Rich G
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My wife went outside yesterday evening to get something from the car, and ran into our neighbor unloading from a day of fishing.....well, when she walked back into the house, she had two pounds of freshly caught sea bass, which my neighbor cleaned, scaled and filleted in his driveway! 
I spent a little time on my lunch break today looking for a good recipe that would highlight what I knew would be the wonderful flavor and texture of this fish that was swimming in the Pacific just yesterday. I settled on this one from our good friends at Weber: http://www.weber.com/recipes/seafood/mediterranean-sea-bass#.
Here's the fish ready for the paste:
Fish getting happy:
After a quick grill -- about 7 minutes total (I was deathly afraid of over cooking the fish, so I didn't get quite the color I wanted.....):
OMG! This was SO good. The flesh of the fish was firm, meaty, mild and tasty. The flavors of the thyme, basil and garlic were a perfect accompaniment, and elevated the sea bass without overpowering in any sense. This fish paired beautifully with this couscous recipe: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/couscous-with-herbs-and-lemon-108354 (don't tell anyone, I substituted quinoa for the couscous, and it was wonderful!)
We were very happy tonight, and there is a small piece left over that will make a nice sandwich, or perhaps a couple of small tacos tomorrow.
Thank goodness for generous neighbors (who are better fishermen than I!!)
Rich
I spent a little time on my lunch break today looking for a good recipe that would highlight what I knew would be the wonderful flavor and texture of this fish that was swimming in the Pacific just yesterday. I settled on this one from our good friends at Weber: http://www.weber.com/recipes/seafood/mediterranean-sea-bass#.
Here's the fish ready for the paste:
Fish getting happy:
After a quick grill -- about 7 minutes total (I was deathly afraid of over cooking the fish, so I didn't get quite the color I wanted.....):
OMG! This was SO good. The flesh of the fish was firm, meaty, mild and tasty. The flavors of the thyme, basil and garlic were a perfect accompaniment, and elevated the sea bass without overpowering in any sense. This fish paired beautifully with this couscous recipe: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/couscous-with-herbs-and-lemon-108354 (don't tell anyone, I substituted quinoa for the couscous, and it was wonderful!)
We were very happy tonight, and there is a small piece left over that will make a nice sandwich, or perhaps a couple of small tacos tomorrow.
Thank goodness for generous neighbors (who are better fishermen than I!!)
Rich
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