I was in the fish-market when I sought those truly fresh fishes  (in the pictures) at a convenient price: immediately I bought! The bronze bream or  “pagello” is red fish with tasty flesh, I am going to show you one of the easiest way to cook it with few ingredients: this is really dietetic food but it taste so good!!!

 

 

Ingredients:

one fish for each person

few garlic cloves

half-pound (500 gr) of black olives

4 oz (100 gr) of salt capers

half glass of extra virgin olive oil

 

 

 

First you should buy the fish only when is fresh: kindly refer to category: “ingredients – how to recognize a fresh fish”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second clean the fish from the scales: kindly refer to category: “preparations – fish – how to clean a fish”

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the same category you find the instruction to clean internally a fish, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I put the “pagelli” on the cold marble, ready to be prepared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I put in the blender: garlic, black olives and capers, please note that I didn’t remove the salt from the capers.

Blend it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

as the garlic, olives and capers blended, add the extra virgin olive oil and then blend all together again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You will obtain a “pasta” which you will use to“dress” the fishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start putting some of this  “pasta” inside each fish belly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spread it on the fishes skin, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

put the fishes in to an oven pan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

use all the “pasta” to well dress the fishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

put in the oven… 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…at 660 Fahrenheit (350 Celsius) for 25 minutes,

As you sniff a pleasant scent around….please check! if the fish results too dry spead some white wine on top and, if isn’t yet cooked, put it back in the oven .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buon Appetito !!!