Sea Bream with Cherry Tomatoes

Orata All’acqua Pazza

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    2

    servings; the cooked fish can be filleted to serve 4 when paired with a first course
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      45 min

Appears in
The Italian Family Kitchen: Authentic Recipes That Celebrate Homestyle Italian Cooking

By Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander

Published 2024

  • About

Acqua pazza—literally “crazy water”—is a simple but delicious sauce that is most often paired with whole fish, such as sea bream (orata). Sea bass, mackerel, branzino, cod, and halibut are also good options. Leftover acqua pazza sauce is fantastic with pasta. You can easily add a few extra tomatoes and a little more wine, set aside the fish when cooked, and mix some al dente pasta directly in the pan for a delicious first course.