Sea Bass Almondine is a quick and easy delicious dish!
Sunday Supper last night — we had fresh sea bass in the fridge and I was hankering for something “new” in my recipe repertoire. With a little research, I found a Sea Bass Almondine recipe and then I Melindaized it.
My hubster couldn’t get enough of it — and we both packed the leftovers for lunch today!
Added bonus: this recipe is EASY and FAST!
Ingredients:
2 lb sea bass fillets
2 fresh lemons (juice — 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup is fine)
1 cup flour (more or less — to dredge)
6 tablespoons butter
2/3 c slivered blanched almonds
1 cup chopped fresh parsley (I used flat leaf, but any parsley is fine)
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Rinse fillets, dip in lemon juice and then dredge in flour.
2. Melt butter in pan; saute’ fillets in butter until delicately brown on both sides. Remove to heated platter.
3. Add almonds to pan & brown very quickly scraping bottom (no need to clean from sea bass as those butter chunks will add flavor); add salt & pepper to taste, a dash of lemon juice & parsley. Pour almond mixture over hot fillets.
4. Serve at once. Makes 2-4 servings.
Tips:
1. Serve w/ a chilled Sauvignon Blanc or your favorite white or light red (Pinot goes w/ anything as far as I’m concerned).
2. We served this dish w/ zucchini sauted w/ black truffle butter and a little salt & pepper. I recommend a green vegetable for color.
3. Rationalization: okay – butter. It’s fattening. But it tastes sooooooooo good! Heck, w/ 2 lbs sea bass and all those goodies; it’s really not “that much” butter per serving. Bottom-line: don’t skimp on butter. It’s what made this dish extra special.
Opa!
