Cooking with Rena Lee

Sea Bass with Cjile Salt

Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Comments: TS Bonappetit

Yield:2-4

INGREDIENTS:
1 habanero or serrano chile, seeded, minced
2 tsp kosher salt
2 (6 oz) skin-on-black bass, striped bass, or pink snapper
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 lime, quartered
1 avocado, cut into 1/2' wedges (optional)
cilantro sprigs (optional)
corn tortillas (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
  1. Build a medium fire in a charcoal grill, or heat a gas grill to med-high. Mix chili and salt in a small bowl to blend; set aside.

  2. Pat fish dry with paper towels; drizzle skin side of fish with oil; spread chile-salt mixture all over skin side of fillets (if you don't like to eat the skin, coat the flesh side). Place fillets, skin side down, on grill. Cook for 5 mins.; turn fish over

  3. and grill, flesh side down, until cooked through, 1-2 mins. longer. Serve fish with lime wedges for squeezing over. If you'd like to make fish tacos, serve with avocado, cilantro sprigs, and tortillas.

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