Orata all'Acqua Pazza
by Chef Stefano Barbato · 938K subscribers on YouTube
Sea bream baked in a light broth of cherry tomatoes, white wine, olives, and capers. A classic Italian second course that is simple, aromatic, and perfect for a family meal.
- Cook
- 40 min
- Servings
- 2
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
11 items- 2 pcsSea Breamcleaned and scaled
- 20 pcsPomodorini Pachinocherry tomatoes, halved
- 1Fresh Parsleya generous bunch
- 2 pcsGarliccloves, skin on, halved
- 20 pcsPitted Black Olivespitted black olives
- 20 pcsDesalted Capersdesalted capers
- Saltto taste
- White Pepperto taste
- Extra Virgin Olive Oilextra virgin olive oil, as needed
- 1/2 cupDry White Winedry white wine
- 1/2 cupWaterwater
Method
- Clean the sea bream: remove the innards and gills, cut along the central bone to remove the dark blood line, then cut off all fins with scissors.
- Scale the fish using a peeler, starting from the tail moving toward the head.
- Preheat the oven to 220°C (static).
- Place the two fish in a baking dish, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, season with salt and white pepper, and turn to coat evenly.
- Mix half a glass of dry white wine and half a glass of water, then pour the mixture around the fish (not directly on top) so that the liquid does not exceed halfway up the fish.
- Cut two garlic cloves in half (skin on) and insert one half into the gill area of each fish.
- Stuff each fish with a generous bunch of fresh parsley.
- Halve 20 cherry tomatoes, season with a pinch of salt, and place some inside the fish alongside the parsley; arrange the rest around the fish.
- Add 20 desalted black olives and 20 desalted capers to the dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35–50 minutes (40 minutes for 700 g fish).
- Once cooked, you may leave the fish in the turned-off oven for up to 30 minutes to keep it moist and allow flavors to intensify.
- Serve the fish with some of the cooking liquid spooned over.
Chef Stefano Barbato
Professional chef938K subscribers on YouTube236.9M total channel views"Benvenuti nella mia cucina! Sono lo Chef Stefano Barbato e qui condivido con voi la mia passione per il buon cibo. Dalle tecniche professionali spiegate passo dopo passo alle ricette della tradizione italiana, il mio obiettivo è rendere la grande cucina accessibile a tutti. Che sia un primo cremoso o una delle mie 'bambine cattive' appena sfornate, ogni piatto è fatto con amore. Sarà buono o non sarà buono? Iscrivetevi per scoprirlo insieme a me! 👨🍳🇮🇹" Hola y bienvenidos a mi canal de video recetas en español los encuentra aquí https://www.youtube.com/user/ChefStefanoBarbatoEs Chef Stefano Barbato
