You know, just your average day... a friend gives you a gorgeous whole branzino (European seabass), a delicate, sustainable, flavorful firm-fleshed white fish...
I took it home, cleaned it, pre-heated the oven to 450...
Salted and peppered the fish inside and out, filled the cavity with thin-sliced lemons and handfuls of fresh herbs (really whatever you have, I used oregano, thyme, and basil)...
Laid the fish on a parchment-lined sheet pan (you'll be really glad you did when clean-up time rolls around) and cooked it for approximately 10 minutes.
I served it on very hot plates with more lemons, some browned butter (a classic beurre noisette, post to follow!) with chopped dill, and small roasted potatoes.
Life is good.
Don't give in to your fear of cooking fish. It's really easy. It's fast. It's healthy. And best of all, it's really, REALLY tasty!