A simple and tasty main course today with the lemon gratinated sea bream fillet baked in the oven! A light dish since it contains little fat, and the sea bream is mainly flavored by the aromatic breadcrumbs, which will release its fragrance during cooking.
How to make the breadcrumbs for the sea bream fillets more appetizing? Personally, I prefer using sandwich bread instead of breadcrumbs, as it has a coarser texture and is tastier to me.
You can add small pieces of sun-dried tomatoes in oil, flavor with a splash of still white wine, add capers and olives, chop fresh cherry tomatoes with few seeds like the datterini and incorporate them into the breadcrumbs, and more!
Is it possible to prepare the oven-gratinated sea bream fillets with frozen fish? Certainly, and in fact, you will almost certainly find the sea bream already filleted making it much quicker and more convenient to use without a trip to your trusted fishmonger!
It’s a dish that I think we could even include in the upcoming holiday menu, don’t you agree?
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I’m also leaving you the recipe for these fish-based main courses:
GRILLED BREADED FISH
LIVORNESE-STYLE MULLETS
BAKED CUTTLEFISH SKEWERS
LEMON GRATINATED SEA BREAM FILLET
Cooking with ASI
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 4 fillets sea bream
- 5 slices sandwich bread (coarsely chopped with a mixer)
- 1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
- to taste lemon zest (grated)
- to taste parsley (fresh and chopped)
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste lemon slices (optional for decoration)
Tools
- Baking Tray
- Grater
- Parchment Paper
Preparation
To prepare this simple and exquisite fish main course, lemon gratinated sea bream fillet, first prepare the breadcrumb coating that will cover the fish.
In a mixer, place the sandwich bread slices, parsley, lemon zest, a pinch of salt, pepper, and the garlic clove with its core removed.
Chop the ingredients without turning them into powder.
Season with salt and pepper.
Place the sea bream fillets on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, drizzled with a bit of oil.
Stuff the fillets with the aromatic breadcrumb coating and drizzle with a little oil.
Bake in a static oven at 356°F for about 15 minutes or depending on your oven’s features.
