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Black Sea Bass Swiss Chard Mushrooms

by Chef Luciano Pellegrini

Summary:Black sea bass served with Swiss chard and mushroom is a delicious restaurant style gourmet dish made with fresh herbs and ingredients.

Prep time and Cooking time (duration): 20 minutes

Number of servings (yield): 2

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Ingredients for Black Sea Bass Swiss chard Mushrooms:

  • 1 large bunch of Swiss Chard
  • 4-6 Tbsp. Butter
  • 2 Tsp. Salt
  • 2 Tsp. Pepper
  • 4-6 Tbsp. Olive Oil
  • Fresh Sage
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 4 Large Porcini Mushrooms
  • 2 black Sea Bass Fillets
  • 1 Tbsp. Fresh Marjoram – Fine Chopped
  • 2 Shallots
  • 1 Tsp. Volcanic Sea Salt
  • 150 ml white wine

Get Ready To Work in “Real Time” to Make Black Sea Bass Swiss chard Mushrooms

Get out these items and utensils: Knife for chopping, 2 frying pan, tong and 1 sauce pan

Get from pantry: Salt, Pepper, Olive Oil, Volcanic Sea Salt, white wine, garlic, and shallot

Get from refrigerator: Swiss chard, butter, fresh Sage, fresh Marjoram

Pre-prepare the following:

  • Take Swiss chard, and cut off bottoms.
  • Detach stem from leaves.
  • Cut stems into 1 inch wide pieces.
  • Slice mushrooms.
  • Thinly slice garlic.
  • Boil water in sauce pan with salt in it.

Begin to cook with Chef Pellegrini:

  1. Add stems in the boiling water boil it for 5 minutes.
  2. Add leaves in the water and blanch them for 3 minutes.
  3. Render sauté pan hot with butter
  4. Add sliced garlic and let cook in butter for 30 secs.
  5. Slice mushrooms and add to sauté pan with fresh sage and sauté lightly.
  6. Season with salt and pepper.
  7. Render another sauté pan hot with olive oil
  8. With skin on Sea Bass fillet, make diagonal incisions to fillet for presentation, or remove skin completely and slice fillets into 2 inch thick pieces.
  9. Season fish with salt and pepper on both sides
  10. Place sea bass fillets into sauce pan, (if cooking with skin on, cook skin side down first).
  11. Cook until Medium to Medium Well. Remove fish from pan and set aside.
  12. Once chard is blanched, drain and add to pan in with mushrooms and garlic.
  13. Cook the chard and mushrooms for 4 minutes.
  14. Sprinkle freshly grounded pepper and salt.

Prepare sauce:

  1. In sauté pan, add olive oil and butter, add sliced garlic and shallots to pan.
  2. Add finely chopped marjoram.
  3. Add white wine.
  4. Sprinkle freshly grounded pepper and salt.
  5. Re-introduce sea bass to pan with sauce.

To Serve:

  1. On large serving plate, place Swiss Chard and mushrooms in center of plate
  2. Place Sea Bass fillet off side of vegetables
  3. Spoon sauce with shallots and garlic over Sea Bass
  4. Drizzle with Olive Oil
  5. Sprinkle Volcanic sea salt around plate for garnish

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