The Best Ever Baked Sea Bass Recipe. Spread the pesto all over the fish and let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to an hour. While the fish marinates, sauté sliced red onions and bell peppers for 10 minutes, then spread them out on a parchment-lined baking pan. Place the marinated fish over the vegetables,...
This will help in baking the fish evenly from all sides. If the temperature is kept steady at 425°F, the fish will take only 20 minutes to cook. Covering the fish with aluminum foil helps keep the flavors in. Covering also helps reduce the cooking time as the bass fish will soften and cook in steam.
Preheating the oven is an essential step that many of us miss. Set the oven to 425° Fahrenheit about 10-15 minutes before you start baking bass. Since the preparation time will be less, you can start the oven as you begin to prepare the bass filet. Now that all your ingredients are spread out in front of you, the next step is to wash the fish.
Sprinkle kosher salt on both sides of the fish (4 6-ounce sea bass fillets, each about 1 ½ inches thick). Set aside for now. Make the spice mixture.