Roasted Sea Bass With Bacon and Tomatoes

photo by Laka

- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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For the bacon and tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 150 g onions, roughly chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 125 g meaty bacon, diced
- 500 g tomatoes, cut into quarters (4 tomatoes)
- 120 g green bell peppers, cut into strips
- 1⁄2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
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For the sea bass
- 2 sea bass, gutted (1400 g)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 -4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- fresh basil
- 1⁄2 lemon, cut into thin slices
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
directions
- Sauté onions and garlic for 1-2 minutes in hot olive oil. Add bacon, stir, and sauté for 3-4 minutes until the onions soften.
- Add the tomatoes, peppers and stir to combine. Season with sea salt before transferring the mixture to an ovenproof dish.
- With a sharp knife, slash skin of the sea bass diagonally along each side. Season the sea bass, outside and inside, with salt and ground black pepper.
- Fill the cavity of each sea bass with rosemary sprigs, basil and lemon slices. Place on top of the bacon mixture.
- Drizzle over the olive oil and cook in the oven at 190°C for 20-25 minutes, until the fish is tender and cooked all the way through.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Laka
Croatia
Food lover, wine and espresso drinker, chocolate addict. I love my family, my dog (when I have it) and my food processor. I cook every single day since I married and probably will until the day I die. I love to share my recipes that are straightforward to prepare, yet are exceptionally tasty and look so good. I hope you feel inspired by my recipes and that they find life in your kitchen!