Description
This Chilean Sea Bass Recipe is a quick and elegant dish featuring flaky, buttery sea bass seared to perfection with garlic, lemon, and herbs. Ready in 20 minutes, it’s a restaurant-quality meal at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 pounds Chilean sea bass (4 filets)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme or parsley, plus more for serving
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Lemon wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Pat the sea bass filets dry with paper towels.
- In a small bowl, mix garlic powder, paprika, kosher salt, and black pepper. Season both sides of each filet.
- Add olive oil to the skillet and swirl to coat. When the oil is shimmering, place the fish in the pan and sear undisturbed for 4–5 minutes.
- Flip the filets. Add butter, minced garlic, and herbs to the pan. Baste the fish with the melted butter for 2–3 minutes, until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
- Turn off the heat and drizzle lemon juice over the fish. Let rest for 1–2 minutes.
- Garnish with more herbs and serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- Pat the fish dry before cooking to help form a crisp crust.
- Do not move the fish while searing — let it naturally release when ready to flip.
- Use fresh herbs for best flavor and finish with a squeeze of lemon just before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 filet
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 90mg