Chilean Sea Bass, Polenta al Pomodoro

Chilean Sea Bass, Polenta al Pomodoro

🐟 Chilean Sea Bass 🐟
🌽 🍅 Polenta al Pomodoro 🍅 🌽

In under 30 minutes, this terrific, super-easy dish can be on the table! Pan-seared melt-in-the-mouth Chilean sea bass is served atop creamy polenta paired with a chunky flavorful tomato sauce where plenty of fresh basil adds bright herbal notes.

Chilean Sea Bass aka Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is simply delicious and almost impossible to overcook due to its flesh high fat content.

Populations went from sustainable, to overfished, and now back to sustainable again according to the Marine Stewardship Council. And although this fish is labeled “Chilean” it is actually a product of Australia, fished in the Southern Ocean. It has met the global standard for sustainability where there are enough fish left in the sea to reproduce indefinitely.

Chilean Sea Bass, Polenta al Pomodoro Recipe

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Braised Swordfish, White Beans


Fresh Pacific Swordfish
Braised in Tomato Jalapeño Caper Sauce
Over Cannellini Drizzled with Olive Oil
Chervil Garnish

A recipe in the January issue of Food & Wine caught my eye. They made theirs with penne pasta and flaked the swordfish. Here I serve the intact filet over white beans. The swordfish is braised in a zesty tomato sauce with anchovy, garlic, jalapeño, capers and white wine.

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