Baked sea bream with potatoes

If you are one of those who likes seafood, with this recipe for baked sea bream with potatoes you can have a little sea in your Christmas dinner.

In the market it may have the name of friend or pancho. This type of sea bream has a great flavor and will be perfect.

Do not hesitate to make this traditional recipe so that you can enjoy the taste of the sea in a great dish. So let's get started.

Ingredients you will need

The amount that I will give you below will allow you to prepare a menu for 4 people.

• 1 kilo of sea bream

• Olive oil

• 3 potatoes

• 1 clove garlic

• 5 grams of sweet paprika

• 1 lemon

• Onion

• 15 grams of breadcrumbs

How to make baked sea bream with potatoes?

This recipe will allow you to complete this dish in 1 hour, of which 45 minutes will be done.

1. The first thing you should do is clean the fish. You can do this if you want from the night before so that you can marinate.

2. Once clean of scales, take advantage of making transverse cuts to access the spine and separate it from the meat. This can be achieved with three cuts.

3. When you have opened and cleaned well inside, cut thin slices of lemon.

4. Chop the slices in half and place inside the sea bream, add salt and pepper both inside and outside the piece.

5. Now, preheat the oven to 180 °C.

6. While getting to the point, peel the potatoes so that they are sliced.

7. Next, chop the medium onion into julienne strips and mix with the potatoes.

8. In a mold that can go to the oven, place the potatoes and onions on the base and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

9. Add a little water without covering the potato layer and add a little olive oil.

10. Now, place the sea breams on the potatoes and bake for 45 minutes.

11. Upon reaching 30 minutes of cooking, place a layer of breadcrumbs, garlic clove and paprika on top of the sea bream.

12. During the last 15 minutes the bread and all the ingredients will be browned to give the characteristic look of this recipe.

13. Serve remembering about the thorns you may have and voilà! We are ready to enjoy this delicious fish.

Alternatives to accompany the bream

Following the tradition, you can accompany them with a delicious rice or with mashed potatoes. With some fried yuccas or in the air fryer they would be great. Even with sautéed potatoes it would make a good side.

Also, you can consider an appetizer that you can place to give more color to the plate or a totally original presentation.

You can accompany it with a delicious sauce or garnish of your choice.

With these notes you already have an idea of how to prepare the baked sea bream with potatoes, which will undoubtedly be one of your best dishes. Go ahead and celebrate these parties with a little sea bream and keep the flavors of the sea on your table.