Best 11 Black Sea Bass In Spring Vegetable Broth Recipes

PAN-SEARED SEA BASS IN TOMATO FENNEL BROTH

Steps:

• For the sauce: In a saucepan over medium-high heat, sweat the fennel, onions, and carrots in the olive oil. Cook until the vegetables are softened, 10 to 15 minutes. Next, deglaze with the white wine. Once the wine has reduced, add the stock and orange juice. Reduce the heat and allow the liquid to cook until it has reduced by half. Once reduced, add the tomatoes and garlic and allow the sauce to further simmer for 15 minutes. Taste and season. Remove saucepan from the heat, pour through a strainer, and return to the pan. Finish with the butter. Keep warm.
• For the fish: Season the skin side of the fish fillets with the ground fennel, salt, and pepper, and then season the flesh side with salt and pepper.
• In the oil in a nonstick saute pan over high heat until it reaches the smoking point. Reduce the heat and add the seasoned fish, skin side down, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip, reduce the heat, and continue to cook for 5 to 6 minutes, carefully spooning the hot oil over the fish to keep the skin crisp. Once the fillet is cooked, remove from the pan and serve with the sauce.

SEA BASS WITH SIZZLED GINGER, CHILLI & SPRING ONIONS

Steps:

• Season 6 sea bass fillets with salt and pepper, then slash the skin 3 times.
• Heat a heavy-based frying pan and add 1 tbsp sunflower oil.
• Once hot, fry the sea bass fillets, skin-side down, for 5 mins or until the skin is very crisp and golden. The fish will be almost cooked through.
• Turn over, cook for another 30 seconds - 1 minute, then transfer to a serving plate and keep warm. You'll need to fry the sea bass fillets in 2 batches.
• Heat 2 tbsp sunflower oil, then fry the large knob of peeled ginger, cut into matchsticks, 3 thinly sliced garlic cloves and 3 thinly shredded red chillies for about 2 mins until golden.
• Take off the heat and toss in the bunch of shredded spring onions. Splash the fish with 1 tbsp soy sauce and spoon over the contents of the pan.

SIMPLE OVEN-BAKED SEA BASS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F°.
• In a cup, mix garlic, olive oil, salt, and black pepper.
• Place fish in a shallow glass or ceramic baking dish.
• Rub fish with oil mixture.
• (Optional) Pour wine over fish.
• Bake fish, uncovered, for 15 minutes; then sprinkle with parsley or Italian seasoning and continue to bake for 5 more minutes (or until the thickest part of the fish flakes easily).
• Drizzle remaining pan juices over fish and garnish with lemon wedges.
• Enjoy!

BRAISED BLACK SEA BASS WITH SPRING VEGETABLES AND LEMON-BLACK OLIVE BOUILLON

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes, peel and cut in wedges. Cut off both ends of zucchini and yellow squash, cut lengthwise in 4 equal parts. Remove most of the seeds by cutting the angle. Slice into 1/4-inch pieces. Blanch quickly in water and salt. Trim the fennel, cut in 2 lengthwise, sweat in olive oil, add lemon juice and fumet. Season with salt and pepper and braise for 5 minutes, covered. Add cherry tomatoes. Keep very al dente.
• Brush a braising pan with butter. Place in it everything except half of the lemon juice and garnishes. Season the fish on both sides and add the fumet. Place the braising pan on a low flame until the liquid slightly simmers. Then place in a preheated 300-degree oven for 7 minutes. When cooked, place the fish with most of the vegetables into bowl, return the braising pan to the flame and finish with black olives lemon olive oil and lemon juice if necessary. Finish the dish by pouring the broth on the fish and garnish with chopped chives and chervil, serve immediately.

BLACK SEA BASS CRUSTED WITH SPICES, TOMATO, AND VEGETABLE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For the vinaigrette: Saute sliced mushrooms in butter until caramelized. Add honey, soy, lemon juice, and vinegar. Add water and simmer slowly for 30 minutes. Strain, pressing out all juice.
• Make brown butter with salted butter. Place pan in ice water to stop cooking. Whisk into mushroom broth.
• Cook fingerling potato, peel and cut into thirds. Set aside.
• Cut fish with skin into 3 pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Dip in cream, then spice mixture, then flour. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saucepan and saute until crisp.
• Heat vinaigrette with potatoes, fava beans, and onions. Add tomatoes and herbs last. Pour into bowl and add fish.
• Toast hazelnuts, almonds, coriander, sesame seeds, and peppercorns in a hot pan and grind.

BEEF BONE BROTH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Put the beef bones in a large, deep stockpot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Lower to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes to remove any impurities. Drain the bones and rinse them under cold water (reserve the pot). Transfer the bones to a baking sheet in an even layer and season with 2 teaspoons salt.
• Put the allspice berries, peppercorns, star anise pods, carrots, celery, cinnamon sticks, garlic, onions and ginger on a separate baking sheet. Drizzle with the oil and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Place both baking sheets in the oven and bake until the vegetables are softened and golden brown and the beef bones are caramelized, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer the bones and vegetables back to the reserved stockpot. If there are any golden bits on either baking sheet, carefully pour 1/2 cup hot water onto them, gently scrape up with a wooden spoon and pour the water and bits into the pot. Add 1 tablespoon of the rice wine vinegar, then cover the bones and vegetables with cold water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered slightly and occasionally skimming away the foam and any fat that rises to the top, until the broth is a deep brown and as much flavor and collagen as possible has been removed from the bones, 5 to 7 hours.
• Strain the broth into a large heatproof bowl or storage container. Compost the bones and vegetables. Stir in the soy sauce, remaining 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar and 1 teaspoon salt and let cool at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Refrigerate, covered, until chilled and all the fat has risen to the top and hardened. Use a spoon to remove the fat from the top and compost. .
• To serve, heat the bone broth until heated through and no longer gelatinous. Season to taste, if desired. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Freeze for up to 2 months.

CHINESE SEA BASS

Steps:

• Combine broth and cornstarch in small bowl; stir until cornstarch dissolves. Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over high heat. Add garlic and ginger; stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and cornstarch mixture and boil until sauce thickens, stirring constantly, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Season sauce with pepper.
• Preheat broiler. Brush some sauce over each side of fish fillets. Broil until just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Place fish on plates. Spoon rice alongside; sprinkle with onion tops. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

BLACK BASS IN WATERCRESS BROTH, GINGER AND FAVA BEANS

Steps:

• To make the pickled onions, combine the sugar and vinegar in a pot over high heat. Bring to a boil; then, pour into a small bowl holding the onions and ginger. Cover and refrigerate for at least two days.
• In a deep pot, place the watercress (minus the reserved leaves), the shallots, chopped ginger and 2 1/2 cups of water. Simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the bouillon (you should have about 3 cups). Return the bouillon to a pot over medium heat. Add the minced ginger and the sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Set aside.
• Cook the fava beans in a pot of boiling salted water for one minute. Drain and plunge in ice water. When cool, remove the skins of the fava beans. Set aside.
• To make the fish, preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a large steamer that has been coated with butter or a broiler pan with vents, arrange the bass fillets, skin side up.
• In a nonstick skillet, add the oil and the sliced shallots. Cook over medium heat until golden brown, stirring often. Drain the shallots on paper towels. Add salt to taste.
• Meanwhile, place 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet, and add the celery leaves and the julienned leeks. Add 2 tablespoons of the cooked shallots. Cook to warm up, no more.
• Brush melted butter over the fish. Sprinkle the fish with the minced shallots and the thyme. Salt and pepper generously. Cover with foil. Bring water in the bottom of the steamer to a boil; then, place the fish over the steamer in a 450-degree oven. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the fava beans with the pickled onions and the remaining tablespoon of butter. Reheat, and season to taste. Divide fava-bean mixture over the plates. Place the leeks and toasted shallot mixture, plus the remaining shallots, over the bass. Ladle the bouillon around the fish, and garnish all with leek greens and watercress.

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.

QUICK AND EASY SPRING VEGETABLE ORZO

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large heavy saucepan.
• Sauté onions and mushrooms until tender but not browned.
• Add orzo and stir to coat.
• Add carrots, peas and broth. Bring to boil and cook until orzo is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in Parmesan and cover.
• Let rest 5-8 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and season with salt and pepper.

BLACK BASS POACHED WITH GINGER AND SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Place the wine, vinegar, coarsely chopped vegetables, coriander and fennel seeds, peppercorns and bay leaf in a saucepan. Add water, bring to a boil, season with salt, and simmer about a half hour. Remove from heat, add the dill, basil and mint, and steep the herbs for an hour. Strain the broth and transfer to a deep saute pan large enough to hold the fish in one layer.
• Bring the broth to a simmer, add the scallions, tomato and ginger, cook about a minute and remove with a slotted spoon, reserving the liquid. Peel, seed and dice the tomato. Cut the ginger slices julienne style. Set the vegetables aside.
• With a sharp knife, lightly score the skin side of the fillets in a crisscross pattern to prevent them from curling. Bring the broth back to a very gentle simmer, place the fish in the broth skin side down and poach until just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer the fish to soup plates.
• Bring the broth to a simmer again, spoon some over the fish and top the fish with the scallions, diced tomato, ginger and lemon pieces. Garnish with the coriander and serve. Freeze any leftover liquid for future use.