This dish is an excellent choice for people with a sensitive palate that don't enjoy “fishy tasting” seafood. Visually appealing, it's packed with flavour, but it doesn't overpower the mild delicate taste of the sea bass and the light, tender gnocchi.
Prep time: 1 hour | Cook time: 30 mins | Serves: 6 | Other: 2 hours
Herb gnocchi
Ingredients500g creamy mashed potatoes |
MethodDissolve the ProMochi in water and combine with the potato. Heat the potato and mix with a spatula stirring constantly until the mixture becomes very sticky. Remove the mixture and roll in cling film into a cylinder shape. Keep in the fridge until the mixture becomes a very hard texture. Cut the mixture into even pieces. Put the potatoes into a pan with rest of the water and season then heat to 80ºC. Potatoes will be ready when soft. Put the gnocchi in a pan with some butter and put herbs in the pan and toss to serve. |
Sabayon of onion
Ingredients246g banana shallot |
MethodMelt the butter in a sauce pan. Add the onions cut into small pieces. Cook for 10 minutes medium/low heat. At this point add the milk and bring to boil. Put everything in a food processor and blend for 4 minutes in order to obtain a fine cream. Strain to avoid any fiber and pour in a sauce pan. Add the Proespuma Hot and blend for a minute. Heat up 60°C. Pour the elaboration into a siphon gun with one gas canister and keep for the service in a bain marie up 70°C. |
Wilted spinach
Ingredients200g washed spinach |
MethodPlace the butter and spinach into a pan and place a lid on for 1 min to steam. Add seasoning and nutmeg. Remove from the pan onto some kitchen towel to drain. Serve straight away. |
Assembly
To serve pan fry the seasoned seabass in a hot pan, skin side down until golden colour and add a knob of butter and baste.
Place a good spoon full of sabayon on the centre of the plate and make a well with a spoon, place the gnocchi in the well.
Dot around the spinach and the Sosa lemon confit straight from the jar before placing the seabass on top, dress with the pan juices and freeze dried Sosa micro herbs.
