STRIPED BASS SEARED WITH HONEY AND OUZO

Striped Bass Seared with Honey and Ouzo image

This is very good! Serve over rice.

Provided by sharonm

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 pound striped bass fillets, cut into cubes, or more to taste
¼ cup Asian fish sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
2 tablespoons ouzo (anise-flavored liqueur)

Steps:

Whisk flour and garlic powder together in a bowl. Toss bass in the flour mixture until coated.
Whisk fish sauce, olive oil, honey, and oregano together in a bowl until smooth.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir bass in the hot skillet until lightly browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer bass to a plate. Add ouzo and fish sauce mixture to hot skillet; bring to a boil. Return bass to pan and cook until fish is cooked through, about 5 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 372.3 calories, Carbohydrate 37.3 g, Cholesterol 77 mg, Fat 11.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 25.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 1175.7 mg, Sugar 12.3 g