Baked Sea Bass with Herbed Roasted Potatoes
A whole sea bass roasted with a blend of fresh Italian herbs, tomato and laid on a bed of crispy roasted potatoes.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4
Calories 466 kcal
- 700 gr sea bass
- 3 large potatoes
- 2 large tomatoes
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 1 whole lemon
- salt and pepper to taste
Sea Bass Herb Stuffing
- 1 handful fresh parsley
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 3 lemon rounds, thin sliced cut in half
- salt and pepper to taste
Seasoning For Vegetables
- 1 pinch oregano, salt, pepper
Preheat oven to the maximum, no air. My oven goes to 250 C or 480 F.
Wash and trim fish, pat dry.
Oil the baking pan and place fish in the center.
Prepare Stuffing
Finely chop the garlic. Place into a bowl.
Finely chop the parsley and place into the bowl with the garlic.
Measure out the oregano and the thyme, add to the bowl with the parsley and garlic, mix well and set aside.
Prepare The Tomatoes and Potatoes
Wash and peel potatoes, cut into thin rounds using a mandolin or a good knife.
Wash tomatoes and cut into medium sized pieces.
After cutting place tomatoes on one side of the baking pan, drizzle with a little olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper.
After cutting layer the potato rounds on the other side of the baking pan, drizzle with a little olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper.
When done with the vegetables, prepare the fish.
Prepare Sea Bass for Cooking
Sprinkle sea bass with salt and pepper and stuff the belly with most of the stuffing mix, spread the rest on top of the fish.
Drizzle a tablespoon or two of olive oil on the fish, as well as the juice of 1/2 a lemon.
Place 2-3 lemon rounds thinly sliced on top of the fish.
Use remaining olive oil by drizzling the oil over all items in the pan.
Place into hot oven, bake for 20 minutes.
When 20 minutes have passed, turn the oven to grill mode to bake for 5 more minutes.