I love sea bass! But not just any sea bass, I favor specifically the Chilean Sea Bass.

With white, tender flesh, and no matter how you prepare it, it will always melt in your mouth like butter.

It is the BEST fish in the world, and the restaurants know it too. That’s why they always charge a small fortune for a 6 oz Sea Bass Steak. An even bigger problem is that few restaurants even serve Chilean Sea Bass.

I found other ways to enjoy this fish on a regular basis. Our local Chinese supermarket has Chilean Sea Bass. It is very expensive, but it goes on sale from time to time. Whenever I find it on sale, and it looks relatively fresh, I would buy it, and cook the fish myself.

I think I have perfected my Sea Bass recipe. I even proclaim it my signature dish.

Home-made Chilean Sea Bass

Chilean Sea Bass: 1 to 1.5 lbs

Lime or Lemon: Just a wedge

Garlic: 3 or 4 cloves of garlic, coarsely chopped.

Ginger: ¼ cup of ginger cut into about 2 inch length, thinly sliced.

Green onion: 2 strings of green onion, cut into about 2 inch length, thinly sliced.

Cooking wine: ¼ cup of cooking wine.

Soy Sauce: ¼ cup of soy sauce.

Sugar: ¼ cup of sugar.

Vinegar: 1/3 cup of dark vinegar.

Water: ¼ cup of water.

Cooking oil: ½ cup of cooking oil.

Salt and Pepper: Just a pinch

Preparation: Cook time: 15 – 20 min. EASY.

1. Wash and pat dry the Sea Bass with paper towel
2. Pinch of salt and pepper on both sides of the Sea Bass steak
3. Squeeze a wedge of lime or lemon on both sides of Sea Bass.
4. Prepare the frying pan with cooking oil.
5. When the cooking oil is hot. Put about half of the garlic, ginger, and green onion into the frying pan.
6. Then carefully lower the fish into the frying pan. Cook in high heat for about 3-5 minutes.
7. Put the rest of the garlic, ginger, and green onion on top of the fish, then carefully flip the fish to braise the other side.
8. Add half of suggested amount of the cooking wine, soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar evenly onto the fish. Cook on high heat for about 3-5 minutes.
9. Flip the fish again.
10. Now add the remaining half of the cooking wine, soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar evenly onto this side of the fish.
11. Turn the heat to medium heat, add the water, cover and simmer until the fish has been cooked for a total of about 15-20 minutes. (Depending on the thickness of the fish steak).

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