If you are looking for a simple dish to prepare and full of good properties, you will love the recipe for baked sea bass with vegetables that we detail in this OneHOWTO article. Sea bass is a fish with a delicate flavor, with few bones, which makes it ideal for the whole family, and which provides all the good properties of a food rich in vitamins, essential minerals and healthy fatty acids. It is ideal as dinner or lunch for gourmet palates who want to take care of themselves with a dish that is as delicious as it is light, which is why it is also usually prepared for festive times. Learn how to make baked sea bass with vegetables with this easy recipe.
To make baked sea bass with vegetables, ask the fishmonger to clean the sea bass for you , removing the gut and scales (without opening it completely). At home, finish washing the fish well with plenty of cold water and let it drain completely.
Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables . She peels and thinly slices the potatoes and does the same with the zucchini. Also, cut the spring onion into rings and with the pepper make strips that are not too thick. Also prepare the garlic clove by peeling and slicing it.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC – 190ºC and while you wait for it to reach temperature, pour a little olive oil into the oven tray in which you are going to prepare the dish. Distribute the oil well throughout the tray and place the potatoes and pepper strips on top. Sprinkle with a little salt and freshly ground pepper.
Put the tray in the oven and let the pepper and potato, the vegetables with a harder texture, cook for 10 minutes .
With the clean and dry sea bass, make two deep, oblique cuts in the upper loin and place a thin slice of lemon on them. Season with a few grains of coarse salt.
Take the tray out of the oven (burning eye!) and add the rest of the vegetables , the spring onion rings, the minced garlic and the courgette slices. On the vegetable mantle, put the sea bass accompanied by the spices you prefer. A few sprigs of rosemary or thyme, or a little chopped parsley, will do wonders.
Put the tray back , already with the fish incorporated, in the oven and spray the sea bass with an extra thread of olive oil , so that the upper part is crispy.
The fish should be cooking in the oven between 25 – 35 minutes (depending on size). Halfway through cooking, sprinkle the sea bass by adding the glass of white wine and a little fish stock or just water.
After the necessary time, take the sea bass out of the oven, serve it by separating the loins and accompany them with the vegetables seasoned with a little of the rich juice that will have remained on the tray. You can also serve the sea bass whole , or each on a plate if you’ve made several, surrounded by the side of vegetables.
Now that you know how to make baked sea bass with vegetables, you may want to know how to cook sea bass in salt .
- The baked sea bass with vegetables recipe admits variations to adapt it to your preferences. For example, you can eliminate the potatoes if you want an even lower calorie dish and also add other vegetables that you like more. Some green asparagus, thinly sliced carrots or sliced mushrooms are good suggestions.
- The ‘invisible’ ingredients also add up in this simple recipe. A good virgin olive oil and a quality dry white wine will make the dish delicious.
- To make this recipe, it is always preferable to opt for fresh fish, choosing between wild or farmed sea bass, the result, in any case, will be equally good, healthy and exquisite. Remember that if you prefer wild sea bass you will probably need to freeze it before using it in cooking.