Bake or Roast Branzinog with Lemon Garlic and Wine. Branzino is a European Sea Bass fish. It is a very flavorful, soft, and delicate fish to eat, especially when branzino is baked with some lemon slices, whole garlic cloves, white wine and fresh parsley. So amazing and delicious! It’s usually found in most Italian restaurants as one of their special entrees.
Branzino is usually served baked or grilled, with an olive oil and herbs dressing drizzled on top. It is one of my favorite seafood dishes and one I enjoy making!
I like to buy Branzino when its on sale at the Fish Market. Just ask the guy behind the counter to remove the head, tail and guts. Then follow our easy recipe! It only take a few minutes to prep, and into the oven it goes ….leaving you time to do something else. You can easily grill the fish outdoors as well by following the same instructions.
If you make Branzino at home, instead of ordering in a restaurant, it will only cost you about one third of the price. It is a great savings!
Our family loves when I make their favorite seafood dinners, except for my 16 year old who hates all seafood. I usually make her something else. In our home, it’s either fish, pasta, or pizza on Fridays. Try this recipe, I think you ‘ll like it!
Bake or Roast Branzino with Lemon Garlic and Wine
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2 small Branzino’s ( about 1 pound each)
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extra virgin olive oil
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4 garlic cloves- sliced
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1 lemon – sliced
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1 cup fresh parsley
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1 Tbsp. dried rosemary
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3/4 cup white wine
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1/2 Tbsp. sea salt
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1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
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1/4 cup lemon juice
Preheat oven 400 degrees.
Rinse fish, pat dry. Line a baking pan with foil wrap and spray with cooking oil.
Place fish onto pan.
Stuff the cavity of each fish with some garlic slices, 2 to 3 lemon slices and some fresh parsley.
Sprinkle the fish with salt, pepper and rosemary.
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil inside the cavity and over the fish as well.
Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
Turn the fish over, add wine, lemon juice and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.
Turn the oven to Broil or Roast, broil fish for about 3 minutes, until skins blister.
Remove from oven.
To serve the fish, place the fork inside the center of the cavity and gently flip the fish open. Lift, remove and discard the spine and any large bones. Transfer fish onto a serving dish.
Drizzle some olive oil and lemon juice onto the fish. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh parsley. Serve immediately.
Serves 2 to 4
11 Comments
Joanne
March 10, 2012 at 12:09 pmI love the really fresh, lemony flavors in this meal!
Cooking Creation
March 12, 2012 at 12:57 amI bet this tasted delicious! Adding this one to my to-cook bookmark list!
Kitchen Belleicious
March 12, 2012 at 6:14 pmi have never cooked with sea bass before but now I must! This looks great!
Emily Malloy
March 13, 2012 at 12:28 amWhat a gorgeous branzino recipe!
nancy at good food matters
March 13, 2012 at 1:11 pmwonderful! I just had roasted branzino for the first time a couple of weeks ago (at a restaurant) your preparation looks spot-on. a delectable fish
Dan from Platter Talk
August 22, 2014 at 5:29 pmThanks for another fantastic recipe featuring classic flavors – this branzino looks outstanding!
SavoringTime in the Kitchen
August 24, 2014 at 3:10 pmIf I ever see Branzino at the market, I'd love to try this! This sounds like a such a delicious preparation.
Mary
August 25, 2014 at 12:25 amWhat a lovely simple, elegant and healthy meal – love this:) I guess it would work with other types of fish as well!?
Mary
annaliz
August 25, 2014 at 11:54 pmHi Mary,
This is so easy to make and I do know that it works with red bass and sea bass and I would have to guess possibly any fish that you can get as the whole fish. I am sure you 'll like this one! Thank you for the lovely comment!
Tricia @ Saving room for dessert
August 25, 2014 at 4:30 pmYum – I would really love this recipe. I've never seen this fish in our market but I am looking now – had it in Florida I think. I love it!
annaliz
August 26, 2014 at 12:05 amHi Tricia,
I know that Whole foods sells Branzino usually every Friday and we sometimes even find it at our local fish market. I am sure you can find it!