Baked Sea Bass with Fennel and Lemon

• small sea bass↗2

  scaled and gutted (ask the fishmonger to prepare)

• fennel bulb↗1

  sliced into rings

• lemon↗1

  sliced into rings

• handful of basil leaves

  roughly torn

• small handful of black olives
• olive oil↗1 ст. л. tbsp

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200 °C (180 °C for convection, gas mark 6). Rinse and thoroughly pat the fish dry with a paper towel. Season it on all sides with salt and black pepper, then stuff the cavity with several slices of fennel, lemon, and basil leaves. Place the remaining fennel, basil, and black olives in a baking dish.

2. 2

   Place the prepared bass on top, drizzle with olive oil and bake for about 30 minutes until the fish is cooked through and develops a golden crust.