2 ud doradas frescas de 600 – 800 gr c/u limpia y separada en lomos (filetes)
50 gr aceite de oliva virgen extra
300 gr sal gruesa para hornear pescados
10 gr hierbas de montaña (romero – laurel – tomillo – mejorana)
300 gr coles de bruselas frescas y limpias
100 gr mantequilla
s/c cúrcuma en polvo
s/c vino blanco
2 fresh sea breams weighing 600 – 800 gr each, cleaned and separated into fillets
50 gr extra virgin olive oil
300 gr coarse salt for baking fish
10 gr mountain herbs (rosemary – bay leaf – thyme – marjoram)
300 gr fresh and cleaned Brussels sprouts
100 gr butter
s/c turmeric powder
s/c white wine
1. Sea bream fillets usually have some bones. Use tweezers to remove the excess bones. If you don’t have sea bream, you can replace it with sea bass, cod, hake or white fish in general.
2. Brussels sprouts. The fresher the better, and they can be replaced with other types of cabbage such as kale. Boil them in salted water for 45 seconds and cool in iced water; then drain them and heat butter in a pan. Add the sprouts and sauté at medium-high temperature. Add fleur de sel, turmeric to taste, but remembering that it has a pronounced flavour that not everyone likes, and if you like, a little freshly ground peppercorns. Almost at the end of cooking, add a splash of good white wine. The idea is to “bathe” the sprouts with butter while they are cooking to give them a shine and a characteristic flavour of the toasted butter. Keep warm.
3. Cooking the fillets. Place a good bed of coarse baking salt in the chosen baking dish, moistening it a little so that it sticks together. Next, add mountain herbs (thyme – rosemary – bay leaves – marjoram – sage…) torn up and trying to use mainly the leaves. If the herbs are fresh, much better. Place the fillets with the skin facing up and moisten them with a few drops of water and a splash of good extra virgin olive oil. Bake in a preheated oven at 200º for approximately 12 – 15 minutes. The cooking time may vary depending on the model of oven used and, more importantly, the thickness of the fillets, but in no case can it be overcooked. Quick cooking is sought so that the fish is juicy.
4. Assembly. Use a warm plate to serve. Remove each loin from the baking dish and place a generous amount of turmeric Brussels sprouts on top.
5. You can replace the Brussels sprouts with other vegetables such as artichokes (using the hearts) or asparagus. Although the variety in the garden is endless!