Italian
Sea Bream in Crazy Water (Giorgione Style)
by Gambero Rosso · 452K subscribers on YouTube
A simple and flavorful recipe by Giorgione: whole sea bream baked with cherry tomatoes, garlic, chili, and white wine in the classic 'crazy water' style.
- Cook
- 1h 30min
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
10 items- Dentice1 whole sea bream, about 1.2–1.5 kg
- 2 pcsGarlic2 cloves, slightly crushed
- Coarse SaltCoarse sea salt, to taste
- ParsleyA small bunch
- 1 pcsChili Pepper1 whole red chili pepper
- Cherry TomatoesAbout 8–10 cherry tomatoes (3 whole for stuffing, the rest halved for topping)
- Olive OilExtra virgin olive oil, to drizzle
- Dry White WineA splash (about 2–3 tbsp)
- WaterA splash (about 2–3 tbsp) for the bottom of the dish
- Bread(optional) — Crusty bread, for serving (to soak up the juices)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Clean the sea bream: remove scales, gut it, and rinse under cold water. Pat dry.
- Place the fish in a baking dish. If desired, cut off the tail tip.
- With a knife, make a small incision on each side of the fish to help it cook evenly.
- Stuff the fish cavity with 2 garlic cloves (slightly crushed), a good pinch of coarse salt, a small bunch of parsley, and 1 whole chili pepper.
- Add 3 whole cherry tomatoes inside the cavity.
- Drizzle olive oil inside the cavity and over the outside of the fish. Sprinkle a little more coarse salt on the outside.
- Halve an additional 8–10 cherry tomatoes and arrange them side by side along the top of the fish, covering the belly.
- Season the tomatoes with a pinch of salt and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Add a splash of water to the bottom of the dish (about 2–3 tablespoons) and a splash of dry white wine.
- Bake for 75–90 minutes, checking halfway through. The fish should be tender and the tomatoes slightly caramelized.
- Serve directly from the dish, accompanied by crusty bread to soak up the juices.
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