas Eve and St. Nicholas Day in the town of Vranje and it's vicinity (southern part of Serbia).

Carp on onion from Vranje