Fillet of Sea Bass with an Oriental Black Garlic rub ‘en papillote’

Serves one person.

Ingredients

• 1 Sea Bass fillet
• 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
• 1 clove of peeled black garlic – finely chopped
• 1 quarter of a teaspoon of grated ginger
• 1 quarter of a teaspoon of finely chopped lemongrass
• 3 tablespoons of sake or dry sherry
• 1 finely chopped spring onion
• Foil
• Finely chopped fresh coriander for garnish.

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C, 350° F, Gas Mark 4.
2. Mix the soy sauce, ginger, lemongrass, and black garlic to a paste.
3. Place the sea bass fillet on a piece of foil.
4. Gently rub the paste all over the fish. Sprinkle with the sake or sherry.
5. Top with the spring onion.
6. Wrap the sea bass in the foil as a parcel.
7. Place on a baking tray.
8. Bake for 12 minutes until cooked throughout.
9. Take out of the foil parcel.
10. Serve sprinkled with a teaspoon of very finely chopped coriander and the juices from the foil parcel.

Serving suggestion – serve with stir fried pak choi and rice noodles.