Spicy Butter-Steamed Bass

Name: Spicy Butter-Steamed Bass
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 leave Chopped cilantro and sliced scallion, for garnish; 2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and cut into very thin matchsticks; 1 small garlic clove, minced; 1 Finely grated zest and juice of lime; 794 grams sea bass or red snapper fillets with skin; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 serrano chile, thinly sliced; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Spicy Butter-Steamed Bass might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 304 calories, 41g of protein, and 14g of fat. If you have cilantro leaves and scallion, juice of lime, garlic clove, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the juice of lime you could follow this main course with the Cranberry-Orange Juice Slushee as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and pescatarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

With a knife, make 4 shallow slashes in the skin of each fish fillet and place them in a large glass or ceramic pie plate, skin side up. In a small bowl, combine the ginger, chile, garlic, and lime zest and sprinkle the mixture over the fish. Season with salt and pepper and dot with the butter.

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Salt And Pepper

Lime Zest

Butter

Garlic

Ginger

Chili Pepper

Fish

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Knife

Bowl

Drizzle the lime juice on top.

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Lime Juice

Make a steamer by arranging 3 small balls of aluminum foil in a very large, deep skillet.

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Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Add 1 inch of water to the skillet and bring to a boil. Carefully set the pie plate on the foil balls, cover the skillet with a tight fitting lid or aluminum foil and steam for 5 minutes, or until the fish flakes with a fork. Using a spatula, transfer the fillets to shallow bowls and spoon the buttery broth on top.

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Broth