ROASTED BRANZINO WITH LEMON AND THYME

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Whole-roasting works well for any one-to-three-pound round fish such as snapper, perch, cod,Arctic char, bass, sea bream, and haddock. Add five to eight minutes to the roasting time for two-to-three-pound fish.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Seafood Recipes

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 to 1 1/2 pounds whole branzino, scaled and gutted
Extra-virgin olive oil, for rubbing
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 lemons, 1 sliced into thin rounds, 1 cut into 6 wedges
1 small bunch thyme sprigs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Pat fish dry; rub cavity and skin with oil, then season generously with salt and pepper. Stuff cavity with lemon slices and a few sprigs of thyme. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet, standing fish upright (cavity-side down); anchor in place with 3 lemon wedges along each side. Scatter remaining thyme sprigs around fish.
  • Roast until fish is just cooked through, 17 to 22 minutes, depending on size. Fillet fish and serve with roasted lemon wedges or one of the fish sauces.

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