Sake Sea Bass In Parchment Food

SAKE SEA BASS IN PARCHMENT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F with a baking sheet on bottom rack.
• Stir together sake, soy sauce, ginger, and sugar in a bowl.
• If fish fillets are more than 4 inches long, fold ends under. Put a fish fillet in center of each parchment square and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt (total). Working with 1 portion at a time, sprinkle fish with some of scallions and spoon some of sake mixture over top (hold up 2 corners of parchment to prevent liquid from running off). Gather sides of parchment up over fish to form a pouch, leaving no openings, and tie tightly with string.
• Bake on hot baking sheet until fish is just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.

SAKE STEAMED BASS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Prepare the lemongrass by removing the outer tough leaves to reveal the white center. Smash each stalk with the back of a knife to release the oils and flavor.
• Lay the sliced limes in the bottom of a large baking dish. Evenly space the lemongrass pieces on top of the limes and lay the ginger strips evenly around the lemongrass. Arrange the fillets directly on top, pour the sake over the fish and season with salt. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the fish is firm, opaque in the center, and beginning to flake, about 15 minutes. The cooking time varies depending on the thickness of the fillets.
• Just before serving, spoon a little of the liquid from the dish over the fillets and transfer to plates to serve.

SAKE STEAMED SEA BASS

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, combine sake and next 3 ingredients in large skillet deep enough to hold steamer rack.
• Bring liquid to boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
• Arrange fish on rack; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place rack in skillet.
• Top fish with onions; and minced garlic, drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil.
• Cover skillet; steam fish until opaque in center, about 5 minutes.
• Remove steamer rack.
• Mix cilantro into juices in skillet.
• Stir in a pat of crème fraise.
• Add the brown sugar and butter and reduce slightly.
• Spoon rice onto plates.
• Top with fish, juices from skillet, and sesame seeds.

PARCHMENT-BAKED SEA BASS WITH MORELS AND RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/4 cups clam juice to boil in small saucepan. Add morels; remove from heat. Let stand until soft, about 35 minutes. Strain mixture; reserve morels and soaking liquid separately.
• Preheat oven to 475°F. To form heart-shape packets, stack two 14-inch squares of parchment or foil and fold in half, forming rectangle. Cut into half-heart shape. Open hearts; brush each with oil. Place 1 fish fillet on 1 half of each heart. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Top fish with morels, dividing equally. Fold parchment or foil over fish, folding edges over tightly to seal and enclosing fish completely. Place on baking sheet. Bake until fish is opaque in center, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, boil wine and shallots in small saucepan until wine is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 6 minutes. Add reserved mushroom soaking liquid; boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 4 minutes.
• Mix cornstarch and remaining 1/4 cup clam juice in small bowl. Whisk into sauce. Simmer over medium heat until sauce thickens, about 1 minute.
• Place packets on plates. Open packets; spoon sauce over fish and serve.

SAKE STEAMED SEA BASS

Steps:

• Heat the first 4 ingredients to boil, then lower to simmer in a pot big enough to hold the steamer.
• Add the fish on a steamer rack, top with salt, pepper, scallions, soy sauce and sesame oil.
• Cover and steam for 5 minutes until opaque; remove rack add cilantro to cooking liquid.
• Serve rice on 4 plates, top with fish, top with cooking juices, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

BAKED SEA BASS WITH LEMON CAPER DRESSING

Steps:

• To make the dressing, mix the oil with the lemon zest and juice, capers, mustard, some seasoning and 1 tbsp water. Don't add the parsley yet (unless serving straight away) as the acid in the lemon will fade the colour if they are left together for too long.
• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Line a baking tray with baking parchment and put the fish, skin-side up, on top. Brush the skin with oil and sprinkle with some flaky salt. Bake for 7 mins or until the flesh flakes when tested with a knife. Arrange the fish on warm serving plates, spoon over the dressing and scatter with extra parsley leaves, if you like.