Greece is considered his homeland. Locals do not like it and use it in the preparation of many dishes. Now, thanks to its dietary composition, this fish has spread throughout the world. The taste of the sea bass is tender and soft, there are very few bones, and how good it is when baked … Mmm … it just melts in your mouth!
Cooking features
Seabass is considered a dietary product, so it can be safely used while following various diets. Even eating a lot of fish, you don't have to worry about your figure. Through trial and error, the chefs found out that seabass performed well in combination with Provencal herbs. Do not neglect this advice, use it when necessary. Before serving, be sure to sprinkle it with lemon juice and olive oil. This will further reveal the already rich taste. When choosing a product, use a little secret: press your finger on the body of the fish and see the result. If the cavity flattens out quickly, then which product can you trust. And if not, then it is better to refuse the purchase. This suggests that the fish is stale.
When the sea bass is safely delivered home, you can start cooking it selflessly. It is best to bake it in the oven. The process will not take much time, and the result will please. First, do some preparatory work. Prepare a special marinade: add citrus juice to light mayonnaise or low-fat sour cream and mix well. You can also use vinegar for these purposes, but the mayonnaise-sour cream version is tastier. Soak the fish in the marinade for about an hour, allowing it to fully feed. If you have very little time, then simply grease the sea bass on both sides with seasonings and a little bit of lemon juice. Everything! The preparatory stage is left behind, you can proceed to baking.
Classic homemade recipe
To prepare it, you will need the following set of products:
- 1 sea bass,
- 30 ml olive oil;
- head of onion or purple onion;
- 1 lemon;
- Provencal herbs;
- salt to taste.
First, clean the fish, free it from the insides, cut off the fins. The fins of the seabass are very sharp, so be careful not to cut yourself. When the fish is ready, take a bowl and combine the salt and spices in it. With the resulting mixture, thoroughly rub the fish, not only outside, but also inside. It is very easy to oversalt and pepper the seabass. It absorbs all the seasonings very quickly, so be careful - do not overdo it. Then it's up to the bow. Cut it into rings. It is better to choose onions not onions, but special purple ones, for salads. But this is a matter of taste. If you want a slight bitterness, you can also use onion. Do the same with the lemon. Divide it into thin, neat slices.
There is little left to do. Place the sea bass in a baking bag or wrap it in foil. If you are using a bag, remember to punch a few holes in it. This is necessary in order for the dish to bake well. For foil, wrap the fish tightly. Place the seabass itself in the middle, put an onion around the edges, and a lemon on top. To make the taste even more pronounced and rich, sprinkle the fish with olive oil and send to bake. Put the oven at 190 degrees.
Some housewives like to stuff fish with parsley and dill. If you want a fresher taste, you can try it. Experiment and find your ideal ingredients. In the meantime, the fish was baked well. It took her about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve. Delicate, aromatic treats are ready! Very tasty sea bass will be combined with potatoes, fresh vegetable salad and seafood sauce.
Royal seabass
The following recipe for making sea bass is truly suitable for a royal dinner. The dish that you get at the end will be breathtakingly delicious. It can become not only a decoration, but a real crown of the table. Provided, of course, that you love seafood. If you are already impatient to acquire this culinary masterpiece, do not waste another minute and start cooking.
You will need:
- 4 seabass;
- 100 grams of king prawns;
- 3-4 octopuses;
- 200 grams of seaweed or kelp;
- 400 grams of spinach;
- 200 grams of hard cheese;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Pre-prepare the fish for further actions. Wash and clean it. Pull the insides in a slightly non-trivial way - not through the stomach, but through the back. Now it's time to refuel. Cut the spinach into small pieces or simply tear it up with your hands. Divide the pre-boiled king prawns into small pieces too. But leave 2-3 things intact in order to later decorate the dish with them. Grate the cheese on a fine grater and combine it with the spinach and shrimp in a separate bowl. When the dressing is ready, fill the sea bass with it.
To make the taste even more delicate, add a little cream to each fish. And in this form, send them to the oven, bake. Set the temperature to 180 degrees. After 40 minutes, your royal dinner is ready. Put it on a nice plate, garnish with octopuses around the edges, garnish with shrimps on top. As a side dish, you can serve seaweed with it. So its value will skyrocket. Everything! Your royal seabass, which even a purebred aristocrat would envy, is ready. Households, most likely, will not have to be called, because they themselves will resort to the aroma spreading in the kitchen. Bon Appetit!
Seabass baked with potatoes
This recipe is a little simpler than the previous one, but in its taste it is in no way inferior to it. To make it a reality, you need the following products:
- 1 sea bass;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- 100 g butter;
- half a kilo of potatoes;
- 2 lemons;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Carry out a preliminary fish cleaning procedure. Combine salt and pepper in a small bowl in the proportions you would normally use to prepare marine life. Rub the sea bass carcass with the mixture. Cut the previously washed lemon into rings and send it inside the fish. If you have a juicer at home, great. Squeeze the juice out of one lemon, make deep cuts in the fish, and carefully pour it inside. If you don't have a juicer, it doesn't matter. You can do it all manually.
Place the fish on the foil and move on to the potatoes. Wash it well and cut into cubes. Then spread the slices evenly on the foil along the seabass. To give the potatoes a bright taste, prepare the following sauce for them: mix the butter previously melted in a water bath with crushed garlic. And then gently spread the resulting sauce over the potato slices. Thus, the taste of potatoes and fish will be equally pronounced. They will not fight for primacy, but mutually complement each other.
So the climax. Cover the fish with another piece of foil on top and put it in the oven, heated to 200 degrees, for half an hour. After 15 minutes, remove the top layer of foil and let the dish come to condition. After about 30 minutes, take it out and try it. If the sea bass is beautifully browned and the potatoes are baked, the mission can be considered completed. Invite friends, guests and reap the fruits of your efforts. Enjoy your meal.
Of course, this is not a complete list of sea bass dishes. There are much more of them. Therefore, if you appreciate the delicate taste of this dish, do not stop there, but boldly conquer new culinary heights!
