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Baked fish with tomato sauce and lime

Baked fish with tomato sauce and lime

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A marinated grouper, filled with a spicy pepper mixture, and then baked in an oven with a tomato-based sauce: a flavorful fish dish.

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Recipe from Urbano, Yivan000, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Filipino dish involves marinating a sea bass in lime juice, then stuffing it with a spicy mixture and baking it in the oven under a tomato sauce. The result is a tender and very flavorful fish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFour
  • Estimated cost$4.24 $1.06 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.22
  • $0.36
  • $0.01
  • $0.50
  • $2.86
  • $0.02
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Clean the sea bass, make an incision on its back, and marinate it for 1 hour in a mixture of lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  2. Mix the red chili pepper, sugar, salt, and pepper together. ≈ 4 min
  3. Fill the fish with this mixture, using some of the onion slices. ≈ 10 min
  4. Place the remaining onion on top of the fish in a baking dish. ≈ 3 min
  5. Combine the tomato sauce and oil, then pour over the fish. ≈ 4 min
  6. Bake in the oven at approximately 180 °C for about 1 hour, or until the fish is cooked through.

The bill

Baked fish with tomato sauce and lime

  • 1 red onion, cut into rings$0.22
  • 120 ml of tomato sauce$0.36
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.01
  • 120 ml of neutral oil (half a glass)$0.50
  • 2 green lemons$2.86
  • ½ teaspoon of salt$0.02
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper$0.27

Total$4.24

that's $1.06 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • One medium-sized grouper
  • 1 red onion, cut into rings
  • 120 ml of tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 120 ml of neutral oil (half a glass)
  • 2 green lemons
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper
  • Red chili peppers (to taste)

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