Sea bass is available whole and un-gutted, or in prepared fillets (you can ask your fishmonger to gut and fillet the fish for you). The skin is rarely removed. Sea bass is available frozen but is ...

Preheat the oven 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Season the sea bass fillets well on both sides with salt and pepper. Melt the butter in a shallow frying pan.

Pass the sauce through a fine sieve and add lemon juice to taste. 5. Dry-roast all the spices for the spice-crusted sea bass for about 2 minutes, until they turn a shade darker, shaking or ...