Roasted Branzino

Name: Roasted Branzino
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 whole branzino; 1 lemon; handful parsley and thyme sprigs; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic; to taste salt and pepper; 400 g cherry tomatoes

Whole fish with lemon, herbs, and olive oil.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 35 min
Active: 10 min
Serves: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: mediterranean

Servings2

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Ingredients

Steps

Heat the oven to 220°C / 425°F. Pat the fish dry and score each side twice.
Season inside and out and stuff the cavities with lemon slices, herbs, and garlic.
Set on a tray with the tomatoes, drizzle everything with oil, and roast 20–25 minutes.
The fish is done when the flesh at the backbone is opaque and pulls away cleanly.

Scoring helps the thickest part cook at the same rate as the tail.

Food safety Fish is cooked at 63°C / 145°F.