Branzino with Rustic Romesco Sauce


Yield 1 serving
Ingredients
1 Turkish Sea Bass filets, deboned, skin on
1 tbsp EVOO
TT Salt and pepper
1/4 cup Romesco Sauce
Instructions
Season the fish filets with salt and pepper on both sides.
Place a saute pan on high heat.
Add the EVOO.
When the oil is hot, just before smoking, add the filet,
skin side down, and lower heat to medium.
Gently press the filet down with a spatula.
When the skin is crispy, turn the filet over and finish cooking,
1-2 minutes. Serve with Romesco sauce.
Romesco Sauce
1 cup Roasted red peppers, cut in batons
1 Onion, julienne
3 cloves Garlic, crushed
1 tsp Toasted fennel seeds, ground in a pestle and pestle
1 tsp Sweet paprika
1 tsp Aleppo pepper
1/4 cup EVOO
1/4 cup Almonds, sliced; gently, evenly roasted until golden brown, rough chop
TT Salt and pepper
TT Sugar
1 Boquet garni- leek, thyme, parsley, basil, and rosemary
1 Cartouche
Instructions
Sweat the onions, and garlic in EVOO.
Add the roasted peppers, paprika, fennel, and Aleppo pepper.
Add the almonds and season lightly with salt, pepper, and sugar.
Add the boquet garni. Sweat very slowly over low heat.
Cover with cartouche.