Baked Whole Fish With Tahini Sauce And Tempura Vegetables Food

BAKED WHOLE FISH ( WITH MICROWAVE METHOD TOO)

Steps:

• Remove the guts and gills from the fish, This is done by making an incision the whole lenght of the abdomen and up to the mouth.
• Grab the gills and pull out, the intesitnes should come out stuck to the gills. If not remove them seperately.
• Unless you are going to eat the skin or you will be placing the fish on a bed of potatoes, LEAVE the scales on. The fish remains much more moist and when the fish is cooked the skin with the scales still attached to it will come off beautifully.
• PREHEAT oven to 200°C.
• Wash the fish inside and out and dry with a paper towel. Season the inside with salt and pepper. Place a a bayleaf, some sage, the crushed garlic clove and rosemary in the cavity.
• Place the fish in a shallow ovenproof dish that has been greased well with olive oil. Season the both exterior sides of the fish.
• Take a small piece of foil and cover the tail so that it won't get burned .
• Chop some sage, rosemary and parsely finely then add 1/2 tsp lemon zest, add a tbsp olive oil to the mixture.
• Drizzle the fish with the juice of half a lemon, then place the herb and olive oil mixture on the fish.
• Bake for 18 minutes for a 600g fish bake it for a further 3 minutes for each 100g extra that it weighs. ( eg: 800g fish= 24 minutes).
• Half way through cooking pour the hot wine on the fish then continue baking, basting a couple of times with the liquid on the bottom of the pan.
• MICROWAVE: Follow all the instructions but do not cover the tail with foil, do not add salt ( season with salt only when cooked) and add the wine from the begining not midway. Cover with microwave safe plastic wrap, make a few holes in the plastic and cook for 8 minutes at 1000W.
• The fish is done when the flesh comes away cleanly from the bone .

WHOLE BAKED FISH WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220C/Gas 200C/Gas 7. Put the sliced onion, pepper and new potatoes on a large baking tray and drizzle with 1tsp of the oil. Season with a little salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper. Toss the veg together well and spread them out on the tray. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are lightly browned and beginning to soften.
• While the vegetables are cooking, make the stuffing for the fish. Put the ciabatta pieces in a large non-stick frying pan and place it over a medium heat. Cook for 4-5 minutes, turning regularly until the chunks of bread are lightly toasted.
• Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into thin strips and finely slice the garlic. Add the pine nuts, garlic and tomatoes to the frying pan and toss together over a low heat for 2 minutes more until the nuts are lightly toasted. Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool for a few minutes. Add the parsley and basil leaves and toss together.
• Working carefully, as some sea bass fins are very spiky, slash the fish diagonally with a knife 4 times down each side. Sprinkle with half the lemon juice, making sure plenty goes into each cut and season with black pepper. Take the tray with the vegetables out of the oven and turn them with a spatula. Push the veg into a heap down the centre of the tin and place the fish on top.
• Open the fish and spoon the bread, tomato and herb filling inside. Don't worry if a few pieces fall on to the tray, but try to keep them close to the fish or they could burn. And remember that the backing tray will be hot, so watch your fingers. Close the fish and drizzle with the remaining lemon juice and the rest of the oil.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the fish is just cooked and the filling is hot. Check by sliding a knife into the thickest part of the fish and peering inside - the fish should look white and a little flaky rather than translucent. Serve right away - nothing else needed.

BAKED WHOLE FISH

Steps:

• Soak the fish in cold, salted water for 15-30 minutes; drain and dry slightly.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Season cavity with lemon slices, celery, onion, salt, and pepper and 2 TBS lemon juice.
• Close the fish and place bacon strips on top or around fish.
• Sprinkle with salt, pepper, onion salt and remainder of lemon juice.
• Cover with pats of butter and bake until flesh is white and flakes apart with fork (about 30 minutes for a 2 1/2 pound fish or 40-45 minutes for a 3 pounder).
• the fish may be broiled at the end to brown the bacon.
• Cut into 1 1/2 inch wide sections and serve with lemon wedges.
• Serves 2-4, depending on size of fish.
• Note: Other vegetables such as potatoes and tomatoes may be cooked with the fish if desired.