My grilled sea bream and rosemary dish tastes like pure sophistication. If you are wanting to impress your friends and family with the perfect dinner party recipe, look no further. The Mediterranean sea bream has a delicate, yet sharp flavor that goes perfectly with the roasted rosemary and sauce. If you’re interested in learning how to make this amazing dish, keep on reading!
Sea Bream Flavor
If you are a fan of sea bass, you should be a fan of the sea bream as well. It has a very clean and fresh flavor, that can handle a variety of different cooking methods. A lot of the time, for example, cod’s fried for fish and chips. I don’t know too many people that eat cod off of the barbecue. Now with sea bream, it takes many forms. It’s a diverse fish. Perfect for exploring new recipes in the kitchen. My favorite is on the grill!
Sea Bream Properties
Sea bream (gilt-head fish) are popular in Italian dishes and that is probably because you can find them in the Mediterranean sea. Among other places. Sea bream has many minerals and vitamins that we might not get through all our daily foods. It carries over 30% of our RDV (recommended daily value) of selenium, phosphorus, niacin (B3), vitamin B12 and vitamin B6. Selenium helps promote a healthy immune system. Phosphorus maintains the chemical balance in our bodies and cells. Niacin provides energy to our cells to fight any cancer. Vitamin B12 protects against heart issues and cancer (and many people are deficient in this vitamin as well). Lastly, vitamin B6 is essential for our immune system.
Tips
How to Gut a Fish
We should first start with learning how to gut and clean the fish. It’s actually not as bad as you think it would be. Although, if you get squeamish, maybe pass this job onto your friend or partner.
- Step 1: Remove the scales by starting from the tail and scraping each scale against the grain. Removing them all completely.
- Step 2: Place the fish on the cutting board, and cut an incision down the belly of the fish from head to tail.
- Step 3: Remove the insides from the belly of the sea bream and scrape all sides of the fish until it is clean inside.
- Step 4: Remove the head and gills of the fish.
- Step 5: Rinse the fish with cold water and make sure that all inside parts of rinsed out and that fish is clean and the water is running clear.
Sauces
There are a few options when working with this recipe. Depending on if you prefer a tangy, oily sauce, or creamy sauce, it will dictate how you approach the next part of the dish.
If you are a fan of ranch dressing, then that would be a great sauce option! To make a homemade version, all you need is:
- ground parsley
- ground chives
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- ground dill
- sea salt
- mayo or Greek yogurt
You have yourself a creamy homemade ranch. With fewer calories than the store-bought, sauce and more delicious!
If you are wanting a tangy oil to drizzle over the grilled sea bream, I recommend you mix fresh lemon juice with olive oil. It is delicious and great for you!
If a sauce isn’t your thing, consider only seasoning your fish with herbs and let the flavor of the fish speak for itself.
How to Make Grilled Sea Bream
A dish straight from the Mediterranean Sea is calling
your name. It's my grilled sea bream and rosemary masterpiece and I am giving
you all the tips on how to make it. Try it! Tangy lemon sauce on fresh grilled
fish. What could be better?
Equipment
- Grill
Ingredients
- 1 Sea Bream
- 0,5 Lemon
- 1 sprig Rosemary
- 1 sprig Parsley
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
Extra Virgin - Salt
- Pepper
- Bell Pepper
for
serving
Instructions
- PreparingPreheat oven to 420 F. Gut and scale the whole sea
bream (tips on how to do this listed above). Cut bell pepper. Place rosemary,
parsley and lemon slices inside the sea bream. Sprinkle the fish with salt and
pepper.
- FryingCook bell pepper 2 min until it becomes a little soft.
Cook the fish for 10 minutes (in a covered grill) or for 5 minutes on each
side. Don't fry the fish for too long otherwise, it will become very
tough.
- ServingFor the sauce, mix a few tablespoons of olive oil and
lemon juice together (or make your own ranch dressing). Serve with grilled bell
pepper.
Nutrition
