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Looking down into a Dutch oven with fillets of white fish sitting on top of seasoned breadcrumbs.

Dutch Oven Bread Fish Bake Recipe

Saffron Hodgson
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Perfect after a long day of fishing, this bread fish bake uses stale bread and delicate seasonings to cook any white fish in a Dutch oven.
Preparation 20 minutes
Cook 45 minutes
Ready in 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 6 Servings
CourseDinner
InfluenceItaly
DifficultySeasoned
MethodBake

Ingredients

  • 5 cups stale bread
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 sprigs curly parsley finely chopped
  • 2 pounds white fish
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter

Equipment

  • large bowl
  • 12 inch Dutch oven

Directions

  • Break the stale bread down into small pieces and place it in a bowl.
  • Add to the bread the garlic and parsley, then mix until well combined.
  • In a Dutch oven preheated to about 350 degrees F (180 degrees C), add half the bread mixture and flatten.
  • Place the fish on top of the bread then season with salt and pepper.
  • Place the remaining bread mixture on the top of the fish. 
  • Drizzle with the olive oil and add small cubes of butter across the top of the bread mixture.
  • Return the Dutch oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and cook for 45 minutes.
  • After 45 minutes check that the fish is cooked through and flaking. If cooked serve, if not return to cook until done.