Although this is Bream it can just as easily be Bass or any other whole fish of your choosing,Mackeral being a particular favourite.
Fish Ingredients
1 whole Sea Bream per person(scaled and Gutted)
400g New Potatoes
1 Garlic Clove Chopped
1 Bunch Parsley
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 glass white wine
Sliced lemon or lime
large handful of Black Olives
salt and pepper
First thing is to Scale and Gut the fish and place a bunch of chopped parsley in the gut cavity.
Next,boil your spuds for 10 mins and once cooled slice them thickly.
Meantime assemble your Mediterranean Tomato Sauce Ingredients
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Shallots Finely Chopped
1 Red Pepper seeded and chopped
8oz of Fresh Tomatoes or tinned equivelent
1 Tbsp Tomato Puree
10g Chopped Black Olives
1 Tbsp Capers
1 Tbsp Fresh Oregano Chopped
Cherry Toms on the vine
salt and pepper
So,at this stage lets get the Potatoes and fish on,heat oven to 200 degrees.
In a Ceramic dish Place your cut potato pieces and drizzle over some olive oil,chopped garlic,half the chopped parsley,black olives and salt and pepper and mix together well.
Now place your whole fish on top and drizzle over a bit more oil and top with lemon/lime slices.
Place in a hot oven and bake for 15 mins so that the potato slices can crisp up around the edges.
Remove from oven and Pour over the wine and return to the oven for a further 10 to 15 mins dependent on the fish size.
Meantime....lets cook our sauce.
Heat the oil in a pan and add the shallots and red pepper and soften,for 5 mins,then add your garlic and cook for a further 2 mins.
Next,add the chopped tomatoes,tomato puree,olives and capers.
Now sprinkle in the Oregano and season well just before finely adding the cherry toms on the vine and simmer gently so that the sauce has cooked but the cherry toms soften.
Once cooked remove from heat but keep lid on pan.
Assemble your Samphire ingredients.
Pull the Samphire leaves from the stems and now heat a frying pan and place a thingy of butter and drizzle some oil in,place the Samphire in the pan and flash fry for 3 mins.
Remove from heat and season well and add a squeeze of lemon.
Finely remove fish from oven.......................
Now assemble Plate.
""Whole Roast Bream With Potatoes and Olives Plus Mediterranean Tomato Sauce and Fresh Fried Samphire """
Enjoy
Gazza
