51 bass with bread and Recipes

best olive oil you can afford, leek, cleaned and cut in thin half moons, ribs of celery, finely chopped , including the leaves, fat bulb of fennel , fronds removed and reserved, shave the fennel bulb on a mandoline as fine as you can get it., garlic, minced, hearty red wine , zinfandel is good, fish stock (or 1 cup of clam juice and 1 cup of h20, crushed tomatoes in puree, mild tomatoes and green chiles (or hotter if you want), lemon rind , studded with 1 clove each, orange rind, parsley stems tied together with butcher s twine, bay leaf, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, shrimp, peeled and deveined, crabmeat picked over for cartilage or, substitute florida lobster tails , split down the back 1 for each person, firm white fish fillets, non oily (bass, grouper, snapper, cod) cut in 1 inch thick chunks, fresh basil leaves for garnish, sweet red pepper rouille, fire roasted red peppers, drained (smallest jar possible) and dried off. you want about 2/3 cup of pepper pieces, garlic cloves, (yes, i said five ), saffron threads , soaked in 1/8 cup of dry vermouth, shakes of your favorite hot sauce (louisiana is good, texas pete is just fine), a generous pinch of cayenne, good quality mayonnaise, french baguette or a fine quality cuban bread, cut in 1 inch thick slices and toasted

olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, fennel bulbs, cleaned and diced into 1 inch pieces, ripe plum tomatoes, peeled,seeded and diced or 1 (25 oz) can plum tomatoes, drained and diced, white wine, fish stock or 1 cup clam broth, salt and pepper, mussels, in shell, clams in shell, shucked scallops, prawns or 1 lb shrimp, in the shell, salmon fillets, white fish fillets (halibut, cod, bass et al), garlic butter , as needed, french bread , as needed

extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving, onions, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, linguica or chorizo sausage, sliced in chunks, fresh thyme sprigs, handful fresh oregano , hand torn, bay leaves, yukon gold potatoes, sliced, chicken broth, kale, chopped, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, dozen littleneck clams , scrubbed, perch , cod, or bass fillets, skin and pin bones removed, coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley, recipe rustic crusty bread , for serving, recipe follows

onion, pepper, potatoes, oil, bread, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic cloves, pine nuts, handful parsley, handful basil, sea bass, lemon, salt, pepper

extra-virgin olive oil, bay leaves, paprika (smoked or sweet ), onion, thinly sliced, green bell pepper, thinly sliced, diced tomatoes, garlic, finely chopped, chopped fresh cilantro, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, skinless striped bass, cut into 2-inch chunks, crusty bread, toasted

olive oil, shallots, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, finely chopped, dry white wine, red snapper, cut into 2-inch squares, wild striped bass, cut into 2-inch squares, shrimp or 16 large head-on prawns, shrimp stock or 2 cups vegetable stock, canned plum tomatoes, pureed, honey, hot sauce (recommended -- bobby flay ), bay leaf, fresh thyme, salt & freshly ground black pepper, littleneck clams, lobster , steamed 3/4 of the way, cold unsalted butter, coarsely chopped fresh parsley leaves, unsalted butter, olive oil, garlic cloves, finely chopped, sourdough bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, chopped fresh thyme leave

olive oil, divided, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, red pepper flakes, dry white wine, fish stock, diced tomatoes, drained, bay leaf, fresh thyme leaves, salt & freshly ground black pepper, bass fillets, cut into 2-inch squares, shrimp, shelled and deveined, littleneck clams, mussels , scrubbed and debearded, coarsely chopped fresh parsley leaves, chopped fresh tarragon leaves, honey, hot sauce, unsalted butter, at room temperature, anchovy paste, thick slices sourdough bread, olive oil, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper

olive oil, divided, onion, finely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, red pepper flakes, dry white wine, fish stock, diced tomatoes, drained, bay leaf, fresh thyme leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, bass fillets, cut into 2-inch squares, shrimp, shelled and deveined, littleneck clams, mussels , scrubbed and debearded, coarsely chopped fresh parsley leaves, chopped fresh tarragon leaves, honey, few dashes hot sauce, unsalted butter, at room temperature, heaping tbsp anchovy paste, thick slices sourdough bread, olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

olive oil, chopped onions, salt, freshly ground black pepper, fresh squid, cleaned and cut into 1/4-inch pieces, spanish brandy, tomato paste, dry white wine, clam juice or seafood stock, shrimp, peeled and deveined, fresh sea bass fillets, sliced into 1/2-inch slices, angler fish fillets, sliced into 1/2-inch slices, scampi, peeled, dozen clams , scrubbed, dozen mussels , scrubbed and debearded, recipe picada (see recipe from above), chopped fresh parsley leaves, crusty bread