(Baked sea bass - Our recipe)

Time: preparation: 10 minutes ........ cooking: 30 minutes 800 g (1 3/4 lb) sea bass 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 100 ml (4 fl oz - 1/2 C) white wine 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 2 tablespoons dried chives 2 teaspoons dried bay leaves, chopped 2 teaspoons dried tarragon Salt easy recipe

  Spoon measures are American spoons, that is standard cook's measuring spoons used in USA.
  The best plan is to regard 2 American teaspoons or tablespoons as 1 English teaspoon or tablespoon (eating spoons)

Prepare sea bass. Using a fish scaler or back of a large knife, scrape the scales off, from the tail towards the head, on both sides. Slit the underside from the gills to the rear vent with scissors. You may cut off the head, if you wish. Pull out the stomach contents. Wash fish under running water carefully.
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°C). Arrange fish in an oven dish and add all the ingredients. You have also to put little aromatic herbs inside the fish. Season to taste with salt. Remember: you have also to salt fish inside. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes or until you can remove fins easily, turning fish over half-way through.
Finally, skin fish and fillet it, discarding all the bones. Place the fillets in every dinner plate and accompany with a green salad (the best would be a mixture of corn salad and rocket dressed with olive oil, salt and balsamic vinegar).

What's the right wine?
Our suggestion is: Lugana (white wine from North of Italy)

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