Bar rôti en papillon, tomates et citron

Baked butterflied sea bass with tomato and lemon

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Classic Koffmann

By Pierre Koffmann

Published 2016

  • About

Unlike the recipes in the previous chapter, the beauty of fish as an ingredient is that it needs very little fuss or embellishment; the key is to focus on cooking it perfectly so that the flesh is tender and moist rather than dense and dry, and to pair it with flavours that complement rather than overwhelm it. Simple really is best.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole sea bass, about 2 kg ( lb) (ask your fishmonger to butterfly it for you)

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4).

Line a large baking pan with baking parchment. Lay the fish on its stomach and open it out. Season the insides with salt and pepper then scatter over the tomatoes, lemon cubes and dill. Drizzle over the olive oil.