Stuffed Fish

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).

   ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven

   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
2. 2
   Pat the fish dry well with paper towels and cut diagonal slashes on both sides.

   Knife

   💡The slashes let the seasoning in and the heat reach the thick flesh near the back, so the fish cooks evenly.
3. 3
   Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, tomato, salt, black pepper, paprika and cumin. Stuff the belly of the fish with the mixture. Rub the olive oil over the outside of the fish and season with salt and black pepper.
4. 4
   Place the fish in the baking pan.

   Baking pan
5. 5
   Arrange the lemon slices on the fish.
6. 6
   Roast the fish in a hot oven (200°C / 390°F) 25–30 minutes, until the meat is white and falls apart easily.

   ⚙ Oven roastingOvenBaking pan

   💡The fish is done when the flesh near the backbone is white and flakes easily with a fork; a white, opaque eye is another sign.
7. 7
   Serve immediately with lemon and fresh parsley.