Sauteed Black Sea Bass With Port Beurre Blanc Recipes

SAUTEED BLACK SEA BASS WITH CAPERS AND HERB-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Pat fillets dry; slash skin side of each crosswise in 2-inch intervals. Season generously with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with flour to evenly coat, shaking off excess.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. When oil shimmers and wisps of smoke rise from skillet, add fish in a single layer, skin-sides down. Reduce heat to medium; cook, undisturbed,until skin is crisp and flesh is opaque halfway up sides and almost cooked through, 5 to 7minutes, depending on thickness.
• Flip and continue cooking until just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to plates, skin-sides up. Add vermouth to skillet; boil until mostly evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add capers and butter; cook until butter simmers and sauce thickens slightly, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in herbs. Return fish to skillet, skin-side up; spoon butter sauce over top. Serve immediately.

SAUTEED CHILEAN SEA BASS SERVED WITH CELERY ROOT MASHED POTATOES AND LEFFE BLOND BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Mashed Vegetables: 1/4 pound potato, cut into large dice 1/4 pound celery root, cut into large dice 2 tablespoons cream 1 teaspoon butter Grating nutmeg
• Spinach: 1/2 bunch spinach, washed thoroughly and dried Grating nutmeg 2 ounces butter
• Sea Bass and Beer Sauce: 1 ounce clarified butter, for sauteing 1 ounce olive oil, for sauteing 1 (8 ounce) Sea Bass fillet Salt and freshly ground black pepper Flour, for dredging
• 1 ounce blond beer 1 shallot, sliced 1 sprig rosemary 1 sprig thyme 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar Dash cream 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces North Sea Grey shrimp, poached and diced 1 tomato, diced Chives, for garnish Rosemary, for garnish
• Mashed Vegetables: In a sauce pot, place the potato and celery root and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until an inserted knife meets with no resistance. Drain the vegetables, and while still hot, mash them together with butter, salt, and nutmeg. Keep warm until ready to serve.
• Spinach: Saute spinach in butter with salt and pepper and nutmeg. Keep warm until ready to serve.
• Sea Bass and Beer Sauce: Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
• In an ovenproof saute pan, heat the clarified butter and olive oil until smoking. Season the sea bass with salt and pepper, dredge in flour and sautee in clarified butter and olive oil, finish in the oven until golden crispy.
• Meanwhile, in a saute pan, reduce the beer with the shallots, rosemary, thyme and red wine vinegar, add cream and reduce again. Add the butter to the sauce, stir until dissolved, and adjust seasoning with pepper, salt, and more vinegar, if necessary.
• Plate the mashed potatoes, sea bass, and spinach. Sprinkle the North Sea Grey shrimp over the dish along with tomato, chives, and rosemary.

PAN ROASTED BLACK SEA BASS WITH CAULIFLOWER-ALMOND SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season bass on both sides with salt and pepper, to taste. Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Sear the fish, skin down, until golden brown. Turn over and place the pan in the oven and cook for 4 to 5 minutes for medium doneness.
• Ladle Cauliflower Sauce into the bottom of 2 shallow wide bowls. Place a bass fillet on top of the sauce, then ladle more of the sauce over. Sprinkle with chives.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until soft. Add cauliflower and cook for 5 minutes (do not let onions, garlic, or cauliflower obtain any color). Add wine and cook until reduced by half. Add fish stock and just enough water to cover the cauliflower and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until the cauliflower is completely cooked through and soft.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor add almonds, and process until smooth. Strain the mixture into a medium saucepan and place on the stove over medium heat. Whisk in the cream and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the butter and cook until melted. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

BRAISED BLACK SEA BASS WITH SPRING VEGETABLES AND LEMON-BLACK OLIVE BOUILLON

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes, peel and cut in wedges. Cut off both ends of zucchini and yellow squash, cut lengthwise in 4 equal parts. Remove most of the seeds by cutting the angle. Slice into 1/4-inch pieces. Blanch quickly in water and salt. Trim the fennel, cut in 2 lengthwise, sweat in olive oil, add lemon juice and fumet. Season with salt and pepper and braise for 5 minutes, covered. Add cherry tomatoes. Keep very al dente.
• Brush a braising pan with butter. Place in it everything except half of the lemon juice and garnishes. Season the fish on both sides and add the fumet. Place the braising pan on a low flame until the liquid slightly simmers. Then place in a preheated 300-degree oven for 7 minutes. When cooked, place the fish with most of the vegetables into bowl, return the braising pan to the flame and finish with black olives lemon olive oil and lemon juice if necessary. Finish the dish by pouring the broth on the fish and garnish with chopped chives and chervil, serve immediately.

ROASTED SEA BASS WITH WHITE PORT

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add mushrooms, shallots, salt, and pepper, and cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Raise heat to high, add Port, and reduce by half. Add clam juice or fish stock and reduce again by half. Add cream and reduce one more time by half. Remove from heat, strain sauce, and stir in peppers and olives. Reserve in a warm place.
• Season fillets all over with salt and pepper. Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over high heat. Saute fish for 1 minute. Turn over, transfer to oven, and bake, uncovered, for 3 to 5 minutes. Arrange fish on individual plates. Spoon on warm sauce and garnish with julienned prosciutto. Serve immediately.

SALMON FILLETS WITH FENNEL BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Place the salmon fillets on a board and working with a very sharp knife that's held almost parallel to the board, cut them into 12 thin slices. Divide the sea salt evenly over the slices of salmon and reserve.
• Place 1 tablespoon of the butter in a small, heavy saucepan. Melt over medium-low heat. Add the shallots and cook for 1 minute. Cut out the white bulb of the fennel and cut it into tiny dice. You need 1 cup of diced fennel; if any of the bulb is left over, save it for another use. Reserve 4 teaspoons of the frilly green leaf at the other end of the fennel. Add the cup of diced fennel to the sauce pan and stir well to coat with the butter. Add the wine and the vinegar to the sauce pan. Reduce over high heat, until just a small amount of liquid remains ( a teaspoon or so). Moving the pan on and off the heat as required, start incorporating the remaining 10 tablespoons of butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating with a broad wooden spoon. The sauce should be smooth, creamy, and medium-thick. Taste for seasoning.
• While finishing the sauce, steam the salmon slices: Place them on a buttered steamer rack and cook them over barely simmering water until just done (approximately 3-6 minutes). They should retain just a trace of red at the center. Remove and divide among 4 dinner plates stacking them on steamed fennel pieces. Pour the sauce around the fillets on each plate and garnish with the reserved fennel leaves.