Striped Bass with Vegetables

Striped Bass with Vegetables

Ingredients:

For striped bass

  • 1 piece striped bass, about 1 lb (0.5 kg);
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons safflower oil;
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh corn;
  • 8 pieces asparagus, about 1/2 lb (250 g);
  • 1 cup water;
  • Sea salt.

For tomato sauce

  • 1 medium size onion, peel and thinly slice;
  • 6 plum tomatos, about 1 lb (0.5 kg), cut to quarters;
  • 1 teaspoon safflower oil;
  • 1/2 cup sweet white wine;
  • Sea salt.

Recipe:

Serving for 2

For striped bass

  1. Clean fish, pad dry and wrap with paper towel;
  2. Add safflower in a sauté pan over medium high heat;
  3. Place fish in, skin down when it gets hot;
  4. Sear fish on all sides, do not move until it forms a crush, about 2 minutes;
  5. Cover;
  6. Add sea salt;
  7. If the fish is thick, place in a 400˚F (200˚C) pre-heated oven for 3 minutes;
  8. Take it out and set aside;
  9. Add fresh corn in the same pan;
  10. Put asparagus in boiling water for 3 minutes, take it out and set aside;
  11. Layer fresh corn, asparagus and fish;
  12. Top with tomato sauce, serve warm.

For tomato sauce

  1. Add safflower in a sauce pan over medium high heat;
  2. Sauté onion until it becomes soft and golden not brown;
  3. Add tomato quarters and sea salt;
  4. Add white wine cook until becomes chunky.

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