Baked Bream Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 1 bream, weighing 600g, whole and gutted
• 1/2 lemon
• 6 basil leaves
• 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
• 2 sprigs of flat-leaf parsley
• 2 sprigs of fresh coriander
• 4 star anise
• 50g of fresh thyme, finely chopped
• 50g of rosemary
• 1600g of strong plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• 700g of salt
• 15 egg whites
• 370ml of water
• 2 egg yolks, for egg wash
• 1 tsp squid ink
• 60g of shallots, peeled and finely sliced
• 1 sprig of fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf, small
• 200ml of Noilly Prat vermouth, plus a drop extra to serve
• 600ml of fish stock
• 100ml of double cream
• 60g of unsalted butter
• salt
• pepper
• 200g of spinach, picked and washed
• 4 radishes, picked and washed
• 1 knob of butter