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Wine with food: Whole sea bream with lemon and thyme alongside a glass of Albariño wine.

Whole gilthead bream from the oven with a lemon and thyme filling

This oven-cooked sea bream is the culinary embodiment of Mediterranean lightness and brings seasonal sea freshness straight to your table. In this recipe, we combine the delicate taste of sea bream with the ethereal freshness of lemons and thyme, which cook gently in the oven and release their aroma into the fish. Together with a mineral Albariño or a classic Sancerre, you will experience a pairing that impresses with its purist preparation and freshness. This dish is easy to prepare and impresses with its visual elegance and subtle balance of maritime flavors that bring spring to the table and will delight every fish lover.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Fish dish, Main course
Cuisine Mediterranean, Puristic
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 480 kcal

Cooking utensils

  • 1 Baking tray or casserole dish
  • 1 Chef's knife
  • 1 Cutting board
  • 1 Kitchen paper

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Whole sea bream approx. 400 g each, ready to cook
  • 1 Organic lemon
  • 1 bunch of fresh thyme
  • 4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • Salt and pepper from the mill
  • To taste: some fennel greens

Preparation
 

PREPARATION:

  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees top/bottom heat.
  • Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  • Wash the sea bream and pat dry thoroughly.
  • Rinse the lemon in hot water and cut into slices.
  • Peel and crush the garlic.
  • Make 3 diagonal cuts into the skin of the gilthead on both sides.

COOKING STEPS:

  • Season the sea bream well inside and out with salt and pepper.
  • Rub olive oil into the incisions.
  • Stuff the belly cavities with lemon slices, thyme sprigs and garlic.
  • Place the sea bream on the prepared tray.
  • Drizzle with the remaining olive oil.
  • Cook the fish in the oven for approx. 25 to 30 minutes.
  • The skin should be slightly crispy.
  • The fish is cooked when the dorsal fin can be easily pulled out.

DIRECTIONS:

  • Carefully lift the sea bream from the tray.
  • Serve on preheated plates.
  • Garnish with fresh thyme.
  • Serve immediately.

SUPPLEMENTS:

  • Toasted baguette
  • Small tomato salad
  • Rosemary potatoes

Nutritional values per portion

Calories: 480kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 36gFat: 28g
Keyword Albariño, Fast & Noble, Fish from the oven, Lemon, mediterranean, Sea bream, seasonal, Thyme, Wine with food
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