Sea bass with tomato and bacon sauce recipe

Name: Sea bass with tomato and bacon sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 shallots, finely chopped; 4 rashers streaky bacon, finely chopped; 3 large fresh vine tomatoes, finely chopped; 100ml white wine; 2tbsp fresh chopped parsley; 4 sea bass fillets; 5tbsp fresh ciabatta breadcrumbs; 3tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

This simple sea bass recipe serves 4 and comes together in no time at all. Cook down your shallots and bacon then add the tomatoes and wine and reduce until thickened into a gorgeous sauce. Spoon on top of the fish ahead of baking, lightly scatter with cheesy breadcrumbs then serve with crusty bread and salad.

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Serves 4
Takes 45 mins
54 calories / serving

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Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
2 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Shallots Onions 400G
2 shallots, finely chopped
£1.35
£3.38/kg
Tesco Bacon Rashers Crisps 300G
4 rashers streaky bacon, finely chopped
£1.75
£5.83/kg
Tesco Sweet Vine Ripened Tomatoes 255G
3 large fresh vine tomatoes, finely chopped
£1.25
£4.90/kg
Caparelli Pinot Grigio 187Ml
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100ml white wine
£2.30
£12.30/litre
Tesco Fresh Cut Flat Leaf Parsley 30G
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2tbsp fresh chopped parsley
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco 2 Boneless Sea Bass Fillets 180G
4 sea bass fillets
£5.95
£33.06/kg
Tesco Golden Breadcrumbs 175G
5tbsp fresh ciabatta breadcrumbs
£1.25
£7.14/kg
Creamfields Grated Grana Padano 100G
3tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
£1.65
£16.50/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to Gas 6/200°C/Fan 180°C. Heat the oil in a large heavy based frying pan and cook the shallots and bacon over a moderate heat for 3-4 minutes, until softened. Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes then add the wine and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes until almost all the wine has evaporated and the sauce is thick and pulpy. Stir in the parsley and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Place the sea bass fillets into a lightly buttered shallow ovenproof dish in a single layer. Spoon the sauce evenly over each fillet. Mix the breadcrumbs with the cheese and scatter over the sauce. Cook in the preheated oven for 15 minutes until the top is golden and bubbling. Serve with warm crusty bread and salad.