Roasted Sea Bass With Bacon And Tomatoes

• For the bacon and tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 150 g onions, roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 125 g meaty bacon, diced
• 500 g tomatoes, cut into quarters (4 tomatoes)
• 120 g green bell peppers, cut into strips
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• For the sea bass
• 2 sea bass, gutted (1400 g)
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 -4 sprigs fresh rosemary
• fresh basil
• 1/2 lemon, cut into thin slices
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

1. Saute onions and garlic for 1-2 minutes in hot olive oil. Add bacon, stir, and saute for 3-4 minutes until the onions soften.
2. Add the tomatoes, peppers and stir to combine. Season with sea salt before transferring the mixture to an ovenproof dish.
3. With a sharp knife, slash skin of the sea bass diagonally along each side. Season the sea bass, outside and inside, with salt and ground black pepper.
4. Fill the cavity of each sea bass with rosemary sprigs, basil and lemon slices. Place on top of the bacon mixture.
5. Drizzle over the olive oil and cook in the oven at 190u0b0C for 20-25 minutes, until the fish is tender and cooked all the way through.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/roasted-sea-bass-with-bacon-and-tomatoes-528117 (may not work)