Ingredients toMadrid sea bream with potatoes

  • 1 sea bream of 1.5 kg
  • 1 onion
  • 1 sprig of parsley
  • 100 grams of breadcrumbs
  • 2 lemons
  • 200 milliliters of white wine
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4 potatoes
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • Black pepper
  • Olive oil
  • Salt

How to make Madrid-style sea bream with potatoes

1. Line the bottom of the dish with potatoes

Preheat the oven to 200º. Peel the potatoes, wash them and pat them dry with paper towel. Cut them into thin slices and cover the bottom of a refractory dish with them, arranging them slightly ribbed.

1. Line the bottom of the dish with potatoes

2. Add the onion

Peel the onion, cut it into feathers and add it to the source. Drizzle with oil and bake for 10 minutes.

2. Add the onion

3. Peel the garlic

Wash the parsley and peel the garlic; chop both finely. Wash the lemons and dry them. Squeeze one and filter the juice obtained. Cut the rest in half and cut into slices. Place the parsley, garlic, cloves, breadcrumbs, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a bowl and stir.

3. Peel the garlic

4. Cook the sea bream

Clean the sea bream, wash it, dry it and season it. Make three incisions in the back and introduce 1 slice of lemon in each one. Place it in the dish, on the potatoes and the onion, sprinkle it with the wine and bake for 10 minutes. Top with breadcrumb mixture and toast for another 10 minutes. Serve right away.

4. Cook the sea bream

Tips for your Madrid sea bream

  • If you’re looking for something less expensive, try this same recipe, replacing the sea bream with sea bass or sea bream.
  • The key to the success of the dish is to choose quality ingredients, make sure that the sea bream is fresh.
  • Prepare the potato and onion in advance as well as the breadcrumb mixture to save time. That if, once cooked with the crust, it serves immediately.

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