Branzino Arrostito con Rami d Alloro, Limone, e Capperi
- 1 3 1/2- to 4-pound sea bass, cleaned, scaled, and filleted
- 2 large branches of fresh bay leaves or several large branches of rosemary
- 1 large lemon, very thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup capers, preserved under salt, rinsed and dried
- Fine sea salt
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Dry the fish well with absorbent paper towels and split it in two.
- Place 1 bay branch or 2 rosemary branches on one side of the fish, then the slices of lemon, one overlapping the other.
- Strew the lemon slices with the capers and anoint the whole with sea salt and a few drops of the oil.
- Re-form the fish, massaging it with more of the oil and laying it in a shallow terra-cotta or enameled cast-iron casserole.
- Cover the fish with the remaining branch of bay or the remaining branches of rosemary.
- Roast the fish for 10 minutes, then adjust the heat to 375 degrees and continue to roast for another 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the bass emerges extremely hot.
- Remove the bass from the oven, pour over the white wine, permitting it to steam and hiss up into vapors while you carry the fish to table.
- Serve the bass with no other accompaniments save its own good juices, a bit of oven-toasted bread, and very cold white wine.
bass, branches of fresh, lemon, capers, salt, extravirgin olive oil, white wine
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/branzino-arrostito-con-rami-d-alloro-limone-e-capperi-391084 (may not work)