Branzino Lesso alla Romagnola

Name: Branzino Lesso alla Romagnola (Romagnola-Style Poached Sea Bass)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: olive oil, lemon juice, lemon wedges and chopped parsley, to serve; 1 celery stick; 1 sea bass, about 1.2 kg/2½ lb, scaled and cleaned; 1 onion; sea salt and ground black pepper; 30 ml/2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 bay leaf; 1 fresh parsley sprig; 1 carrot

Romagnola-Style Poached Sea Bass

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Italian Regional Cookbook

By Valentina Harris

Published 2017

About

As with all fish dishes, the real key to success is the absolute freshness of the fish, so that it can be cooked, dressed and served as simply as possible. You an use this simple method for other whole fish, such as a bream, or even freshwater fish, such as trout. If you eat fish regularly, it is worth buying a fish kettle.

Ingredients

1 sea bass, about 1.2 kg/2½ lb, scaled and cleaned
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Europe
Italy
Emilia-Romagna
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Wash the fish several times in cold running water and dry it inside and out. Season the fish on the inside with salt and ground black pepper.
Put the onion, celery, carrot, parsley sprig and bay leaf in a fish kettle with the wine and vinegar. Bring to the boil. Lay the seasoned fish in the fish kettle and return it to the boil, covered.

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