Sea Bass Habanero
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Four 6-ounce sea bass fillets, with skin if desired
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 small mango, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1 large tomato, seeded and cut into thin strips
- 1 habanero chile, seeded and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 3/4 cup fish stock or 1/2 cup clam juice diluted with 1/4 cup water
- 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
- 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro
- Heat the oil in a large nonreactive skillet until shimmering.
- Season the bass with salt and pepper and add to the skillet skin side up.
- Cook over high heat until nicely browned but barely opaque throughout, about 1 minute per side.
- Transfer to a plate.
- Add the onion to the skillet and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until browned, about 3 minutes.
- Raise the heat to high.
- Add the garlic, mango, tomato, habanero and a pinch each of salt and pepper and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add the wine and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
- Add the fish stock and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to the moderately low and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Lightly squeeze the lime into the broth and add the wedges along with the fish.
- Cover and cook until the fish is opaque throughout, 1 to 3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer the fish and vegetables to 4 soup plates; spoon the broth over the top.
- Sprinkle with the cilantro and serve.
extravirgin olive oil, bass fillets, salt, onion, garlic, mango, tomato, chile, white wine, fish stock, lime, cilantro
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/sea-bass-habanero (may not work)