Loup au four en croûte d’anis étoile, Le Provençal

Name: Loup au four en croûte d’anis étoile, Le Provençal (Baked sea bass crisped with Chinese star anise)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 star anise, ground; coarse salt and cracked black pepper; extra-virgin olive oil; 4 star anise, ground; 8 small sea bass fillets, 100–150 g/4–5 oz each, or 4 small sea bass; 8 small sea bass fillets, 100–150 g/4–5 oz each, or 4 small sea bass; lemon juice; dried fennel stalks; coarse salt and cracked black pepper