Roasted Sea Bass with Asparagus Sauce
- 1 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
- 1 pound asparagus, trimmed to 6-inch lengths
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 4 4- to 5-ounce sea bass fillets (each about 3/4 to 1 inch thick)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 7-ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained, cut into strips (about 1/2 cup)
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Bring broth to boil in heavy large saucepan.
- Add asparagus; cover and boil until asparagus is very tender, about 8 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer asparagus to cutting board; reserve broth.
- Cut tips from asparagus and reserve.
- Coarsely chop remaining asparagus; transfer to processor.
- Add 1/2 cup reserved asparagus cooking broth and olive oil and puree until smooth, adding more cooking broth if sauce is too thick (discard any remaining broth).
- Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Return to same saucepan.
- Spray baking sheet with vegetable oil spray.
- Place fish on prepared sheet.
- Drizzle lemon juice over fish.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bake fish until just opaque in center, about 10 minutes.
- Rewarm sauce over medium-low heat.
- Divide sauce among 4 plates.
- Top with fish.
- Garnish with reserved asparagus tips and roasted red pepper strips.
- Serve immediately.
chicken broth, lengths, extravirgin olive oil, vegetable oil spray, bass, lemon juice, red peppers
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roasted-sea-bass-with-asparagus-sauce-4031 (may not work)