Like most popular types of sea fish, sea bass is both very tasty and healthy. It also has few bones, so it is convenient to cook it in any format. For example, you can bake a whole sea bass in the oven or just a fillet – as you like. Here are 15 great recipes!
1. Sea bass in a green marinade in the oven
This is a variation on the spicy Moroccan charmula sauce, but it’s very easy to make.
You will need: 4 sea bass, 1 bunch of cilantro and parsley, juice of 2 lemons, 100 ml of olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 tsp. paprika, 1 tsp each zira and coriander, 0.5 tsp each turmeric and chili, 2 tsp salt.
Cooking: Grind all the herbs and garlic, finely chop the onion and mix all the ingredients, except for the sea bass. Stuff the gutted fish with the marinade and brush it on top. Leave for 1 hour and bake for 20 minutes in the oven at 220 degrees.
2. Sea bass in a salt coat
A rather original way of cooking a whole sea bass.
You will need: 2 sea basses, 2 kg of salt, 2 egg whites.
Cooking: Gut the fish. Sprinkle a third of the salt on a baking sheet and put the sea bass there. Mix with your hands the remaining salt, 100 ml of water and proteins, and stick around the fish with this mass from all sides. Tamp and send the sea bass to the oven preheated to 220 degrees for 5 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 150, and bake the sea bass for another half an hour.
3. Sea bass with thyme in foil
With rosemary or other fragrant herbs, it is also very tasty.
You will need: 2 sea bass, 1/2 lemon, 4 sprigs of thyme, spices, olive oil.
Cooking: Gut the sea bass and make cuts on the sides. Rub with oil and spices, insert lemon slices into the cuts, and put thyme in the belly. Wrap in foil and bake for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees.
4. Sea bass with potatoes and tomatoes in the oven
A simple recipe for sea bass in the oven with light Mediterranean notes.
You will need: 6 small sea basses, 6 potatoes, 6 tomatoes, 4 onions, 6 sprigs of thyme and rosemary, garlic, olive oil.
Cooking: Gut the fish, brush with olive oil and rub with spices. Finely chop all the vegetables and lay out in layers: potatoes, onions, tomatoes. Spray with oil, lay out the polo wine of herbs and garlic, cover with foil and send for half an hour in the oven at 180 degrees. Then lay the sea bass and other herbs with garlic on top, and bake for another 15 minutes.
5. Sea bass in white wine in the oven
So simple, and at the same time very elegant – even on the festive table.
You will need: 3 sea bass, 1 bottle of white wine, 1 lemon, 3 sprigs of rosemary, spices.
Cooking: Gut the sea bass, rub with spices and put in a mold. Spread rosemary sprigs and lemon slices, and pour wine over everything. Cook under foil for 50-60 minutes at 200 degrees.
6. Mint sea bass in the oven
This one should definitely be in the piggy bank of original recipes!
You will need: 2 sea bass, 3 tbsp. olive oil, soy sauce and white wine, 8 sprigs of mint, 1 tbsp. grated ginger, 1 lime, spices.
Cooking: Rub mint leaves and mix with ginger, oil, wine and soy sauce. Rub the gutted fish with spices and marinade and leave it in the refrigerator for 3 hours. Put the sea bass in a mold, spread it around a lime wedge and bake for about 25 minutes at 190 degrees in the oven.
7. Sea bass with new potatoes and cherry tomatoes
A delicious and quick sea bass recipe in a simple rustic style.
You will need: 2 sea bass, 8 young potatoes, 200 g green peas, 10 cherry tomatoes, 200 ml olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic, 4 sprigs of parsley and rosemary, spices.
Cooking: Marinate washed potatoes in oil with spices. Put all the vegetables in a mold, spread the pieces of sea bass there, sprinkle with spices and put the greens on top. Cover everything with foil and bake for about 50 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees.
8. Sea bass with shrimp in the oven
We need large shrimp in shells, but without a head.
You will need: 2 sea bass, 400 g shrimp, 1 onion, 2 carrots, 2 stalks of celery, 1 leek, 1 lemon, 3 cloves of garlic, 2 bay leaves, half a bunch of parsley, 450 ml of broth, spices.
Cooking: Finely chop all the vegetables with garlic, put in a mold and pour half the broth. Send for 10 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees. Peel the sea bass, rub with spices and put lemon slices and greens in the belly. Put on vegetables, pour in more broth, and bake for another 15 minutes. Add the shrimp all around, cover everything with broth from the bottom, and bake for another 10 minutes.
9. Sea bass with purple onion and bell pepper in the oven
If possible, put a couple of circles of lime or orange on top.
You will need: 2 sea bass, 8 cherry tomatoes, 1 purple onion, 2 bell peppers, spices, olive oil.
Cooking: Gut the fish, rub the oil and spices inside and out, and put the feathered onion inside. Put the sea bass in a mold, and spread the cherry tomatoes and chopped peppers around. Drizzle more oil and bake the fish in the oven for about 20 minutes at 190 degrees.
10. Sea bass with spinach and cream cheese in the oven
To make the dish more festive, you can add seafood to the same mold.
You will need: 1 sea bass, 150 g cream cheese, 100 ml cream, 70 g spinach, 10 g basil.
Cooking: Mix cream cheese with chopped spinach and basil. Cut the sea bass along the spine, gut and stuff with stuffing. Rub the fish on the outside with spices. Put in a mold, pour cream and bake under foil for 15 minutes at 180 degrees, and then another 5 minutes without foil.
11. Sea bass with nuts and raisins in the oven
In a selection of rare and unusual recipes, this one would definitely break into the top!
You will need: 2 sea basses, 500 g cherry tomatoes, 2 onions, 3 cloves of garlic, 1/2 cup of walnuts and raisins, 5 tbsp. olive oil, spices.
Cooking: Gut, rinse and dry the fish, and rub with spices. Finely chop the onion and peeled tomatoes, chop the nuts, add the raisins and mix everything together. Stuff the sea bass with the stuffing, put it in a mold, and put the rest of the mixture on top. Drizzle with oil and bake in parchment for about 50 minutes at 170 degrees.
12. Seabass baked in parchment
A basic recipe for those who don’t like complex flavors.
You will need: 1 sea bass, 1/2 onion, 50 ml lemon juice, 1 tbsp. soy sauce, half a bunch of parsley, spices.
Cooking: Peel the sea bass and marinate it in lemon juice, soy sauce and spices for half an hour. Stuff the fish with chopped onion and parsley, wrap in parchment and bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes at 180 degrees.
13. Sea bass with balsamic vinegar in the oven
Balsamic makes the sea bass pulp more tender and gives a light taste.icancy.
You will need: 2 sea bass, 1/2 lemon, 1.5 tbsp. balsamic and olive oil, spices.
Cooking: Gut the fish, make cuts on the sides and rub with oil with balsamic and spices. Put lemon slices inside and bake sea bass in parchment for half an hour at 180 degrees.
14. Stuffed sea bass in the oven
Rice with vegetables is the best filling for sea fish.
You will need: 2 sea bass, 1 bunch of parsley, 1 cup of boiled rice, 1 eggplant, 1 zucchini, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 bell pepper, olive oil, spices.
Cooking: Cut all the vegetables into small cubes and fry until soft. Mix with boiled rice and chopped parsley. Rub gutted sea bass with spices and stuff with stuffing. Wrap the sea bass in foil and bake for 40 minutes in the oven at 190 degrees.
15. Seabass with mushrooms in the oven
If the sea bass is very large, increase the amount of filling.
You will need: 1 sea bass, 150 g champignons, 1 onion, 1 bunch of herbs, 1 bunch of green onions, spices, butter.
Cooking: Finely chop the onion with mushrooms and fry in butter. Mix with chopped herbs and green onions. Grate the gutted sea bass with spices, stuff with stuffing, wrap in foil and bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes at 190 degrees.