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" This dish is one of my fond memories from all the barbeques my mother made in Spain. It's a great atmosphere dish "

Bbq Sea Bass

Added on Fri Jul 18 2008

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The Basics

• Dish: Main Course
• cuisine: Other
• Serves: 1
• Prep Time: 0hrs 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 0hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

•  SEA BASS
• 1 large sea bass
• 1 bulb fresh fennel
• 2 garlic cloves
•  salt and pepper
•  
•  SAMPHIRE
• 300g samphire
• 1 garlic clove
• 2tbsp butter
•  juice of 1/2 lime
•  black pepper
•  
•  ALIOLI
• 2 egg yolk
• 1tbsp Dijon mustard
•  juice from 1/4 lime
• 300ml olive oil
•  salt

Method

Sea Bass:
1. Heat the barbeque to a medium-low heat. Fill the cavity of the fish with the fennel, garlic and rosemary sprigs. Season the fish with salt and pepper and place it in a fish rack over the barbeque. Cook it for 7-8 minutes on each side.

Samphire:
1. Rinse the samphire in plenty of water. our some hot water into a steamer and place the samphire in the top half of the steamer. Steam it for 3-5 minutes until just tender and hot. Toss the samphire in a bowl with the butter, lime juice, and freshly ground black pepper.

Alioli:
1. In a blender, add the egg yolks, the garlic, lime juice, Dijon mustard and a pinch of salt. Gradually add the olive oil to the blender until you have a thick emulsion (like mayonnaise).

To serve:
Place the sea bass on a bead of samphire and serve with the alioli