France · Fish and Seafood Dishes

Sea Bass Baked in Paper

40 min4 servings275 kcal

Paper-baked sea bass is a gourmet dish. Fresh sea bass is wrapped in parchment paper along with aromatic herbs, lemon and olive oil.

Sea Bass Baked in Paper

Ingredients

  • sea bass, whole2
  • garlic4 cloves
  • lemon juice2 tbsp
  • olive oil4 tbsp
  • tomatoes4
  • dry white wine1 cup
  • black olives100 g
  • fresh or marinated capers50 g
  • dried oregano1 tsp
  • baking paper2 sheets
  • lemon1
  • parsley, ground black pepper, saltto taste

Method

  1. 1Clean the sea bass, gut it and remove the gills without cutting off the head. Rinse well and rub with salt inside and out.
  2. 2Chop parsley and garlic finely. Mix with lemon juice, oregano and 2 tablespoons of olive oil, lightly salt. Coat the fish well inside and outside with the mixture.
  3. 3Pour the wine into a deep baking dish. Grease the baking paper with olive oil. Slice the tomatoes and lemon. Place the tomatoes, fish, olives, capers and lemon on the paper, wrap the paper and place in the baking dish.
  4. 4Bake the fish for 20-30 minutes in the oven at 180°C. A few minutes before the fish is ready, unwrap the paper to brown the fish.
  5. 5Serve directly in the paper, decorated with parsley or other fresh herbs.