Pan-Fried Sea Bass Fillets in a Pastis & Caper Sauce
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| Serves | 2 |
| Prep time | 5 minutes |
| Cook time | 10 minutes |
| Total time | 15 minutes |
| Allergy | Fish |
| Meal type | Lunch, Main Dish, Salad |
| Misc | Gourmet, Serve Hot |
| Region | British |
| By author | Karen S Burns-Booth |
An elegant fish dish with a sophisticated aniseed and buttery sauce with capers and cherry tomatoes. Serve with cooked samphire and a mixed salad of mesclun leaves.
Ingredients
- 4 medium sea bass fillets (or 6 fillets if they are small)
- 50g butter
- 8 to 10 cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1 tablespoon capers (with a little of the vinegar added too, about 1 teaspoon)
- splash of Pastis (such as Pernod or Ricard, about 1 tablespoon)
- salt and pepper, to season
- caper berries (to garnish)
- cooked marsh samphire (to serve)
- salad (to serve)
- lemon wedges (to serve)
Directions
| Step 1 | Put the butter into a large frying pan and melt the butter before adding the pastis, halved cherry tomatoes and the capers. Cook over a medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes and then push the capers and tomatoes to the side of the pan. |
| Step 2 | Turn the heat up and add the sea bass fillets skin side down, cook over a high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, depending on the size and thickness of the sea bass fillets. Then turn the fillets over and fry for a further 2 minutes. |
| Step 3 | Arrange the cooked samphire on the plates, with some salad leaves to one side; place the cooked sea bass fillets on top of the samphire in a small stack, and then spoon the tomato and caper sauce over the sea bass fillets. |
| Step 4 | Add a wedge of lemon to the plate as well as two caper berries to garnish the sea bass and serve immediately. |
