Orata With Olives And Potatoes

http://www.initaly.com/regions/liguria/cinq.htm#recipe

Ingredients:

• 1.5 kg Orata
• 500 g potatoes
• 100 black olives (preferable Ligurian)
• Olive oil
• 2 glasses of dry white wine
• Bay leaves (according to taste)
• Salt

Method:

• Scale, gut, wash and pat the fish dry and place on the layer of bay leaves and a little olive oil, which cover the bottom of the baking tray.
• Peel and finely slice the potatoes, then place around the fish.
• Salt (add pepper if desired) and add more olive oil to the fish or potatoes if deemed necessary.
• Bake in a hot oven (220 C) for about 10 minutes; remove the tray from the oven, pour the wine over the fish and add the olives.
• Bake for another 10-12 minutes or until cooking is completed.