Simple Oven-Baked Sea Bass

Submitted by aMused chef

"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!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 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

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

[Maura D.]

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.

 

[spudsy512]

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....

 

[Sydney B.]

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!

 

[denisecables]

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.

 

[Serhii K.]

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!