Once you've got fillets (as opposed to a whole bass) the best thing

is to make steaks of the fillets. This is because the flesh is so firm that you can make it look really impressive by plonking the fillet on top of something else.

This is a favourite of mine: roast an assortment of veggies (eg courgettes, peppers, whole garlic cloves, red onions) chopped fairly small in olive oil and salt. Pile the roasted veggies into a tower on the plate using metal cookie cutter type things - you want them a nice precise circle for maximum "oh what a sensitive new man who cares about food let me get my knickers off" effect. Fry the bass fillets HARD in butter and garlic, get the skin really crispy. Place fillet on veg tower. Pour on a little sauce of choice - Hollandaise is good, fish stock reduced and with added cream, foamed butter and chopped chives is good. Serve with white burgundy (a decent Macon is fine).

Posted By: Old Git on September 14th 2009 at 10:22:35

Message Thread

Any cooks in? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 14, 09:54:02
- Have you got wood? (General Chat) - NorfolkSteve, Sep 14, 11:08:13
  - That sounds lovely, but far more hassle than I'm prepared to go to. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 14, 11:10:53
    - Agreed... its more for a sunny saturday.... sat in the garden with beers! (n/m) (General Chat) - NorfolkSteve, Sep 14, 13:09:05
- Once you've got fillets (as opposed to a whole bass) the best thing (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 14, 10:22:35
  - OG, get on the grammer thread down there VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVv (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Sep 14, 10:33:41
    - grammAr! (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 14, 10:35:09
      - I'd assumed it was Megson being 'ironic' (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 10:36:46
        
        er yes, sorry (sic). ahem. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Sep 14, 10:43:18
        
        It was a deliberate assassination attempt (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 14, 10:37:27
        
        he'd get some marks for 'stream of consciousness' though (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 10:39:27
  - POTD (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Sep 14, 10:30:33
    - "Let me iron your curtains baby" (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 14, 10:34:09
  - Do they do an indecent Macon then? (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 14, 10:29:53
  - Can't have any wine - living like a monk this week. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 14, 10:26:15
    - Oh well (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 14, 10:27:51
      - I don't need any assistance from ponced up food in that department, fankooverymuch. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 14, 10:30:07
        
        Yup (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 14, 10:33:32
- do camcams! nicely poached in white wine with sprinkle of basil.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 14, 10:20:49
- I'd just grill it, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Sep 14, 09:58:00
- salt, pepper, olive oil, frying pan, heat (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 14, 09:57:46
  - What about old school poster Jamie... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Sep 14, 10:00:13
- oven parcel I think (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 09:55:51
  - Lovely - but that is how I do salmon, so was looking for a bit of a departure. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 14, 09:59:53
    - my favourite sea bass thing is when they do that baking in salt thing (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 10:03:22
      - I oriental mine. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Sep 14, 10:30:02
      - Cor, winner. That looks well nice. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 14, 10:06:53
        
        I thought that, bookmarked. (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Sep 14, 10:08:31
        
        peasants^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 14, 10:10:16
        
        Bit of a fish philistine, me, actually, only starting to learn about it now. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 14, 10:13:00
        
        Got some trout fillets in the freezer. Lovely stuff. (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 14, 13:13:01
        
        Filletstine. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 14, 10:45:08
        
        i loves fish (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 14, 10:20:57
        
        halibut (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 10:26:08
      - OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! (who probably doesn't exist) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 14, 10:06:52
        
        very light though (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 10:14:08
        
        no I don't (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 14, 10:23:13
  - I made the best roast potatoes yesterday... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Sep 14, 09:57:35
    - have you ever done the semolina thing with them? (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 09:59:37
      - OMG - I am now offically VERY hungry... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Sep 14, 10:01:22
        
        i think it's a Nigella thing (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 10:04:27
        
        it is and it's bloody brilliant (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 14, 10:09:28
        
        he's been outstanding (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 10:15:00
        
        best ever fish i had was in turkey (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 14, 10:27:00
        
        I'm feeling hungry now (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 10:28:01
        
        Interesting... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Sep 14, 10:08:59
        
        Have you ever tried them with a little steak seasoning on them as you put them in the oven (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Sep 14, 10:03:52
        
        No, but I do serve them with a sprinkle of sea salt - decent rocks of the stuff... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Sep 14, 10:05:02
        
        sounds good, I'll have to try it. (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Sep 14, 10:06:10

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.