Whole sea bass baked in a bag & stuffed with herbs

Name: Whole sea bass baked in a bag & stuffed with herbs
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 × 1.8kg sea bass or 2 × 900g sea bass, scaled and gutted; 1 red onion, peeled and finely sliced; 1 bulb of fennel, finely sliced; 1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely chopped; 1 dessert spoon fennel seeds; 4 handfuls of mixed fresh herbs, such as flat-leaf parsley, basil, fennel, dill, tarragon, marjoram, bay; 3 lemons; 6 good lugs of olive oil

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

About the recipe

This is a great way to cook fish, letting it retain all its natural juices and rewarding you with the most fantastic tasty sauce. I think the fish is best served in its bag in the middle of the table – it’s real theatre. When the bag is broken open the fragrant smells waft all around the table, leaving everyone salivating for it.

The Return of the Naked Chef, p153

nutrition per serving

Calories

43%

Fat

82%

Saturates

56%

Sugars

Salt

22%

Protein

158%

Carbs

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

The Return of the Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

1 × 1.8kg sea bass or 2 × 900g sea bass, scaled and gutted

1 red onion, peeled and finely sliced

1 bulb of fennel, finely sliced

1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely chopped

1 dessert spoon fennel seeds

4 handfuls of mixed fresh herbs, such as flat-leaf parsley, basil, fennel, dill, tarragon, marjoram, bay

3 lemons

6 good lugs of olive oil

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 153 of The Return of the Naked Chef.

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The Return of the Naked Chef Fish Sea bass Fennel Lemon

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