I love ordering a whole fish at restaurants. It feels like real primal food, as if I were an actual cave “woman”. This was my first time cooking fish whole,  so my recipe may not be perfect, but I thought it tasted delicious and moist. Even though you will want to gobble it up quickly, take it slow and beware of fish bones. They can be pretty annoying but bones mean flavor, so I would rather have it than not. I made this with my easy fig salad, which I just posted.

Baked Whole Branzino With Lemon, Rosemary, & Thyme

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour 5 mins

 

Serves: 2 whole fish

Ingredients

• 2 whole branzino (with middle cleaned)
• 1 lemon
• 2 sprigs of rosemary
• 8 sprigs of thyme
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
2. Rinse whole branzino, then with scissors cut off most of tail so it doesn't burn.
3. On a baking sheet, line it with parchment paper.
4. Do your best to add sea salt, black pepper, lemon slices (which I halved to fit), rosemary and thyme inside belly.
5. Cut three diagonal slits down belly.
6. Bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 45 minutes.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 2

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