Sea bass fillets in foil are a tasty fish-based main course, easy and quick to prepare.
Simple ingredients — cherry tomatoes, olives, pine nuts, garlic and parsley — dress ready-made sea bass fillets, baked in the oven: simple, fast and full of flavor, perfect for any occasion. Cooking fish in foil helps preserve its natural characteristics: sealing the fish in a parchment and aluminum parcel creates a closed environment where heat cooks gently and evenly. This method helps maintain many heat-sensitive nutrients, such as certain B vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids, and the fish remains soft and juicy because its juices are not lost but stay trapped in the parcel, enhancing flavor and aroma.
Another important advantage is the lightness of the final dish. Foil cooking requires very little added fat, making the recipe suitable for those following a calorie-controlled diet or who want to reduce calorie intake without giving up flavor. Additionally, this technique reduces kitchen odors and simplifies cleanup, since the fish cooks in its own parcel without dirtying baking trays or the oven.
Read how to make sea bass fillets in foil with the easy recipe below, as usual right after the photo 😉
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Cooking time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 2People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 14 oz sea bass fillets
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 3 tbsp Taggiasca olives
- 1 1/4 tbsp pine nuts (about 10 g)
- 1 clove garlic
- parsley
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
Preparation of the sea bass fillets in foil
Wash the cherry tomatoes, cut them in half and put them in a bowl.
Add the olives and the pine nuts.
Add the chopped garlic and parsley as well.Season everything with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and salt, and mix thoroughly.
Cut a sheet of aluminum foil large enough to contain half of the fillets and a sheet of parchment paper of the same size.
Place the parchment paper on top of the aluminum foil and lay half of the fish in the center of the parchment paper with the skin side facing the paper.Top with half of the cherry tomato and olive mixture and fold both sheets over the fish to seal.
Repeat the same for the remaining fish using another sheet of aluminum foil and parchment paper.
Place the prepared parcels on a baking tray and bake in a preheated conventional oven at 392°F for about fifteen minutes.
When the fish is cooked, remove your sea bass fillets in foil from the oven and serve them piping hot.
Notes
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