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Baked Sea Bream With Fennel

Ingredients
  

  • 4 small fennel bulbs
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 4 1lb. whole Sea Bream scaled & gutted
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon quartered
  • 1 tbsp oregano leaves
  • lemon wedges for serving

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 ℉ and grease a large, shallow ovenproof dish.
  • Thinly sliced the fennel, reserving the green fronds.
  • Heat the butter and olive oil in a large frying pan and gently cook the fennel, onion, and garlic for 12 to 15 minutes or until softened but not browned.
  • Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Stuff each fish with a heaping tablespoon of the fennel mixture and 1/4 of the fennel fronds.
  • Brush with extra virgin olive oil, squeeze lemon over the top, and season well.
  • Spoon the remainder of the fennel mixture into the oven-proof dish and sprinkle with half of the oregano.
  • Lay the fish on top of the fennel.
  • Sprinkle the remaining oregano over the fish and cover the dish loosely with foil.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until just cooked through.
  • Garnish each serving with a wedge of lemon.