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Baked sea bass fillet with lemon and tarragon

This really simple recipe allows the natural nobility of sea bass to shine through: fillets baked until just done, complemented with lemon and tarragon.

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Last modified on: June 30^th 2021

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 2 fillets fish
2 ½ tablespoon lemon juice
3 2 tablespoons olive oil
4 0.4 oz butter
5 tarragon
6 salt
7 pepper

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Stage 1 - 5 min.

Baked sea bass fillet with lemon and tarragon

Ask your fishmonger to prepare the 2 fillets fish (sea bass, of course).

Rinse and dry the fillets, then remove any remaining bones.

salt and pepper the flesh side.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

In a bowl, mix ½ tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper with a fork.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Lay the sea bass fillets in a buttered oven-proof dish.

Brush the fillets generously with the oil and lemon mixture.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Put a few tarragon leaves on each fillet...

Stage 5 - 2 min.

...then turn them over.

Brush the skin with the oil and lemon mixture.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

Bake for about 20 minutes.

If you are unsure about judging when the fish is cooked (which is not obvious), stick an electronic thermometer into the thickest part of a fillet and cook just until the temperature reaches 140°F (60°C). It should then be done to perfection.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Take the dish out of the oven and, if you prefer, remove the skin at this point.

Stage 8

Serve immediately with your choice of accompaniment. Here it is a cauliflower tabouleh.

Remarks

Of course, this recipe works with other, cheaper kinds of fish, such as whiting.

You can use lime juice instead of lemon for an amazing flavour that goes really well.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
553 Kcal or 2,315 Kj	51 gr	1 gr	38 gr
28 %	20 %	<1 %	6 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
159 Kcal or 666 Kj	15 gr	< 1 gr	11 gr
8 %	6 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
276 Kcal or 1,156 Kj	26 gr	< 1 gr	19 gr
14 %	10 %	<1 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Fish, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 3.24 €
Per person : 1.62 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rillettes stuffed mushrooms, Leek and tuna loaf, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", Warm white bean salad with smoked trout, Leek and egg frichti, ... All
	Fish fillet: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Red sea bream fillets in a soy-sauce marinade, Fish Mousselines, Fisherman's Ragout, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Sea bass with coriander cream en papillote, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Pork escalope with mushrooms and sage cream, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Rice à la grecque, ... All
	Lemon juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, Mackerel rillettes, Sautéed pears with custard and orange syrup , Brussels sprouts salad with smoked trout and Comté cheese, Julia salad, ... All

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