Best Pan Roasted Black Sea Bass With Cauliflower Almond Sauce With White Truffle Butter Recipes

Pan Roasted Black Sea Bass with Cauliflower-Almond Sauce image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Time 50m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 (7-ounce) black sea bass fillets
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
Cauliflower Sauce, recipe follows
Chopped chives, for garnish
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large Spanish onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 medium head cauliflower florets, chopped
1 cup dry white wine
2 cups fish stock
Water
Salt and freshly ground white pepper
1/4 cup sliced blanched almonds
1/4 cup heavy cream

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Season bass on both sides with salt and pepper, to taste. Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Sear the fish, skin down, until golden brown. Turn over and place the pan in the oven and cook for 4 to 5 minutes for medium doneness.
Ladle Cauliflower Sauce into the bottom of 2 shallow wide bowls. Place a bass fillet on top of the sauce, then ladle more of the sauce over. Sprinkle with chives.
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until soft. Add cauliflower and cook for 5 minutes (do not let onions, garlic, or cauliflower obtain any color). Add wine and cook until reduced by half. Add fish stock and just enough water to cover the cauliflower and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until the cauliflower is completely cooked through and soft.
Transfer the mixture to a food processor add almonds, and process until smooth. Strain the mixture into a medium saucepan and place on the stove over medium heat. Whisk in the cream and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the butter and cook until melted. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Pan Roasted Black Sea Bass with Cauliflower-Almond Sauce with White Truffle Butter image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories main-dish

Time 50m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

4 (7 ounce) black sea bass fillets
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
Cauliflower Sauce, recipe follows
8 ounces haricots verts, trimmed and steamed or blanched
Chopped chives, for garnish
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large Spanish onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 medium head cauliflower florets, chopped
1 cup dry white wine
2 cups fish stock
Water
Salt and freshly ground white pepper
1/4 cup sliced blanched almonds
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons white truffle butter, recipe follows
1 stick unsalted butter, slightly softened
2 teaspoons white truffle oil
Salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Season bass on both sides with salt and pepper to taste. Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Sear the fish, skin-down, until golden brown. Turn over and place the pan in the oven and cook for 4 to 5 minutes for medium doneness.
Ladle Cauliflower Sauce into the bottom of 4 shallow wide bowls. Divide the haricots verts evenly and place a layer of haricots verts side by side on top of the sauce in each bowl. Place a bass fillet on top of the haricots verts, and ladle a little more of the sauce over. Sprinkle with chives.
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until soft. Add cauliflower and cook for 5 minutes (do not let onions, garlic, or cauliflower obtain any color). Add wine and cook until reduced. Add fish stock and just enough water to cover the cauliflower and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until the cauliflower is completely cooked through and soft.
Transfer the mixture to a food processor add almonds, and process until smooth. Strain the mixture into a medium saucepan and place on the stove over medium heat. Whisk in the cream and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the butter and cook until melted. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Combine ingredients in a small bowl. Scrape into a ramekin, cover and let chill in the refrigerator, at least 1 hour.