Steamed Sea Bass on a Bed of Watercress and Chive Sauce

Name: Steamed Sea Bass on a Bed of Watercress and Chive Sauce
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground white pepper; 115 g/4 oz watercress; 2 X 450 g/1 lb sea bass; 25 g/1 oz fresh chives, finely chopped; 150 ml/¼ pint dry white wine; 300 ml/½ pint fish stock; Salt and freshly ground white pepper; 225 ml/8 fl oz double cream

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Feast of Fish

By Ian McAndrew

Published 1989

About

This summery dish is delicious and easy to prepare. The soft texture of the sea bass and the slight crunch of the watercress complement each other really well. Calorie conscious? Then leave out the cream, double the quantity of fish stock and do not reduce it down quite so far.

Ingredients

2 X 450 g/1 lb sea bass
115 g/4

Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian
Summer

Method

Scale and fillet the sea bass. Remove the few small bones at the head end of each fillet with a pair of pliers. Wash the watercress well and remove any yellowing leaves and roots. Season each fillet with salt and freshly ground white pepper. Bring the fish stock and the white wine to the boil over a high heat, place the fish in a steaming basket over this and steam. When the fi