Panko Crusted Sea Bass Recipes

PARMESAN CRUSTED SEA BASS RECIPE

Steps:

• As always, preheat the oven to 450º F.
• Combine the panko (bread crumbs) with Parmesan cheese, lemon zest and season with salt and pepper.
• Apply a spoonful of pesto on the non-skin side of each sea bass steak and then top with the bread crumb mixture. Press the bread crumbs into the pesto with the back of your spoon.
• Spray each steak with a little spray oil, transfer to a baking sheet that has been coated with some spray oil and refrigerate until you are going to prepare the broth.

PAN FRIED SEA BASS FILLETS

Steps:

• About an hour before you'd like to eat, take your fish out of the fridge.
• Prepare your flour, eggs and panko into separate containers for your breading process.
• Take each fillet and lightly dredge in flour, coat in the beaten eggs and then completely cover with panko crumbs and let sit on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before you cook them.
• Heat oven proof pan on stove and add your cooking oil of choice, I use avocado oil and butter for this recipe.
• Once butter has melted and is sizzling a bit, add your fish fillets and let brown, but not burn.
• Turn fillets and nicely brown the second side, no burning allowed!
• Insert oven proof thermometer probe into center of one pan fried sea bass fillet, and place entire pan into pre-heated oven until thermometer reads 145.
• Remove from oven and serve.

LEMONGRASS-PANKO CRUSTED SEA BASS

Steps:

• 2 cups panko
• 3 kaffir lime leaves
• 2 tablespoons dried lemongrass
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the Green Curry Sauce:
• Combine the coconut milk, fish sauce, clam juice, white wine, kaffir lime leaves, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, ginger and green curry paste into a saucepot. Reduce by 1/3 over medium heat. Add brown sugar and lime juice. Strain through chinois.
• For the Gingered Basmati Rice:
• Sweat the carrots, celery, yellow onion and fresh ginger in a medium saucepot. Add basmati rice and toast. Add water and turmeric, and bring to a boil then cover. Finish in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
• For the Stir-Fried Vegetables:
• Heat saute pan on medium-high heat. Saute vegetables in oil or butter until al dente.
• For the Lemongrass-Panko Crust:
• Add panko bread crumbs, kaffir lime leaves and dried lemongrass to food processor and pulse until uniform. Sift through china cap to remove any large chunks.
• For the Chili Oil:
• Toast cayenne pepper and paprika in a saute pan over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add grapeseed oil, remove from heat and let steep for about 5 minutes. Strain through coffee filter.
• For the Sea Bass:
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat a cast iron skillet on med to medium-low. Crust 1 side of the sea bass with the panko mixture. Season the other side of the fish with salt and pepper. Cook the fish, panko side down, in grapeseed oil until golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. Flip the fish and finish in the preheated oven until done (about 6 to 7 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish).
• Serve the fish with the sauce alongside the rice and vegetables.