Sea Bass With Coconut Curry Sauce Food

SEA BASS WITH COCONUT CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat 2T oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, gnger and curry powder. Sauté mixture until onions are translucent, about 4 minutes. Mix in coconut milk and stock; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-high and boil until liquid is reduced to medium sauce consistency, about 50 minutes. Add carrots; simmer until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; keep warm.
• 2. Dry your fish filets, then salt and pepper to taste. Heat olive oil and butter in a cast iron pan to high heat. Place Sea Bass in pan to sear until cooked 2/3 of the way through on one side. Flip to other side to complete cooking.
• 3. Put a small amount of coconut sauce on plate. Place fish on sauce-add additional sauce as desired. Sprinkle with green onions I serve this with steamed Jasmine rice

PAN-SEARED STRIPED BASS WITH THAI RED CURRY SAUCE AND SPICY EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the spicy eggplant: Add 2 tablespoons of the oil to a medium saute pan over high heat. Add the red onion and sweat, stirring frequently, for about 2 minutes. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, eggplant, garlic, ginger, bird's eye chile and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until the eggplant is browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock, fish sauce and chili paste. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for about 15 minutes. Stir in the cilantro and Thai basil before serving.
• For the fish: Add 2 tablespoons of oil to a medium saute pan over high heat. Season the fish generously on both sides with salt and lay it skin-side down in the hot pan. Sear until the skin is crispy, about 2 minutes. Flip the fish and cook for about 1 minute. Adjust the heat as needed. Transfer the fish to a baking sheet skin-side up. Bake until done, about 5 minutes.
• For the red curry sauce: Pour out excess oil from the pan used to cook the fish. Over medium heat, add the scallion whites, garlic and ginger and sweat for about 1 minute. Stir in the coconut milk, chicken stock, palm sugar, fish sauce, red curry paste, kaffir lime leaves and lime zest and juice. Bring to boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until the sauce thickens, about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed. Before serving, stir in the scallion greens.
• For serving: Top the fish with the red curry sauce, peanuts, cilantro and Thai basil. Serve with the spicy eggplant.

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.

SEA BASS WITH COCONUT-CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and curry powder. Sauté mixture until onions are translucent, about 4 minutes. Mix in coconut milk and stock; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-high and boil until liquid is reduced to thin sauce consistency, about 50 minutes. Add carrots; simmer until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; keep warm.
• Preheat broiler. Place fish on baking sheet; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil fish until just opaque in center, about 8 minutes. Using metal spatula, transfer fish to plates. Spoon sauce over fish. Sprinkle with green onions.

LEMONGRASS-PANKO CRUSTED SEA BASS

Steps:

• 2 cups panko
• 3 kaffir lime leaves
• 2 tablespoons dried lemongrass
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the Green Curry Sauce:
• Combine the coconut milk, fish sauce, clam juice, white wine, kaffir lime leaves, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, ginger and green curry paste into a saucepot. Reduce by 1/3 over medium heat. Add brown sugar and lime juice. Strain through chinois.
• For the Gingered Basmati Rice:
• Sweat the carrots, celery, yellow onion and fresh ginger in a medium saucepot. Add basmati rice and toast. Add water and turmeric, and bring to a boil then cover. Finish in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
• For the Stir-Fried Vegetables:
• Heat saute pan on medium-high heat. Saute vegetables in oil or butter until al dente.
• For the Lemongrass-Panko Crust:
• Add panko bread crumbs, kaffir lime leaves and dried lemongrass to food processor and pulse until uniform. Sift through china cap to remove any large chunks.
• For the Chili Oil:
• Toast cayenne pepper and paprika in a saute pan over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add grapeseed oil, remove from heat and let steep for about 5 minutes. Strain through coffee filter.
• For the Sea Bass:
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat a cast iron skillet on med to medium-low. Crust 1 side of the sea bass with the panko mixture. Season the other side of the fish with salt and pepper. Cook the fish, panko side down, in grapeseed oil until golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. Flip the fish and finish in the preheated oven until done (about 6 to 7 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish).
• Serve the fish with the sauce alongside the rice and vegetables.

SEA BASS BAKED IN COCONUT MILK

Steps:

• Sprinkle the fish lightly with the salt and place it in a non-reactive baking pan just slightly larger than the fish. Spread the seafood marinade over the fish, massaging it into the flesh with your hands. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Remove the fish from the refrigerator and surround it with the shallots, galangal and lemongrass. Pour in the coconut milk. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked through. Place the fish on a platter. Discard the galangal and lemongrass and pour the sauce from the pan over and around the fish. Serve immediately.