Dinner

Pan-Roasted Branzino en Papillote with Fennel, Orange & Saffron

A whole branzino, gutted and scaled, rests on a bed of shaved fennel, orange slices and saffron-steeped aromatics, then wrapped in parchment and baked until the flesh flakes silently from the bones. When the packet opens, an intoxicating steam of orange blossom, anise and sea salt fills the air—the essence of a Mediterranean summer.