Roasted Wild Striped Bass
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Martha Stewart Living, December 2003
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 2 bulbs fennel
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 3/4 pounds wild striped bass fillets (each about 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick)
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Remove stalks from fennel bulbs; reserve bulbs for another use. Remove feathery fronds from stalks; chop, and reserve for garnish. Using a sharp knife, halve stalks lengthwise. Arrange stalks in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch roasting pan; pour wine over stalks. Lay fish fillets on top; drizzle with oil, and season with salt and pepper.
- Cover pan tightly with foil. Bake until fish is just cooked through and opaque throughout, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer fish fillets to serving plates, discarding fennel stalks. Garnish with reserved fennel fronds.
Often bass recipes are bland, this recipe offers a rich, subtle flavor. So easy to make. Used Chilean sea bass, baked for 25 minutes and the fish was so moist. The fennel has a distinct enough flavor to delicately influence a mild fish. Will definitely make again. Martha, thank you for another terrific recipe.