LOUP DE MER EN PAPILLOTE (BAKED SEA BASS WRAPPED IN PAPER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven (390° F, 200° C).
• Pepare a parchment paper large enough to wrap the fish. Spread a little of the olive oil where you will put the fish on.
• Crush the black peppercorns a little in a mortar and pestal, but it should be coarse though.
• Remove from one rosemary sprig, the leaves. You can chop them, but I prefer to leave the small leaves as they are.
• Clean the fish and brush both sides with olive oil. Salt to taste (inside and outside).
• Put 2 sprigs of rosemary into the cavity and also add a small piece of butter. If you like, put 2 slices of lemon into the cavity too.
• Sprinkle a little of black pepper and rosemary leaves onto the parchment paper and then place the fish on it.
• Cover the fish with the rest of black pepper and the rosemary leaves.
• Squash the garlic cloves (do not peel them) and place them on top of fish. Cut the butter into small pieces and arrange on top of fish too.
• Wrap the parchment paper around the fish to make a package. Fold over the edges to seal the package.
• Brush a little of the olive oil over the paper. This will protect it from burning.
• Put the package on a baking tray and bake for about 25 minutes.
• Serve the fish hot in the package.
• NOTE: use smaller fish for this recipe.