Seared Fish With Crispy Potatoes And Green Sauce Recipes

SEARED FISH WITH CRISPY POTATOES AND GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cover 2 pounds small red new potatoes (about 21) with cold water; season with coarse salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook just until tender when pierced with a paring knife, about 15 minutes. If saving for another day, drain and let cool; then cover and refrigerate for later use.
• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet. Smash each potato with the base of your palm and place on sheet. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Roast until crisp, about 20 minutes.
• Make green sauce. Chop remaining mint and basil and 1 bunch fresh parsley leaves. In a bowl, combine with 1 garlic clove, minced, and 1 tablespoon chopped capers. Stir in 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice and enough extra-virgin olive oil to coat; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. If saving for another day, cover and refrigerate for later use.
• Make roasted tomatoes. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees. Halve 14 plum tomatoes. On 2 large rimmed baking sheets, arrange tomatoes, cut side up, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Bake until softened and edges are crinkled, about 1 hour. If saving for another day, let cool. Cover and refrigerate for later use.
• Meanwhile, score fish skin in a few places with a paring knife and season fillets with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add fish, skin side down, and cook until browned and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; flip fish and cook until opaque throughout, 2 to 4 minutes. Serve fish with green sauce, potatoes, and tomatoes.

SEARED HAKE WITH BABY POTATOES AND GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• Juice each ingredient separately. Combine celery juice, sorrel juice, leek juice, and vinegar in a small bowl; season with salt and more vinegar, if desired.
• Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and add water to cover; season with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, 10-15 minutes; drain and return to saucepan. Toss potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil, then season with salt.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season fish with salt and cook, skin side down, until very crisp, about 4 minutes. Turn fish and cook until just cooked through, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer to a plate.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet and add scallions. Cook, turning occasionally, until scallions are charred in spots and are slightly softened, about 1 minute. Transfer to plate with fish.
• Divide fish, yogurt, and potatoes among shallow bowls. Spoon green sauce around and drizzle with oil. Top with scallions and chervil.

PAN-SEARED SEA BASS WITH BEET SAUCE AND BEET GREENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Trim beets, leaving about 1 inch of stems attached, and reserve greens with stems. Wrap beets tightly in foil and in a baking pan roast in middle of oven until tender, about 1 hour. Unwrap beets carefully. When beets are cool enough to handle, slip off skins and stems.
• In a blender or food processor puree beets with water, soy sauce, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste until smooth. Transfer sauce to a small saucepan and keep warm, covered.
• Cut greens into 1/2-inch-wide slices and chop stems. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat 1 1/2 tablespoons butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and cook gingerroot, stirring, 30 seconds. Add greens and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Season greens with salt and pepper and keep warm, covered.
• Pat sea bass fillets dry. Sprinkle fillets with coriander and season with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté fillets, skin sides down, pressing gently with a spatula if fillets curl, until skin is golden, about 3 minutes. Turn fish over and sauté about 2 minutes more, or until just cooked through.
• Serve sea bass with beet greens and sauce.

SEARED PEPPERED FISH STEAKS WITH CRISPY SLAW AND SOY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• 1. Combine the cabbage, snow peas, and carrot and toss to blend. Sprinkle both sides of the fish with the pepper. Cut each fish steak into 3-4 evenly sized pieces. Cover vegetables and fish separately and refrigerate for 1-4 hours.
• 2. Heat 2 T. of the Peanut Oil in a small skillet over med heat, add 2T. fresh ginger, and fry until golden, under 30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a peper towel to drain. Add the wonton strips and fry until crisp and golden, stirring constantly, about 1 minute. Discard the oil.
• 3. Heat remaining 1 t. peanut oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over high heat until very hot. Add tuna and cook until brown and juicy and pale pink in the center, aobut 3 minutes. Other fish should be cooked through, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer the fish to 4 plates.
• 4. Toss half the vinaigrette with the crispy slaw and divide among the 4 plates. Sprinkle the ginger and wonton strips over the slaw. Spoon the remaining vnaigrette over the fish, dividing evenly. Here is the recipe for the Soy Vinegrette (ingredients listed above).
• 5. 2 T. soy sauce, 1T. canola oil, 1 T. Rice wine vinegar, 1 T. mirin, 1 T. fresh lime juice, 1 1/2 t. sugar, 1 t. grated ginger, 1 t. oriental sesame oil and 1 small clove garlic, crushed. Combine all ingredients in small bowl or jar , cover and refrigerate until ready to use. The vinegrette may be made up to 2 days ahead.

SEARED SALMON WITH CRISPY POTATOES, PEAS & SUMMER VEGETABLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Set the oven at 375 degrees.
• Have on hand a 10-inch shallow baking dish.
• Potatoes: Toss the potatoes with enough olive oil to coat them and spread them in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
• Drain on paper towels and keep warm; leave the oven on.
• Vegetables: In a bowl combine the peas, asparagus, swiss chard, leeks, fava beans, mint, basil, cream, half the lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss well and transfer to the baking dish.
• Combine the bread crumbs, garlic, shallots, 2 tablespoons of oil and salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle the crumbs onto the vegetables.
• Transfer the dish to the hot oven.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until the cream is bubbling at the edges.
• Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
• Add several tablespoons oil and heat until hot.
• Sear the salmon boned side down until golden brown.
• Turn and cook the other side until golden and the fish is cooked through.
• Arrange the fish on the vegetables.
• Squeeze the remaining lemon juice over it.
• Garnish with crispy potatoes.
• Scatter the parsley over the rim of the dinner plates and serve at once.