Baked Chilean Sea Bass With Pesto Food

BAKED CHILEAN SEA BASS WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large cast iron skillet, or oven-safe skillet, over medium high heat.
• Once the oil is hot, add the sea bass to the skillet, sprinkle with approximately ⅛ tsp salt and ⅛ tsp pepper.
• Add the tomatoes to the skillet, drizzle the remaining olive oil over the tomatoes.
• Cook for 2 minutes, then flip the fish.
• Sprinkle the remaining salt and pepper over the other side of the sea bass and the cherry tomatoes, cook for 2 minutes.
• Transfer to the oven and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, place each sea bass on a plate with cherry tomatoes, spoon ½ tbsp pesto over each piece of sea bass.

SEA BASS WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper and coat with a little pesto.
• Bake approximately 14 minutes until done.
• Meanwhile, saute squash and zuccini.
• Toss with 1 - 2 tbsp pesto.
• Serve fish over a few spoonfuls of pesto with rice on one side and veggies on the other.

BAKED CHILEAN SEA BASS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic powder.
• Arrange sea bass fillets in a stoneware baking dish, with space between them. Use paper towels to pat them dry.
• Brush the fish fillets on both sides with the olive oil mixture. Season both sides with garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the sea bass internal temperature reaches 135 to 140 degrees F, or the fish flakes easily with a fork. (For best results, use an instant-read thermometer -- it's done when it reaches 135 to 140 degrees F.)
• Meanwhile, in a very small saucepan (about 5 inches in diameter) over medium-high heat, combine the shallot, wine, & vinegar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 3-5 minutes, until the volume is reduced to about 1/4 of the original amount (approximately 2 tablespoons should be left).
• Stir in the heavy cream and lemon zest.
• Reduce heat to low. Add 2-3 cubes of very cold butter, stirring constantly until it melts. Continue to add butter 2-3 cubes at a time, stirring and letting it melt after each addition. Keep heat very low and avoid boiling, or the sauce will separate.
• Season with sea salt to taste.
• Serve sauce over baked sea bass immediately, or keep warm in a thermos or in the hot pan on the stove (with heat turned off) for up to 30-60 minutes. The sauce can split if it overheats or cools too much, so keep it warm but not hot.

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.

BAKED CHILEAN SEA BASS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Clean the fish.
• Put skin side down on a baking sheet.
• Rub olive oil on the fish and coat with the salt, pepper, and Cajun seasoning.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.