Baked Sea Bream with Herbs

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Preheat the oven to 200°C.

   Cookware: oven

2. Step 2

   Coat the baking dish with 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil.

   Ingredients used: 15.0 ml Olive Oil

   Cookware: baking dish

3. Step 3

   Pat the sea bream dry and make two shallow diagonal cuts on each side. Season the cavities and exteriors with the salt and ground black pepper.

   Ingredients used: 2.0 gr Ground Black Pepper, 6.0 gr Salt, 2.0 piece Sea Bream

   Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board

4. Step 4

   Fill the fish cavities with the garlic, parsley, thyme, and sliced portion of the lemon. Place the fish in the prepared dish and drizzle with the remaining 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil.

   Ingredients used: 9.0 gr Garlic, 0.5 piece Lemon, 30.0 ml Olive Oil, 15.0 gr Parsley, 3.0 gr Thyme

   Cookware: baking dish

5. Step 5

   Squeeze the reserved lemon portion over the fish.

   Ingredients used: 0.5 piece Lemon

   Cookware: baking dish

6. Step 6

   Bake for 20–25 minutes, until the flesh is opaque, separates easily from the backbone, and reaches 63°C at the thickest part.

   Timer: 22 min (fixed)

   Cookware: baking dish, instant-read thermometer, oven

7. Step 7

   Rest the fish for 5 minutes, then serve whole or lift the fillets away from the bones.

   Timer: 5 min (fixed)

   Cookware: baking dish