Green Curry Marinated Grilled Bass Food

GRILLED SEA BASS WITH CHILI-LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Whisk garlic, lime zest, rice vinegar, fish sauce, lime juice, chile pepper sauce, and sesame oil in a glass bowl.
• Brush both sides of sea bass fillets with vegetable oil and sprinkle lightly with salt.
• Cook on the preheated grill until fish is opaque, shows good grill marks, and springs back when pressed lightly, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer fillets to a serving platter.
• Whisk dressing again; taste and and adjust seasoning. Drizzle dressing over warm fish. Sprinkle fillets with cilantro leaves.

GRILLED SEA BASS

Steps:

• Preheat grill for high heat.
• In a small bowl, stir together the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, lemon pepper, and sea salt. Sprinkle seasonings onto the fish.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the garlic and parsley. Remove from heat when the butter has melted, and set aside.
• Lightly oil grill grate. Grill fish for 7 minutes, then turn and drizzle with butter. Continue cooking for 7 minutes, or until easily flaked with a fork. Drizzle with olive oil before serving.

HALIBUT GREEN CURRY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the cilantro, mint, coconut milk, 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon of the oil, the brown sugar, lime juice, garlic, ginger, pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor. Pulse until smooth, then transfer to a small bowl.
• Lay out a 24-inch piece of foil on a baking sheet. Toss the kale with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and a pinch of salt. Arrange in a single layer in the middle of the foil. Nestle the fish filets on the kale and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Evenly spread the green curry sauce over each filet. Top loosely with another 24-inch piece of foil (try to keep the foil from touching the fish) and seal the edges.
• Bake the foil pack until the fish is just cooked through and the greens are crisp-tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Carefully unseal the foil pack, and divide the fish and greens among four plates. Top with cilantro and serve with lime wedges.

GRILLED VEGETABLES WITH GREEN CURRY MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix first 7 ingredients (lime juice through curry paste) in a small bowl until blended.
• 2. Put all of the veggies into a large zip-top plastic bag and pour marinade over them. Seal and toss gently to coat veggies. Marinate 30-60 minutes.
• 3. Prepare grill. (I use a gas grill).
• 4. When grill is ready, dump veggies into grill basket and cook over med-high heat for 15-30 minutes (or until cooked to your crispness preference) , gently turning veggies halfway through cooking time.
• 5. Remove from heat and serve, or cool to room temperature and use on a salad.

SAKE-MARINATED SEA BASS WITH COCONUT-CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Purée first 7 ingredients in blender. Place fillets in single layer in glass baking dish. Pour marinade over. Cover; refrigerate 2 hours, turning fish occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Remove fillets from marinade; pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle both sides of fillets with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fillets and sear until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Turn fillets over; transfer skillet to oven. Bake fillets until just opaque in center, about 8 minutes. Place some steamed rice in center of each of 6 plates. Top with fillets. Spoon some Coconut-Curry Sauce around rice on each plate. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro and serve.

CURRY MARINADE

Steps:

• Place all of the ingredients into the food precessor and blend.
• For chicken or lamb, it is best to cube the meat and marinade overnight before skewering and BBQing.
• For vegetables, add an extra oz. of olive oil and simply brush onto the veggies as you are grilling them.

GRILLED SALT-AND-PEPPER BLACK BASS WITH CURRY VERDE

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium heat. Heat 1/2 cup oil in a small skillet over medium. Once oil is shimmering, stir in vadouvan and remove skillet from heat (it should foam a little). Let cool in pan.
• Combine curry oil, chile, ginger, garlic, chopped cilantro, and 2 Tbsp. lime juice in a small bowl. Season curry verde with kosher salt and set aside.
• Place fish on a cutting board and pat dry thoroughly with paper towels (inside and out). Using a sharp knife, make slashes crosswise on a diagonal along the body every 2" on both sides, cutting all the way down to the bones (this will help the fish cook evenly). Place fish and 4 whole scallions on a rimmed baking sheet; season fish generously inside and out with kosher salt and pepper. Drizzle fish and scallions with remaining 1/2 cup oil (this may seem like a lot, but it's the best way to prevent the fish from sticking to the grate).
• Clean and oil grate, then immediately place fish and whole scallions on grill. Grill, turning scallions occasionally, until lightly charred all over, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. Continue to grill fish, undisturbed, 8-10 minutes. Lift up slightly from one edge to see if skin is puffed and lightly charred and easily releases from grate. If fish is not ready, let it grill another minute or so, then try again. Once it releases easily, gently slide 2 large metal spatulas underneath and turn onto second side. Grill until the other side is lightly charred and skin is puffed, 8-10 minutes, depending on size of fish.
• Finely chop grilled scallions and add to reserved curry verde.
• Toss sliced scallions, cilantro leaves, and remaining 1 Tbsp. lime juice with a pinch of kosher salt in a medium bowl.
• Spoon curry verde on a platter and set fish on top. Scatter scallion mixture over and sprinkle with sea salt.