Fiesta Rosa Sea Bass Recipes

SEA BASS ALLA FIORENTINA

Steps:

• Season both sides of the fish with salt and pepper. Put the flour in a shallow bowl, dredge the fish, tapping off the excess flour to create a light coating.
• In a medium nonstick fry pan, heat the 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Cook the fish until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer fish to a plate.
• Wipe out the pan with a paper towel and heat the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, tomatoes, water, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook at a simmer for 10 minutes. Add the basil and the fish and heat for 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

GINGER SEA BASS OVER WILTED GREENS

Steps:

• Cut 4 (12-inch-square pieces) of aluminum foil. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Working with 1 foil sheet at a time, place the foil sheets on the work surface. Place 1 1/2 cups of spinach in the center of each foil sheet. Top with a sea bass fillet. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of ginger and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic, then drizzle 2 tablespoons of Marsala, 2 teaspoons of soy sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil over the fish and spinach. Gather the foil sheets over the fish. Fold in the foil edges and pinch tightly to seal. Place the foil packages on a heavy large baking sheet.
• Bake until the spinach wilts and the fish is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer the packages to wide shallow bowls. Cool 5 minutes. Open package and fold down to reveal fish, being careful of hot steam. Squeeze the lime juice over the fish. Sprinkle the basil over and serve.

SAKE STEAMED SEA BASS

Steps:

• Heat the first 4 ingredients to boil, then lower to simmer in a pot big enough to hold the steamer.
• Add the fish on a steamer rack, top with salt, pepper, scallions, soy sauce and sesame oil.
• Cover and steam for 5 minutes until opaque; remove rack add cilantro to cooking liquid.
• Serve rice on 4 plates, top with fish, top with cooking juices, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

BAKED SEA BASS WITH HERBS AND LIME

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6/400F/200°C
• Scale the fish well (ask your fishmonger to do it for you) and cut off the fins.
• Wash the fish thoroughly under cold running water and pat dry with kitchen paper.
• Make slashes diagonally across the fish, about 4 cuts on each side.
• Place the fish in an oiled roasting tray and brush lightly with some of the oil.
• Grate the zest of 1 lime and squeeze the juice.
• In a bowl, mix the juice and zest with the chopped herbs, grated garlic and finely sliced red onion and stuff the mixture into the slashes.
• Cut the remaining 2 limes in 4s and place alongside the fish.
• Season the fish and lime with salt and freshly milled black pepper and drizzle over the remaining oil.
• Place the tray on the middle shelf of the oven for about 25-30 minutes (depends on the size of the fish) until the flesh feels just firm when pressed.
• If you want to double-check that the fish is cooked, part some of the flesh down to the bone and see if it flakes.
• Place the fish on a serving plate and pour the remaining juices from the tray onto the fish.
• To serve, place the roasted lime alongside the fish or you may want to squeeze the lime on the fish and then place the squeezed lime on the side for garnish!

SAUTEED CHILEAN SEA BASS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
• Place flour for dredging in a shallow bowl. Coat each fillet with seasoned flour and shake off excess. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add butter/olive oil combination. Add the fillets, without crowding. Increase heat to high and saute, shaking the pan from time to time, until the bottom of the fish is nicely browned, about 3 minutes. Turn and brown the other side. Remove fish to a plate and keep warm in the oven. Repeat with remaining fillets.
• Deglaze the pan with white wine. Cook, stirring over high heat until reduced by about one-third. Stir in remaining butter and drained capers.
• Plate fish and drizzle sauce around each fillet.

ROSEMARY AND LIME ROASTED SEA BASS WITH MEDITERRANEAN SALSA

Steps:

• Prepare the Mediterranean Salsa: Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and toss to mix well. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend before serving or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Rinse the fish well under cold running water (to make sure the cavity is clean of any entrails) and pat it dry. With a sharp knife, make 4 deep diagonal incisions down to the bone on each side of the fish. Sprinkle the cavity with salt and pepper. Lay the onion rings, lime rounds, and rosemary sprigs in the cavity. Close the fish. Insert the garlic slivers into the incisions.
• Tie the fish together in 3 or 4 places with butcher's twine to close the cavity. Place the fish on a bed of rosemary branches (or a rack) set in a large roasting pan. Rub the fish with the olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast the fish until completely cooked through, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer the fish to a large platter and remove the twine, top with the Mediterranean Salsa. You can also serve this fish on a bed of spinach or arugula leaves with a side of warm orzo tossed with a little chopped fresh parsley and olive oil.

FIESTA ROSA SEA BASS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season fish with salt and pepper.
• Pour about 1 tablespoon oil into a large roasting pan, reserving the rest of the oil.
• Lay the fish in the pan and holding the sliced side of the lemon half against your palm, squeeze the juice onto the fish.
• Slice the rest of the lemon. Lay the slices on the top of the fish and drizzle the rest of the oil on the outside of the fish.
• Place shallots, cilantro, and the thyme on top of the fillets.
• Roast until internal temperature reaches 135 degrees F, about 20 minutes. (There will be some carryover cooking even after you remove fish from oven.).
• Let rest and transfer to a platter. Serve family style with whipped potatoes.

SEA BASS WITH CLAMS IN LEMONY ESCAROLE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add pancetta and stir with a wooden spoon so you have some nice curls. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes until crispy then remove to paper towels. Reserve pancetta fat in the pan and add the chicken stock, lemon, garlic, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil then and then add escarole and clams. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes until clams open. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar.
• Season bass fillets with salt and pepper. Place a large saute pan over medium heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Once oil is smoking add the fillets, skin side down and don't move for 3 minutes. Using a fish spatula carefully pick up fillets and set in the pan over escarole and poaching broth flesh side down for 30 seconds.
• Divide escarole and clams with the broth on individual plates, top each with a bass fillet and garnish with the crispy pancetta.

SEA BASS WITH LEMON AND CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season sea bass fillets with salt and pepper. In a saute pan, over high heat, add the olive oil and sear fish fillets skin side down first, for 3 minutes or until golden brown. Turn fish over and cook another 4 minutes or until cooked through.
• Meanwhile, prepare the croutons. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Toss with bread cubes and transfer to a baking sheet. Bake in oven for 4 minutes or until crisp and golden in color. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
• In another saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of butter. Over high heat, saute the baby vegetables until glazed. Divide into 2 and mound in center of plate. Keep warm.
• Add the remaining 2 ounces of butter to the fillets and baste them with the butter. Place a fillet and the red peppers on top of the vegetables. Sprinkle half of the croutons on top and around each fillet. To butter, add shallots and continue to cook until butter turns brown. Deglaze with lemon juice, and add the lemon pieces, parsley, chives, tarragon, capers, and caper berries. When heated, pour half over and around each fillet. Serve immediately.
• Note: if sea bass is not available, any firm white fish can be substituted.

QUICK OVEN ROASTED GINGER SCALLION LIME SEA BASS

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 500°F.
• Mix first 5 ingredients and 3 tsp of oil. Season with pepper or salt if needed.
• Brush oven proof glass dish with 2 tsp oil.
• Arrange fish in dish.
• Spoon sauce over fish, leaving enough to drizzle over when serving.
• Roast fish for 12 minutes until opaque.
• Top with remaining sauce.

FIESTA SALSA

Steps:

• Prepare canner, jars, and lids according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Combine tomatoes, vinegar, and Ball® Fiesta Salsa Mix in large saucepan.
• Heat to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• Ladle hot salsa into jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars. Apply bands and adjust to fingertip tight.
• Process in boiling water canner for 35 minutes, adjusting for altitude.

SAKE STEAMED SEA BASS

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, combine sake and next 3 ingredients in large skillet deep enough to hold steamer rack.
• Bring liquid to boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
• Arrange fish on rack; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place rack in skillet.
• Top fish with onions; and minced garlic, drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil.
• Cover skillet; steam fish until opaque in center, about 5 minutes.
• Remove steamer rack.
• Mix cilantro into juices in skillet.
• Stir in a pat of crème fraise.
• Add the brown sugar and butter and reduce slightly.
• Spoon rice onto plates.
• Top with fish, juices from skillet, and sesame seeds.

BROILED CARIBBEAN SEA BASS

Steps:

• Place fish in a shallow dish.
• Combine cilantro, oil lime juice, pepper sauce and garlic in a small bowl and pour over fish. Cover, marinade in refrigerator 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• Prepare black bean and rice mix according to package directions,
• Keep warm.
• Preheat broiler.
• Remove fish from marinade.
• Place fish on rack of broiler pan, drizzle with any remaining marinade in dish.
• Broil 4 - 5 inches from heat 8 to 10 minutes until fish is opaque.
• Serve with black beans and rice and lime wedges.

MEXICAN FIESTA FISH

Steps:

• Lay the fish fillets in a single layer in a greased 8"x12" baking dish.
• Pour the salsa over the top, and then sprinkle evenly with the shredded cheese.
• Top everything with the crushed corn chips.
• Bake, uncovered, at 400°F for 15 minutes, or until fish is opaque and flakes with a fork.
• Serve with choice of garnish: sliced avocado, green chiles, olives and sour cream.