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Simple Oven-Baked Sea Bass
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 1 lb sea bass (cleaned and scaled)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced or crushed
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon italian seasoning or 1 tablespoon fresh parsley leaves
- 2 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 lemon wedges
- 1⁄3 cup white wine vinegar (optional) or 1/3 cup white wine (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 450F°.
- In a cup, mix garlic, olive oil, salt, and black pepper.
- Place fish in a shallow glass or ceramic baking dish.
- Rub fish with oil mixture.
- (Optional) Pour wine over fish.
- Bake fish, uncovered, for 15 minutes; then sprinkle with parsley or Italian seasoning and continue to bake for 5 more minutes (or until the thickest part of the fish flakes easily).
- Drizzle remaining pan juices over fish and garnish with lemon wedges.
- Enjoy!
Questions & Replies
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Did you possibly leave some ingredients out? The picture above the recipe looks like it has more .... like a tapenade.
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This Oven-Baked Sea Bass recipe is a game-changer! It's so simple yet packed with flavor. The fish turns out perfectly tender with a crisp, golden skin—so delicious! I love how minimal the ingredients are, but the lemon and herbs really elevate the taste. Definitely a keeper for quick, healthy meals. Can't wait to make it again!
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What Italian seasoning does this recipe refer to?
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What Italian seasoning does this recipe refer to?
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Reviews
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The sea bass was amazing. I made this tonight during the big pandemic with frozen filets because that’s all I could find near me. I didn’t have white wine vinegar so I used a champagne vinegar instead and poured it on before applying the rub. It was pronounced by my partner as a restaurant quality meal and one of the best either of us has made this year.
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Really, really delicious. I tweaked the recipe just a bit...using only half of the pepper and freshly picked garlic. Also, I poured wine into the dish after the first cooking period as I was adding the parsley. This created a beautiful sauce as the fish juices and wine reduced over the next few minutes....
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Scrumdeliocious! My dinner at home felt like a 5 star restaurant. Sea bass is my absolute favorite fish and this recipe rivals some of the best I've ever had. It really was simple, easy and so tasty. I too added white wine to the fish and dish before the rub. I only cooked one fillet, so the amount of seasoning for the rub needed to be adjusted. Fresh parsley for the last 5 minutes and a little lemon at the finish sealed the deal. To complete my carb-free dish, I sautéed fresh spinach and added a half of avacado. I will definitely use the recipe again. For the one reviewer that gave this recipe one star... I don't know what you did, but you couldn't have followed this recipe. This sea bass was splendid! Thanks aMused chef for the recipe!
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My new favorite fish recipe. Easy and delicious. I used fresh parsley instead of Italian seasoning, and inexpensive Chardonnay for the wine. Poured the extra liquid over the fish on the serving plate. Served with a Christmas salad with homemade Meyer lemon dressing and fresh sourdough bread- perfect.
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Hello from Ukraine! Sorry for my English, but this quick&simple recipe is wonderful! The meat of sea bass, wheach we have just baked with my girl, is very-very tender, non-fat and useful. I used white chardonnay from Chile according to optional recommendations of original recipe. We have just had great dinner! Respect to author of recipe!
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Tweaks
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This recipe was absolutely fantastic and turned out incredibly well!! I did use the white wine - think it really added moisture and flavor! Going to try it with cod tonight - fingers crossed it's as amazing! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!!
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I roasted the Sea Bass on shredded Butternut Squash,added the wine mid way through cooking time. Then added more wine with the parsley plus extra garlic. Placed on top of a Lovely Leg of Steamed King Crab.?? it was crazy good??
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Swap out sea bass with Barramundi! You can thank me later.
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I actually used fresh wild caught white sea bass. It makes this recipe pop! I wrote up how I caught it here if you're interested in trying it: https://castandspear.com/white-sea-bass/
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Made this and it came out amazing! Tweaks: 1. Used less wine (2 oz) 2. Added an extra two cloves of garlic 3. Added 2 extra tablespoons of olive oil 4. Mixed oil, wine, garlic, salt & pepper as required - but marinated the fish in the mixture for an hour Came out incredible!
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