Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Striped bass salad with summer vegetables

Here is a recipe salad with fresh seafood ingredients that are typically American: striped bass, fresh corn, tomatoes and a pinch of pepper. What makes this recipe is the special way to cook fish: you poach in olive oil, which makes the fish juicy. You can also shrimp, lobster, perch, redfish, ling cod, haddock, tilapia or other firm fish for this recipe enough (Avoid fatty fish such as mackerel or mackerel dark). Not over the long cooking time or the amount of oil in this worry: you can stretch and reuse the oil, and the stove is turned off for most of the cooking on.

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound skinless fillet striped bass
  • Sal
  • Olive oil, at least 2 cups
  • Juice of one lemon
  • The nuclei of the two ears of corn or 1 cup frozen
  • 2-3 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
  • 3 T. chopped cilantro or parsley
  • 3 spring onions, chopped
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

Rinse and dry the fish. Sprinkle salt over them and set aside.

Heat 2-3 cups of olive oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until a drop of water thrown on her back quickly. If you have a cooking thermometer, you want to be the oil to around 220 degrees. Turn off the heat.

Slide the fish in oil, then stir the pot to ensure that the pieces do not stick to the ground. Stir for a few seconds, then cover the pan and reserve. The fish cook slowly, as the oil well heat.

Let the oil cool enough to you. Palm of your hand on the outside of the pot and feel a slight heat This takes about 45 minutes to an hour. Remove fish to a plate and carefully.

For the salad, pour some poaching fish oil in a large skillet nice and hot. Reduce the heat to medium-high and add the corn, peppers, spring onions and garlic. To cook thoroughly, turning often, for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, place the chopped tomatoes, lime juice and cilantro in a large bowl. Flake the fish with your fingers and into the bowl.

The contents of the pan into the large bowl toss gently to mix, and a little olive oil, if desired. Grind some fresh black pepper over all and serve.

Solo, is an excellent aperitif. Add bread or plain white rice and a main dish.

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