Steamed Sea Bass With A Rice Noodle Salad Food

STEAMED THAI-STYLE SEA BASS AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6. In a food processor or liquidizer, whiz up the coriander stalks, half of the coriander leaves, the ginger, garlic, halved chillies, sesame oil, soy sauce, lime juice and zest and the coconut milk. This will give you a lovely fragrant Thai-style paste.
• Cook your rice in salted, boiling water until it's just undercooked, then drain it in a colander. Scoop it into a high-sided roasting tray. Pour your Thai paste over the rice and mix it in well, then shake it out flat. Lay the sea bass fillets on top, scatter over the sugar snap peas or mangetouts, then cover the dish tightly with tinfoil and put it in the preheated oven for around 15 minutes. Remove the foil and sprinkle over the spring onions, the sliced chilli and the other half of the coriander leaves. Divide between your plates with a wedge of lime.

THAI-STYLE BAKED SEABASS WITH BOK CHOI AND RICE NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Whisk together the ginger, garlic, lime juice and fish sauce.
• Arrange the bok choi on a large sheet of baking parchment and add the seabass to one side along with some spring onion and chilli. Spoon the garlic and fish sauce mixture over the fish. Fold the parchment paper over the fish and seal the corners with metal paper clips. Place on a baking tray and cook in the oven for about 20-30 minutes.
• For the rice noddle salad, soak the noodles in a bowl of boiling water according to the packet instructions until they are tender. Drain the noodles, rinse under cold water and set aside.
• For the dressing, whisk together the lime juice and caster sugar in a large mixing bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Add the fish sauce, chilli and garlic and mix through, then add the noodles, lettuce, vegetables, peanuts and fresh herbs. Mix to combine.
• Serve the sea bass straight to the table, allowing your guests to tear open the paper to reveal the steaming sea bass. Serve the noodles alongside.

OVEN-ROASTED SEA BASS WITH GINGER AND LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F. Mix first 5 ingredients and 3 teaspoons oil in small bowl. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Brush 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish with remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Arrange fish in prepared dish; turn to coat. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper; spoon 1/2 tablespoon sauce over each fillet.
• Roast fish until just opaque in center, about 12 minutes. Top fish with remaining sauce and serve.

STEAMED COD OR SEA BASS SALAD WITH RED PEPPERS, CILANTRO AND MINT

Steps:

• Steam the fish above 1 inch boiling water for 5 to 7 minutes, until the fish pulls apart into large flakes easily when you poke it with a fork. Remove from the heat and transfer to a colander set in the sink. Allow to cool, then remove any bones and transfer to a large bowl. Toss with half the chopped herbs.
• Place the garlic in a mortar and pestle with a generous pinch of salt and mash to a paste. Add the cumin, work in the olive oil with the pestle and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Toss the fish with the dressing, the red pepper and the olives. Taste and adjust seasoning. Add the remaining cilantro and mint shortly before serving and toss together.

STEAMED SEA BASS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put half the ginger in the cavity of the fish, then lay it on foil. Pull the sides of the foil up around the fish to create a foil bowl, then add 1 tbsp water (this will steam the fish), seal and cook in the oven for 15-20 mins or a large bamboo steamer until the fish is flaking apart.
• Transfer to a serving platter, leaving the juices in the foil. Heat the soy sauces, oil and palm sugar in a saucepan with 1 tbsp water until boiling and bubbling. Top the fish with the spring onion, chilli, most of the coriander and the rest of the ginger. Pour the hot liquid over the fish to 'cook' the aromatics on top. Scatter over any leftover coriander stalks to serve.