Chilean Sea Bass With Roasted Yellow Pepper Grits And Roasted Poblano Sauce Recipes

ROASTED YELLOW PEPPER GRITS AND ROASTED POBLANO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Rub the pepper with 2 tablespoons of the oil and place on a baking sheet. Roast in the oven until soft and skin is blackened. Place the peppers in a medium bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 15 minutes. Remove the skin and seeds from the peppers. Place 2 of the peppers in a food processor and process until smooth. Cut the remaining pepper into fine dice and set aside.
• Place the hominy in a food processor and process until smooth. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, season with salt and pepper, and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Add the hominy, yellow pepper puree, and heavy cream. Season with salt, pepper, and chipotle puree. Cook for 10 minutes and fold in the diced yellow peppers and Cheddar. Serve with Poblano Pepper Sauce.
• Place peppers, vinegar, cilantro and honey in a blender and season with salt and pepper.
• Blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil until emulsified.

PAN SEARED CHILEAN SEA BASS, ROASTED BABY CORN, AND COLORFUL PEPPER INFUSED BROTH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a hot saute pan, add olive oil and Chilean sea bass. Saute until brown on both sides. Remove from pan. Finish cooking the fish in the oven, about 3 to 5 minutes or until done.
• In the saute pan, add the peppers, leeks and saute until tender. Deglaze with white wine, reduce by two thirds, and add the fish stock and reduce by a quarter. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, add the fish broth. Place the sea bass in the center of the bowl. Garnish with the corn.

BAKED CHILEAN SEA BASS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. and allow the Chilean sea bass to rest for at least 20 minutes at room temperature. Cooking it straight out of the fridge will result in uneven cooking.
• Pat dry the fish with a paper towel and then brush it with melted butter. Season it generously on all sides with salt and pepper. Sprinkle a little paprika on top for color, if desired. Pour the remaining melted butter over each filet.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until the fish reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees F. How long you cook it really depends on the thickness of each fish fillet.
• Once the fish comes out of the oven, squeeze some lemon juice over the top and enjoy it!

SAUTEED CHILEAN SEA BASS WITH POTATO-PARSNIP BRANDADE WITH PIQUILLO PEPPER SAFFRON SAUCE

Steps:

• Brush oil on both sides of fish and season with salt and pepper. Heat saute pan over medium high heat. Place the fish skin-side down and saute until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Turn over and continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Place a large spoonful of brandade onto a warmed dinner plate. Balance one Sauteed sea bass fillet on one side of the brandade. Drizzle the whole plate with the Piquillo Pepper Saffron Sauce.
• Place garlic and 1/4 cup oil in a small saucepan and slowly heat over medium heat until the garlic turns a light golden brown. Place the garlic and a few tablespoons of the oil in a food processor with the salt cod and process until smooth. Pass the potatoes and parsnips through a food mill into a large bowl. Add the salt cod puree, milk and remaining olive oil and stir until combined. Stir in the butter and season with salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm.
• Place shallots, wine, vinegar and saffron in a medium non-reactive pot and cook until the liquid is reduced to 1 tablespoon. Slowly begin whisking in the butter until the sauce emulsifies. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and fold in the piquillo peppers.

LOBSTER ENCHILADAS WITH ROASTED POBLANO SAUCE

Steps:

• For the pico de gallo: Mix jalapenos, tomatoes and onions in a bowl. Stir in lime juice and cilantro. Chill for 30 minutes.
• For the roasted poblano sauce: Roast poblanos on a char-broiler until skin is black on all sides. Transfer to a pan and cover with plastic wrap for 15 minutes to further sweat the poblanos. Under running water, peel and clean poblanos and remove all seeds and stems.
• Saute onion in 2 ounces butter until it starts to caramelize, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes. Add a cup of chicken stock to cool. Remove mixture to a blender and puree, then transfer to a saucepot. Add poblanos to blender in batches and puree, adding more chicken stock as needed to loosen, then combine with ingredients in the pot. Add cilantro, cumin, taco seasoning, salt and pepper to pot and bring to boil. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Make a roux by adding flour to remaining 1/2 cup butter in a saute pan and cooking slowly to a golden hue, about 10 minutes. Thicken sauce to desired thickness by adding roux to pot.
• For the enchiladas: Preheat oven to 420 degrees F.
• Cut lobster into medium bite-sized pieces and par-cook in white wine in a pan 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and divide into 3 portions. Cover a sizzle plate with 1 cup poblano sauce (save remainder for another use). Place corn tortillas on a hot grill or saute pan and warm about 10 seconds per side to soften, then remove. Form tortillas into 3 enchiladas with lobster and some shredded cheese. Place on sizzle plate and top with more cheese and 1/4 cup tomatoes. Bake, 5 minutes. Transfer enchiladas to a plate with a spatula, then push cooked sauce on top of enchiladas. Add a ramekin of pico de gallo on the side (save remainder for another use), a lemon wedge and a sprig of cilantro and serve.

ROASTED CHILEAN SEA BASS WITH CHIVE OIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the chives in a food processor. Turn on the processor and add the olive oil through the feed tube in a thin steady stream. Season with salt and pepper. Stop to taste, then adjust, adding more oil, chives, salt or pepper as desired. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl and reserve.
• Place the sea bass in a sauté pan or roasting pan just large enough to fit the fillets. Sprinkle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in the oven and roast until the fish is just barely cooked in the center. It will continue to cook once it is removed from the oven. (It should take about 9 minutes per inch of thickness.)
• Transfer the sea bass to serving plates and sprinkle with the chive oil.