Striped Bass with Sweet Carrots and Cider Glaze
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds carrots, peeled and sliced on the diagonal 1/8 inch thick
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
- 2 rosemary sprigs
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Four 6-ounce skinless striped bass fillets or other sustainable meaty white fish fillets
- In a nonreactive saucepan, boil the cider and cider vinegar over high heat until reduced to 2 tablespoons, 15 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the butter.
- Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil.
- Spread the carrots in an even layer and add the garlic and rosemary.
- Cook over moderately high heat, without stirring, for 3 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to moderate and cook, stirring, until the carrots are just tender and richly caramelized, 5 minutes longer.
- Discard the garlic and rosemary.
- Season the carrots with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the parsley and half of the cider glaze.
- In a nonstick skillet, heat the vegetable oil.
- Season the fish with salt and pepper and add to the skillet.
- Cook over moderately high heat until the fillets are lightly browned, 4 minutes.
- Turn and cook until the fish is just white throughout, 2 minutes longer.
- Transfer the caramelized carrots to plates and set the fish on top.
- Drizzle with the remaining cider glaze and serve.
apple cider, cider vinegar, unsalted butter, extravirgin olive oil, carrots, garlic, rosemary sprigs, salt, parsley, vegetable oil, bass
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/striped-bass-sweet-carrots-and-cider-glaze (may not work)