Roasted Striped Bass With Corn Relish And Chipotle Potato Salad Food

ROASTED WILD STRIPED BASS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Remove stalks from fennel bulbs; reserve bulbs for another use. Remove feathery fronds from stalks; and reserve for garnish. Using a sharp knife, halve stalks lengthwise. Arrange stalks in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch roasting pan; pour wine over stalks. Lay fish fillets on top; drizzle with oil, and season with salt and pepper.
• Cover pan tightly with foil. Bake until fish is just cooked through and opaque throughout, 20 to 25 minutes. Divide fish among serving plates, discarding fennel stalks. Garnish with reserved fennel fronds.

ROASTED STRIPED BASS WITH CORN RELISH AND CHIPOTLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• For the chipotle potato salad: Put the potatoes in a large pot, cover with cold water and add a generous amount of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until a skewer inserted in a potato meets with no resistance, about 25 minutes. Drain and transfer to a baking sheet. Let cool for 5 minutes, then slice into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• While the potatoes are cooking, whisk together the mayo, vinegar, chipotle, mustard and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl; add salt to taste. Add the potatoes, green onions and cilantro and mix gently to combine. Season with more salt and pepper, if needed.
• For the corn relish: Heat some canola oil in a saute pan over high heat. Add the corn, season with salt and pepper and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Add the piquillo peppers and jalapeno and cook for a few minutes longer.
• Transfer the corn mixture to a bowl, add the olive oil, green onions and lime zest and juice. Let sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
• For the basil oil: Prepare an ice bath. Bring a small pot of water to a boil over high heat.
• Add the spinach to the boiling water and blanch for 20 seconds. Remove with tongs and plunge immediately into the ice bath. Let sit 5 minutes, then drain and squeeze out any excess water. Set aside.
• Combine the oil and basil leaves in a blender, add salt and pepper to taste and blend for a few minutes until the basil is completely pureed. Add some of the spinach (to make it greener). Strain through a fine-mesh strainer set over a bowl.
• For the striped bass: Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• Brush a cazuela or small cast-iron pan with canola oil. Season the bass on both sides with salt and pepper. Put the bass fillets in the pan and roast until opaque in the center, about 30 minutes.
• Drizzle the fish with the basil oil and sprinkle with lemon zest. Serve with the potato salad and corn relish.

ROASTED WILD STRIPED BASS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat your over to 425° F.
• If your fishmonger did not thoroughly clean the fish cavity, I recommend you give it a good cleaning, making sure to remove any blood that may be present. Of course, you will want to scale the fish too if that wasn't done.
• Combine the juice from half of the lemon with the pumpkin seed oil and rub all over the fish inside and out.
• Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, and place three of the tarragon sprigs inside the bass cavity.
• In a roasting pan big enough to hold the fish, line the bottom of the pan with the sliced eggplant. Then, add the sliced shallots. Add the wine to the pan, and then the wild striped bass.
• Place the olives and lemon slices on top of the fish.
• Sprinkle with the minced tarragon, and roast in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes until the fish reaches an internal temperature of approximately 135° F. - 140° F. The flesh should be opaque and flake easily.

SPICY SEARED STRIPED BASS AND CORN SALAD WITH FIGS AND PEACHES

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet and toss in spices and garlic and saute until garlic is dark golden. Remove star anise and garlic.
• Salt and pepper fish fillets. Sear skin side down first then turn and finish cooking.
• Toss together corn kernels watercress and scallions. Whisk together all dressing ingredients except oil. Then slowly drizzle in oil while continuing to whisk. Pour in enough oil so dressing becomes thick and creamy and not too acidic. Season, to taste, with salt, pepper and sugar.
• For the dressing: Whisk together the lemon juice, mayonnaise, Dijon, salt, pepper and sugar to taste. Whisk in the vegetable oil until emulsified. Toss the corn, watercress and scallions together and add enough of the dressing to coat the salad.

CHIPOTLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Bring water to a boil and season water liberally with salt and cook the potatoes until just fork tender, 8 to 9 minutes.
• Combine chipotles, sauce, marmalade, juice, vinegar in a bowl then whisk in the extra-virgin olive oil.
• Drain the potatoes well, return them to hot pot to let water evaporate, then add immediately to dressing. The dressing will be better absorbed by warm taters. Toss with onions and herbs and season the salad with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve warm or chill. Drizzle a little more extra-virgin olive oil over the salad if it gets dry.

ROASTED CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Prepare a hot charcoal grill or preheat gas grill to high. Cover and preheat grill grate for 5 minutes.
• Lightly butter each ear of corn, then season with salt and pepper. Wrap each ear in aluminum foil.
• Clean and oil the grill grate. Place the corn, red pepper, and jalapeno on the grill and cover. Grill red pepper and jalapeno until they start to blister, but not blacken, on each side. Grill corn until it's lightly charred all over. Remove pepper, jalapeno, and corn to a cutting board as they are done.
• Brush green onions lightly with oil and place on the grill. Cook until softened and lightly browned on both sides. Remove to cutting board.
• In a medium bowl, cut kernels off each ear of corn. Remove seeds and ribs from jalapeno and red pepper, then dice and add to bowl with corn. Thinly slice green onions and add to corn and peppers along with cilantro, lime juice, lime zest, sugar, chili powder, and cumin. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

TEX MEX POTATO SALAD WITH ROASTED CORN

Steps:

• In a 400% oven, roast one can of corn with 1/2 teaspoons chili powder for 15 minutes, stirring twice. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix mayonaisse, remaining chili powder, salt, pepper, and lime juice. Mix well. Add potatoes, peppers, olives, remaining can of corn, green onions, cilantro, and parsley. Mix well. Cover & chill.
• To serve, garnish with roasted corn.