Baked Sea Bream with Tarragon and Lemon Recipe

Recipe : Baked Sea Bream with Tarragon and Lemon

Ingredients :

1.25kg / 2.5lb sea bream, scaled, cleaned and gutted

25g / 1 oz butter

1 onion, sliced

3 small tomatoes, halved

2 tbsp Fish stock

100ml / 3.5 fl oz water

4 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp fresh white breadcrumbs

1 tbsp chopped tarragon

3 tbsp olive oil

To garnish:

1 lemon, halved

tarragon sprigs

Method :

Place the fish in an ovenproof dish. Melt the butter in a heavy-based frying pan. Add the onion and fry over a low heat for about 15 minutes, or until soft and golden brown. Arrange the fried onion and halved tomatoes around the fish and then cover with the fish stock, water and lemon juice. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs, chopped tarragon and olive oil on top. Bake in a preheated oven, 180C (350F), Gas Mark 4 for 40-45 minutes, basting occasionally. Serve garnished with lemon halves and tarragon.

Serves 6

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