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Easy whole fish recipes

Experience the joy of bringing whole cooked fish to the table – they’re easier to cook than you might think, and incredibly tasty when on the bone. They’re a great alternative for a dinner party, or instead of a Sunday roast, and many work well on the bbq.

Have a scroll through our hand-picked collection of sea bass, sea bream, salmon and more, and take a look at our page on how to cook a whole fish.

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Christmas fish

Roast trout with clementine, ginger, spring onion and herbs

Fancy an alternative to all those heavy festive mains? Try this spectacular whole roast trout, served with a crisp and bright winter salad.

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30-minute meals

Pesce all’acqua pazza (fish cooked in ‘crazy water’)

This simple dish from Campania shows you just how easy it is to cook fish. The bream simmers in a delicious tomato, garlic and chilli broth.

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Easy whole fish

Home-style Chinese steamed sea bass

If you like classic whole steamed fish with spring onion and ginger, try Amy Poon's home-style sea bass – ideal for Chinese New Year feasts.

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Celebrity chef recipes

Jeremy Pang’s naxi fried fish

Jeremy Pang's crispy fried fish with peanuts, chillies and ginger is inspired by traditional fish dishes cooked by the Naxi people in China.

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Easy whole fish

Chorizo-stuffed sea bream with houmous and beans

Taking inspiration from various parts of the Mediterranean, this chorizo-stuffed sea bream dish is sunshine on a plate.

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30-minute meals

Sea bream with spring onion and brown butter rice

For a quick but impressive Sunday lunch, steam sea bream and serve with nutty, lemony brown-butter and spring onion rice with chilli.

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Easy whole fish

Roast turbot with leeks, tarragon and riesling

Celebrate Christmas or a special family gathering with roast turbot. Mitch Tonk’s whole fish is incredibly quick to cook and has a firm, rich, meaty texture.

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Italian sea bass with tomato sauce

This Italian whole sea bass recipe comes from Giovann Attard, head chef at Norma in London, prized for their hearty and inventive Sicilian food.

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Summer dinners

Whole sea bass with mango salsa

Debora Robertson's whole sea bass with mango salsa recipe makes a speedy and impressive dinner for two. Serve with salad and new potatoes.

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Salt baked sea bass with rosemary and thyme

Salt baked sea bass is stuffed with herbs, lemon and garlic. For optimal drama, smash the salt crust at the table in front of your guests.

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Healthy fish

Whole steamed fish with pickled plums (pla neung kiem buoy)

Find out how to master the gentle art of steaming with a simple but stunning recipe for steamed whole fish with pickled plums. It’s a revelation.

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Dinner ideas for two

Roast sea bream with fennel, sourdough and preserved lemons

Enjoy this sea bream recipe for two with a crisp glass of white wine – it's an easy dish for Friday night as there's minimal washing up.

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Healthy fish

Whole roast fish with lemon and tarragon butter

A show-stopping whole roast fish dish which doesn't shy away from big bold flavours – think lemon, tarragon and lots of garlic.

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Trout

Trout with crème fraîche and brined gherkins

Olia Hercules' show-stopping trout recipe, with diced dill pickles for flavour and panache, is inspired by her childhood memories of Christmas in Ukraine.