Valentine’s day is coming up and its time to impress your other half with your cooking skills! So grab your apron and join us with this easy to follow recipe of Sea Bream with Garlic and Chilli. It is a super easy recipe, yet so tasty you will ask yourself why you never tried cooking it at home before!
Who can resist a fish dish! We are big lovers of fish, we often order when out at restaurants, have you ever cooked one at home?
What is the difference between Sea Bass or Sea Bream?
We buy our Sea Bream from Morrisons supermarket, they always have a great selection of fish there! If you can not find Sea Bream you can use Sea Bass they are not the same fish but similar. So what is the difference??
Above all, both are full of goodness, brimming with Omega – 3 fatty acids with a high Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio.
There is only one species of Sea Bass and they can be caught many places. However, there are many different species of Sea Bream. In the UK it is farmed so will always be great quality, different areas they will be called Gilthead, Oreata, Dorade or Dorada.
They both reach similar weight however the Sea Bream is longer and slimmer compared the plumper Sea Bass.
Despite the differences, Sea Bream has more meaty flesh then the Sea Bass so normally opt for that but they both work well with this recipe.
How to prepare a Sea Bream / Sea Bass for cooking?
We buy our Sea Bream already gutted to save some time and it is less messy! If you are doing it yourself here is a good how to gut a fish guide If you are not a fan of the fish watching you, you can always ask the fishmonger to remove the head for you too!? So on with the really easy recipe!
Place whole fish on a sheet of foil big enough to wrap it in. Use a small knife to slice diagonal slits down both sides of the Sea Bream’s body, so it can soak up the marinade.
Quick easy cheat ingredient! – Gia Garlic Puree & Gia Chilli Puree
Now, this is where Gia Garlic Puree & Gia Chilli Puree come into there own! Undoubtedly easy to use and saves you a lot of time and effort peeling/chopping/crushing/mincing/grinding the ingredients yourself! As you know we are sponsored by The Food Masters to create recipes for them to use on their website and social media accounts. But we also share them on our site as we love them!
Of course, if you want to use the fresh ingredients this recipe will still work but will just take you a bit longer!
1-2 red chilli (very finely chopped and ground into a paste) = 1tsp Gia Chilli Puree
2 garlic cloves (peeled & minced) = 1tsp Gia Garlic Puree
Simply mix the Garlic and Chilli with olive oil.
Using a spoon rub the marinade mixture over the whole Sea Bream, pushing it into the slits you created earlier and inside the pocket where the fishmonger gutted the fish.
Next, add slices of lemon on top of the fish, and add thyme sprigs both on top and inside the fish.
Finally, a drizzle more oil and a generous sprinkling of salt & pepper. Before wrapping foil around the Sea Bream, making a parcel.
Last but not least, repeat for next fish.
How long to cook whole Sea Bass or Sea Bream in oven?
Simply bake the marinated Sea Bass / Sea Bream in a foil parcel in a 190 °C preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
Absolutely, perfectly cooked! Not only moist but also spicy Sea Bream/ Sea Bass. A perfect treat for your lover on Valentine’s day!
So, as you can see, we served up our fish up with Couscous Roast Potatoes and a simple salad consisting of mixed leaves, tomatoes, cucumber and olives.
What to serve whole fish with?
The list of sides to serve with your Sea Bream with Garlic and Chilli is endless, listed below, are some of my favourites!
| Rice Coleslaw Fries Wedges Cauliflower Cheese Fried Corn Jacket Potato Cous Cous Flat Bread Noodles Patatas Bravas | Steamed Vegetables Roast Potatoes New Potatoes Mash Potatoes Grilled Vegetables Stir-fried Vegetables Roasted Vegetables Salad Quinoa Pasta Potato Slices |
Sea Bream With Garlic And Chilli
Ingredients
- 2 whole Sea Bream Gutted
- 1 tsp Gia Garlic Puree or 2 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
- 1 tsp Gia Chilli Puree or 1-2 chillies finely sliced and grinded into a paste.
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 sprigs thyme
Instructions
- Preheat the oven 190°C (375 F)
- Place the Sea Bream on to a square sheet of tin foil, enough to wrap the fish up into a parcel later.
- Slice diagonal slices down both sides of the fish to make openings for the sauce to be placed inside
- Mix the garlic, chilli and olive oil together in a bowl and cover all over the fish, in the slices you created earlier and the cavity left where the fishmonger has gutted the fish.
- Place slices of lemon on top with sprigs of thyme and sprinkle a generous amount of salt & pepper. Wrap the tin foil into a parcel, place on a baking tray in the centre of the Oven and cook for 25-30 mins.
- Serve with your choice of sides! Check our blog post for suggestions.Enjoy !!
Nutrition
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You’re right, super easy recipe. I have to be honest, I don’t usually like fish presented whole- I like to think that when I’m eating fish I don’t have to see them in my mind or on my plate, lol- but regardless, this presentation is stunning. Flawless indeed, friend!
Thank you for your comment, I understand what you mean about a whole fish, but it was delicious and we hid the eyes with slices of lemon lol
If you do try this recipe hope you enjoy!!
I have never heard of sea bream before. But the flaky white bite at the end looked amazing. I would definitely love to try this recipe, but I would probably start with fish fillets instead of the whole fish.
Hi Marie
Thank you!
Fish fillets are a good idea especially if don’t like to have a whole fish!
Enjoy!!
omg this plate literally made me drool! I can’t wait to make it, can’t wait! Thanks for the recipe.
Hi Chad
Thank you, hope you enjoy this recipe!!
oh my god, that looks absolutely delicious – i love fish
Thanks Nina ❤
This looks amazing and easy to follow. I love fish so definitely trying this!
Let us know how you get on Karen?
Greatly increase the knowledge becomes more widespread, thank you very much for the information provided