Sea Bass Crudo With Vanilla Oil English Peas And Mint Recipes

BLACK SEA BASS CRUDO

Steps:

• Divide the sea bass onto 4 chilled plates (arrange the slices in a loose fan on each plate). Sprinkle a small amount of sea salt over the bass. Turn a small amount of fresh black pepper over the bass. Squeeze a few drops of lime juice on each plate. Top each plate with 1/4 of the pine nuts. Drizzle the olive oil over the fish and serve immediately.

SEA BASS CRUDO

Steps:

• 1. Slice the sea bass as thinly as possible with a sharp knife, discarding the skin. Lay the slices on a cold serving plate, overlapping slightly.
• 2. Sprinkle the fish with the sliced chile, lime zest, cilantro leaves, and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper. Drizzle with the oil and lime juice just before serving.

GRILLED SEA BASS WITH MINTED PEAS

Steps:

• This dish is another fantastically easy Lean in 15 but it looks really impressive when you present it. Grilling the fish makes the skin nice and crispy and it tastes amazing with these pinted peas. Preheat your grill to maximum and bring a saucepan of water to boil. Lay the fillets on the grill pan or baking tray, skin side up, drizzle with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the fish to 7 minutes without turning. By this time the fish should be cooked through and the skin satisfyingly crisp. Leave the fish to keep warm until you're ready to eat. When the water is boiling. chuck in the midget trees, broad beans and frozen peas. Bring the water back up to the boil and simmer for about 2 minutes, by which time the veg should all be cooked, but still retain a little texture. Drain the veg. While the veg are cooking. melt the butter in a frying pan over a figh heat and throw in the spring onions and courgette. Stir-fray the ingredients for 2 minutes until the are just softening. Tip the ingredients for 2 minutes untl they are just softening. Tip the midget tree mix in with the courgettes and toss the whole together. Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper and stir through the chopped mint. Serve up the fish atop the veg and with a flourish of chopped walnuts. Squeeze a nice bit of lemon juice on top just befre serving.

STEAMED SEA BASS WITH VANILLA, BABY VEGETABLES AND CAPPUCCINO SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove the seeds from the vanilla pod and place both the seeds and pod on a plate with the lemon juice and olive oil. Mix up with a fork, then place the fish on the plate and turn it so both fillets are covered. Place the vanilla seeds and lemon leaf on top of the fillets, reserving the vanilla pod.
• Split the leeks down the middle, 1-inch from the end, and wash under cold water. Mix the peas, broad beans and new potatoes together.
• Put the milk into a saucepan with the reserved vanilla pod and slowly simmer over a medium heat. In a bamboo steamer* place the leeks on the bottom, then cover with the pea mix. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then place the steamer over the pan of milk. In a second bamboo steamer place the lemon leaf, and the fillets skin side up. Open up the score marks and pour over the juices from the plate. Place the lid on top and cook for 10 to 15 minutes on a slow simmer.
• Remove the steamers from the pan, place some vegetables on each plate, and top with the fish. To finish the sauce, remove the vanilla pod from the milk and whiz up with a cappuccino frother or 'whizzer', or in a liquidizer. This gives the sauce a thick cappuccino effect, which is both visually and texturally very nice.

SEA BASS CRUDO WITH VANILLA OIL, ENGLISH PEAS, AND MINT

Steps:

• To make the vanilla oil, split the bean lengthwise and, using the flat edge of a knife, scrape the seeds from the inside. Combine the seeds with the olive oil in a small squeeze bottle and shake vigorously.
• Slice the sea bass into 1/4-inch slices; each person should have about 3 ounces of fish.
• Rub the bottoms of 4 shallow bowls with a bit of the vanilla oil. Arrange the fish on top in a single layer. Sprinkle with salt. Scatter the peas evenly over the fish.
• Roll the mint leaves into a tight cigar shape and cut into a chiffonade. Sprinkle the mint over the peas and fish. Drizzle each with vanilla oil and squeeze about 1 teaspoon lemon juice over each. Serve immediately.