Once I posted the recipe for Cod with Macadmia, Lemon, and Broccolini, I already talked about it may be ready with sea bass. I just like the model with (European) sea bass, typically additionally referred to by its Italian title branzino, higher. One other enchancment I’ve made is to roast the macadamias first. I’ve served this dish at wine pairing dinners and it was a fantastic success, so I made a decision to put in writing a submit about this model. I ready and photographed this recipe whereas I used to be nonetheless at dwelling, however am scripting this from a campsite in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
Components
For 4 giant or 8 small parts
- 4 sea bass fillets with pores and skin, about 600 grams (1.3 lbs) complete weight
- 200 grams (1 1/3 cup) macadamias, toasted for 10-12 minutes within the oven at 180C/350F
- 8 stalks broccolini
- grated zest of 1 lemon
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) lemon juice
- salt and freshly floor white pepper
- clarified butter
- flour
- vegetable oil
Directions
Season the ocean bass with salt and freshly floor white pepper on the flesh aspect, then vacuum seal in a single layer. Divide the fillets into two if you’re making 8 small parts. Enable the salt to penetrate into the fish for not less than an hour within the fridge.
Use a meals processor or blender to grind 200 grams of toasted macadamias with 60 ml lemon juice, grated zest of 1 lemon, and 1/4 teaspoon desk salt, into a rough paste.
Steam the broccolini for two minutes. That is best in a pot by which they match snugly, by which you place the broccolini with the stems down in about 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) of boiling water.
Cook dinner the ocean bass sous vide for quarter-hour at 48C/118F.
Rub a griddle pan with vegetable oil and warmth it up till very popular. Grill the broccolini over excessive warmth till you see grill marks on each side. Preserve the broccolini sizzling within the oven at about 100C/200F.
When the ocean bass has been cooked sous vide, take it out of the bag, and mud the pores and skin aspect with flour. Warmth clarified butter in a frying pan, and fry the ocean bass on the pores and skin aspect solely over excessive warmth (however not too excessive) till the pores and skin is brown (not burnt) and crispy, 1 to 2 minutes. The flesh aspect ought to stay medium uncommon.
Serve the fish (pores and skin aspect up) with the macadamia paste and broccolini. Season the broccolini with salt.
Wine pairing
At wine pairing dinners at my home we tried this dish with the next wines:
- Walter Massa, Montecitorio 2017 (100% Timorasso, Piemonte, Italy): glorious pairing, particularly with the macadamia and lemon
- Walter Massa, Derthona 2019 (100% Timorasso, Piemonte, Italy): glorious pairing
- Nicola Bergaglio, Gavi Ciapon 2019 (100% Cortese, oaked, Piemonte, Italy): glorious pairing
- Villa Bucci Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesei Riserva 2017 (100% Verdicchio, Marche, Italy): previous uitstekend
- Benguela Cove Catalina Semillon 2018 (100% Semillon, Walker Bay, South Africa): excellent pairing, glorious with the broccolini
- Benguela Cove Signature Chardonnay 2020 (100% Chardonnay, Walker Bay, South Africa): excellent pairing
- Large Steps Sexton Winery Chardonnay 2021 (100% Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, Australia): glorious pairing
