Name: Spanish-style sea bass recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves: 1
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 60g chorizo, cut into chunks; 1 garlic clove, peeled and sliced; 1&frasl;2tsp fennel seeds, optional; 1 small courgette, trimmed and cut into short sticks; About 50g ready-chopped kale; 125g butter beans, rinsed and drained; 5 peppadew peppers; 2tsp tomato ketchup, optional; 2tbsp olive oil; 1 sea-bass fillet; Lemon wedge

By GoodtoKnow

published 10 June 2014

in Recipes

Sea bass is a delicious white fish that's packed with nutrients and flavour. This recipe for Spanish-style sea bass jazzes up the plain fillet with summery flavours like chorizo, garlic and fennel, for a dinner dish that feels like a special treat, but only takes 25 minutes from start to finish.

Ingredients

60g chorizo, cut into chunks
1 garlic clove, peeled and sliced
1⁄2tsp fennel seeds, optional
1 small courgette, trimmed and cut into short sticks
About 50g ready-chopped kale
125g butter beans, rinsed and drained
5 peppadew peppers
2tsp tomato ketchup, optional
2tbsp olive oil
1 sea-bass fillet
Lemon wedge

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Method

Heat a frying pan, add the chorizo and fry for a couple of mins until it releases its oil. Add the garlic and fennel seeds, then the courgette sticks and kale and stir-fry for 52mins.
Add the butter beans, peppers, ketchup, if using, and 1-2tbsp water and simmer for 1 min until the liquid is absorbed. Tip out on to a warm plate, keep it warm in the oven.
Rub a little oil over the sea bass and season it well. Heat the pan and, when hot, sear the fish, skin-side down, for a few mins. When the skin is crisp, flip the fillet over and cook for 1-2 mins. Put on top of the veg, drizzle with the rest of the oil and add a lemon wedge.

Top Tip for making Spanish-style sea bass

Use cherry tomatoes instead of the peppadews and fresh spinach instead of kale, if you prefer.

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