Baked sea bream

Baked sea bream

Main dishes

A baked sea bream filled with a mixture of ground pork, apples, cherry tomatoes, and walnuts.

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This recipe for baked sea bream is simple and highlights the quality of the fish. The key is in preparing the fish and combining the flavors.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$17.69 $4.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $11.18
  • $1.14
  • $0.29
  • $0.10
  • $1.76
  • $0.73
  • $1.54
  • $0.67
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Clean the sea bream, remove the guts, and stuff it with a sprig of rosemary, a clove of garlic sliced, a pinch of marjoram, and 2 thin slices of lemon. ≈ 10 min
  2. Slice the apples into thick (2-3 mm) rounds, and arrange these slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
  3. Finely chop the onion and use this mixture to fill the spaces between the apple slices. ≈ 8 min
  4. Next, place the fish, which has already been stuffed, on top of this bed, covering it with 3 to 4 thin lemon slices. ≈ 10 min
  5. Cut the tomatoes into quarters after washing them thoroughly, and arrange them around the fish. ≈ 8 min
  6. Generously pour in walnuts and olives, surrounding them with 2 bay leaves, and place in the oven at 180 °C for 20 to 30 minutes.
  7. After pouring a glass of white wine around the fish, be careful not to get the fish wet with the wine. ≈ 3 min
  8. During cooking, check the moisture level. ≈ 3 min
  9. If needed, add a few tablespoons of vegetable stock (carrot, celery, and onion), making sure not to pour it directly onto the fish.

The bill

Baked sea bream

  • 1 sea bream, about 1 kg (or 2, each weighing about 500 g)$11.18
  • 4 medium-sized potatoes$1.14
  • 2 white onions$0.29
  • One clove of garlic$0.10
  • 300 g of cherry tomatoes$1.76
  • One glass of white wine$0.73
  • 70 g of pine nuts$1.54
  • 80 g of Tagliatelle olives$0.67
  • 1 lemon$0.28

Total$17.69

that's $4.42 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 sea bream, about 1 kg (or 2, each weighing about 500 g)
  • 4 medium-sized potatoes
  • 2 white onions
  • rosemary, laurel, and thyme
  • One clove of garlic
  • 300 g of cherry tomatoes
  • One glass of white wine
  • 70 g of pine nuts
  • 80 g of Tagliatelle olives
  • 1 lemon
  • salt, to taste

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