Crisp sea bass with grapefruit hollandaise

Name: Crisp sea bass with grapefruit hollandaise
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar; 5 black peppercorns; 1 pink grapefruit; 100 grams unsalted butter; 2 larges egg yolks; 1 Tbsp double cream; 4 fillets x 100g sea bass fillets; 2 teaspoons oil; 1 serving steamed greens, to serve

If you have around 35 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Crisp se This recipe from BBC Good Food requires oil, butter, , and greens.

Instructions

Put the vinegar, peppercorns and coriander seeds (if using) into a small pan with 1 tbsp water. Simmer until reduced to 1 tsp, then remove from the heat. If it reduces too much, add a splash of water.

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Whole Coriander Seeds

Peppercorns

Vinegar

Water

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Frying Pan

Segment the grapefruit and put the segments onto kitchen paper. Squeeze the juice from the middle of the fruit.

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Grapefruit

Fruit

Juice

Melt the butter in a small pan and keep it warm.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Put the egg yolks into a blender or food processor with a generous pinch of salt. Strain the reduced vinegar on top, then discard the pepper and coriander seeds.

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Whole Coriander Seeds

Egg Yolk

Vinegar

Pepper

Salt

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Food Processor

Blender

Add 1 tsp grapefruit juice, then whizz for a few seconds.

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Grapefruit Juice

With the motor on the blender running, pour in about 1 tbsp butter and the cream. Gradually add the rest of the butter, allowing it to fully emulsify after each addition to make a thick, smooth sauce. Keep the butter warm on the hob in-between pours.

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Butter

Cream

Sauce

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Blender

Add 1 tsp more grapefruit juice to loosen, then season. Stir in the segmented grapefruit and break it up a little. Keep the sauce warm while you cook the fish.

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Grapefruit Juice

Grapefruit

Sauce

Fish

Slash, then season the sea bass.

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Seabass

Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat.

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Frying Pan

Heat the oil, then fry a fillet or two, skin-side down, for 4-5 mins, or until the flesh has changed colour almost all the way through and the skin is crisp. Flip the fish over, cook for 30 secs, then remove to a plate and keep warm while you fry the remaining fillets.

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Fish

Cooking Oil

Serve with the hollandaise and steamed greens.

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Hollandaise Sauce

Greens

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Frying Pan

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Blender

Ingredients

Servings:

1Tbsp

white wine vinegar 5

black peppercorns 1

pink grapefruit 100grams

unsalted butter 2larges

egg yolks 1Tbsp

double cream 4fillets

x 100g sea bass fillets 2teaspoons

oil 1serving

steamed greens, to serve

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Seabass works really well with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The Maysaran Arsheen Pinot Gris with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.