Chilean Sea Bass With Zucchini Recipes

JONATHAN'S THE RUB'S BROILED CHILEAN SEA BASS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• Prepare the sea bass by scoring the tops with 1/2-inch deep crosshatches. Spread 90 percent of the butter on top of the fillets. Top with half of the rub. Pour the lemon juice over the top.
• In a large cast-iron skillet, melt the remaining butter. Add the fish buttered side up and transfer to the oven for 5 to 8 minutes until opaque. Remove from oven, top filet with breadcrumbs and cook in oven at 450 degrees an additional 3 to 5 minutes to brown the breadcrumbs and finish cooking the fish. Serve with lemon wedges.

ROASTED CHILEAN SEA BASS WITH A COMPOTE OF SALSIFY, ZUCCHINI AND BREEN BEANS IN A PORT WINE-BLACK TRUFFLE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Stew the salsify in the cream until tender and the cream has reduced. Add the cheese, herbs and seasonings. Cook for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat and spread out on a pan to cool.
• Saute the carrots and the zucchini slices separately until just tender, adding a little broth or water to moisten the saute. Season lightly to taste. Remove from heat and spread out on a pan to cool.
• Once ingredients are cooled, combine them and keep refrigerated if making more than a couple hours.
• For the Port Wine Sauce: Combine all the ingredients and reduce to a light syrup consistency, then strain through a chino.
• For the Vinaigrette: Combine all ingredients and reduce to a light syrup consistency. Sea Bass: 4 pieces chilean sea bass Pancetta slices, for wrapping the bass 2 ounces olive oil 1 cup haricots verts, blanched 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced 1 tablespoon shallots, diced 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves 1/2 teaspoon black truffles, diced 2 cups salsify-zucchini compote 2 tablespoons heavy cream 3 ounces port wine vinaigrette 1 teaspoon black truffle oil Chervil sprig for garnish
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Reheat the port wine vinaigrette and set aside.
• Wrap the bass with pancetta. Heat a saute pan over medium high heat and saute the sea bass portions in about 2 ounces of olive oil until golden brown on both sides. Drain the excess oil and finish cooking in the oven until cooked nearly through, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, saute the green beans and mushrooms with the shallots, thyme and black truffles moistening the saute with a small amount of broth to finish. Reheat the Salsify-Zucchini Compote while doing the beans.
• Place equal amounts of the compote on four plates, then place equal amounts of green bean and mushroom saute next to the compote. Place a piece of the sea bass directly on top of the vegetables, and spoon a small amount of the sauce around the plate. Add droplets of black truffle oil to the sauce around the plate. Garnish with chervil sprig. Serve.

ROASTED CHILEAN SEA BASS WITH A COMPOTE OF SALSIFY, ZUCCHINI AND BREEN BEANS IN A PORT WINE-BLACK TRUFFLE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For the compote: Stew the salsify in the cream until tender and the cream has reduced. Add the cheese, herbs and seasonings. Cook for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat and spread out on a pan to cool.
• Saute the carrots and the zucchini slices separately until just tender, adding a little broth or water to moisten the saute. Season lightly to taste. Remove from heat and spread out on a pan to cool.
• Once ingredients are cooled, combine them and keep refrigerated if making more than a couple hours in advance.
• For the sauce: Combine all the ingredients and reduce to a light syrup consistency, then strain through a chinois.
• For the vinaigrette: Combine all ingredients and reduce to a light syrup consistency.
• For the sea bass: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Reheat the port wine vinaigrette and set aside.
• Wrap the bass with pancetta. Heat a saute pan over medium high heat and saute the sea bass portions in about 2 ounces of olive oil until golden brown on both sides. Drain the excess oil and finish cooking in the oven until cooked nearly through, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, saute the green beans and mushrooms with the shallots, thyme and black truffles moistening the saute with a small amount of broth to finish. Reheat the Salsify-Zucchini Compote while doing the beans.
• Place equal amounts of the compote on four plates, then place equal amounts of green bean and mushroom saute next to the compote. Place a piece of the sea bass directly on top of the vegetables, and spoon a small amount of the sauce around the plate. Add droplets of black truffle oil to the sauce around the plate. Garnish with chervil sprig. Serve with port wine vinaigrette.

CHILEAN SEA BASS WITH ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Place fish in a single layer in foil-lined 9x13 baking pan.
• Spread garlic, parsley, sun-dried tomatoes and green onions over fish.
• Sprinkle lemon juice and wine over all.
• Arrange zucchini around fish.
• Sprinkle fish and zucchini with salt and pepper to taste and small amount of paprika for color.
• Drizzle with melted butter.
• Cover with foil and crimp edges with bottom foil to seal completely.
• Bake at 450F for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.

SEA BASS WITH ARTICHOKES, ZUCCHINI AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°F. Drain marinade from artichokes into 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Add fish; turn to coat with marinade. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Scatter artichokes, tomatoes, zucchini, basil and garlic around fish. Pour clam juice over. Bake until fish is just opaque in center, about 20 minutes.