oven baked fish

Baked Sea Bass
recipe adapted from Epicurious
serves 4-6

INGREDIENTS:
2 x 1 lbs sea bass or any oily white fish
1/2 head garlic, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp kosher salt
2 tbsp coarse ground pepper
1/2 cup white wine
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
lemon wedges

METHOD:
1. Preheat your oven to 450F (230C or 220C Fan).

2. Place fish in a shallow baking dish. Set aside.

3. In a small bowl, combine garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Cover fish with mixture.

4. Add wine to fish.

5. Bake fish for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and top with parsley or substitute with Italian seasoning. Sprinkle tomatoes around fish. Bake for 5-10 minutes longer until the thickest part of the fish flakes easily.

6. Drizzle with remaining pan juices and serve with lemon wedges.