Seared Chilean Sea Bass And Lobster With Thyme Scented Tomato Recipes

SEARED CHILEAN SEA BASS AND LOBSTER WITH THYME SCENTED TOMATO

Steps:

• Over medium heat cook the bacon until crisp and remove the bacon.
• In the bacon fat sweat the chopped onions, garlic and ginger until soft.
• Add tomatoes and cook ten more minutes, add thyme leaves and chicken stock, simmer five minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper, place in blender, puree until smooth then pass through a fine sieve.
• Finish with one-ounce butter and adjust seasoning.
• Cook sliced onions over medium heat in oil until light brown. Boil potatoes and puree when soft. Add milk and 3 oz. butter to potatoes, stir in the caramelized onion, season with salt and pepper.
• Blanch asparagus and season.
• Season sea bass, place in hot sauté pan with a little oil and cook until golden brown on each side.
• Cooking times will vary depending on thickness of fish. Fish should be just done in center.
• Remove lobster meat from shell, season and cook in same pan until cooked through. Remove and slice into four pieces.
• In large soup bowl place a spoonful of potatoes in center, arrange four asparagus around the potatoes, place a piece of sea bass on the potatoes and a lobster medallion on the sea bass. Spoon tomato broth around the potatoes and then sprinkle fish and lobster with crisp bacon and chopped chives.

SEA BASS ON A BED OF SWISS CHARD AND BROWNED ROSEMARY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven for 375 degrees.
• Lightly season the fish with salt and pepper, then coat with flour, shaking off the excess.
• Heat two tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, add the fish pieces and cook just until lightly browned, about 1 minute on each side.
• Transfer to a casserole dish and place in oven for 10-15 minutes.
• Add the onion and 3 cloves garlic to the skillet and cook, stirring, until beginning to soften, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Slice pre boiled potatoes and add to the onions browning on both sides add rosemary, salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile heat 2 tablespoons rosemary oil and toss in 3 minced cloves of garlic till almost browned add the Swiss chard till wilted about 3 minutes, season with salt and pepper.
• Place wilted chard on platter place cooked fish on top.
• Arrange browned potatoes around the Swiss chard.
• Sprinkle with diced sun dried tomatoes.
• Garnish with fresh rosemary.

SEARED CHILEAN SEA BASS WITH SHALLOT-TOMATO-BROCCOLI RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a small pan, melt butter over medium heat and sauté onion until tender.
• Add rice and stir.
• Add water, stir and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer 20-25 minutes uncovered, stirring frequently, until rice is tender.
• Add cream and Parmesan.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Gently fold in shallots, tomatoes and broccoli.
• Set rice aside.
• Season both sides of sea bass with salt and pepper.
• Dredge lightly in flour.
• Put olive oil in sauté pan over medium heat; sear both sides until golden brown.
• Place fish in 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until desired doneness.
• Place risotto on plate and top with sea bass.