Sake Steamed Sea Bass

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup uncooked medium grain rice
• 1 cup sake
• 1 cup bottled clam juice
• 1 tablespoon minced peeled ginger
• 1 clove garlic, flattened
• 4 (5 ounce) sea bass fillets
• 2 large green onions, chopped
• 4 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon oriental sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 2 tablespoons creme fraiche

Recipe

• 1 cook rice according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile, combine sake and next 3 ingredients in large skillet deep enough to hold steamer rack.
• 3 bring liquid to boil.
• 4 reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
• 5 arrange fish on rack; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 6 place rack in skillet.
• 7 top fish with onions; and minced garlic, drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil.
• 8 cover skillet; steam fish until opaque in center, about 5 minutes.
• 9 remove steamer rack.
• 10 mix cilantro into juices in skillet.
• 11 stir in a pat of crème fraise.
• 12 add the brown sugar and butter and reduce slightly.
• 13 spoon rice onto plates.
• 14 top with fish, juices from skillet, and sesame seeds.