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Grilled Sake Marinated Bass with Accompiaments

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CATEGORY CUISINE TAG YIELD
Meats, Grains Chilean Cooking liv, Import 1 Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2 c Sake
1/4 c Canola oil
2 tb Thin soy sauce
2 tb Minced ginger
2 tb Sugar
1 tb Coarsely ground black pepper
4 6-ounce pieces of chilean sea bass
8 oz Fresh lump crabmeat; picked over
1/2 tb Sambal
1/4 c Chopped cilantro
1 tb Chopped chives
1 tb Honey
1 ts White pepper
1 ts Kosher salt
1 tb Canola oil
4 Sheets nori
1/2 c Cucumber; seeded, peeled, and julienned
Water for sealing sushi
MANGO BROWN BUTTER VINAIGRETTE:
4 oz Butter (up to 6)
1/2 c Freshly squeezed orange juice
1/4 c Freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tb Dijon mustard
1 Shallot; peeled
1 c Chopped mango
1 c Julienned mango
1/2 lb Pea sprouts
1 tb Toasted sesame seeds
1 tb Pink peppercorns

INSTRUCTIONS

SAKE MARINATED BASS
SPICY CRAB SUSHI ROLLS
GRILLED SAKE MARINATED BASS WITH SPICY CRAB SUSHI ROLLS, PEA SPROUT SALAD
AND MANGO BROWN BUTTER VINAIGRETTE In a bowl combine sake, oil, soy sauce,
ginger, sugar, and black pepper. Place bass in a shallow baking dish and
pour marinade over. Marinate for at least 3 hours or overnight. Preheat
grill or broiler. Grill or broil over high heat about 10 to 12 minutes,
depending on the thickness of the fish. It should be flaky with an oily
texture when done.
Spicy Crab Sushi Rolls: In a large bowl, mix crab, sambal, cilantro,
chives, honey, pepper, salt, and oil. Taste for seasoning. Lay out one
sheet of nori and spread with crab mixture. Place the cucumber on top of
the crab. Roll it tightly, dampen edge with water and seal. Set aside. Fill
and roll remaining nori sheets. Slice each roll into 3 pieces.
Mango Brown Butter Vinaigrette: In a small saucepan, warm butter over low
heat until it turns brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. In a blender, combine
orange juice, lime juice, mustard, shallot and chopped mango and blend
until smooth. When butter is browned, pour it in the blender, while
running, in a steady stream. Taste for seasoning. Transfer dressing to a
bowl and toss with the mango julienne.
In a bowl, toss the pea sprouts with a small amount of vinaigrette and
mound a small amount in the center of a large dinner plate. Place 3 pieces
of sushi around the salad. Lay the fish on top of the sushi and the
sprouts. Drizzle vinaigrette with the mango pieces around the plate.
Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and crushed pink peppercorns.
Yield: 4 servings
Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8935 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #722 by
"Angele and Jon Freeman" <jfreeman@netusa1.net> on Aug 4, 1997

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