Simple Oven-Baked Sea Bass

aMused chef's Note:

If you're looking for a simple recipe that really preserves the delicate flavor of sea bass, then I highly recommend you try this one. You can try this with other types of fish but my version used a Chilean sea bass. The original recipe came from SparkRecipes and this is my simplified version of it. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 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:

1. Preheat oven to 450F°.
2. In a cup, mix garlic, olive oil, salt, and black pepper.
3. Place fish in a shallow glass or ceramic baking dish.
4. Rub fish with oil mixture.
5. (Optional) Pour wine over fish.
6. 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).
7. Drizzle remaining pan juices over fish and garnish with lemon wedges.
8. Enjoy!

Reviews

[totalxindecision]

Absolutely fabulous. We got just under a lb of lovely sea bass today and I will use this recipe again and again. I omitted the vinegar/wine and reduced the herbs to about 3/4 tsp (my mix is rather pungent, so this is personal taste/experience). A beautiful fish like sea bass deserves great treatment, and this recipe delivers.

[handsher]

This was delicious and easy, even for an impatient cook like me.

[Chef #315479]

Wow! I usually steam sea bass with soy sauce, ginger and sesame oil, but was looking for something quick and easy when I found this recipe. I truly thought the garlic and herbs would overwhelm the taste of the sea bass, but as others have said, it didn't. I made it using wine and white balsamic vinegar, and accidentally added the herbs to garlic at the beginning, but it was fine. Served with brown rice and steamed broccoli.