Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and caps thinly sliced
  • 1/2 pound oyster mushrooms, thickly sliced
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Four 6-ounce sea bass fillets with skin, pin bones removed
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sake

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 500.
  • In a small bowl, combine the butter and garlic.
  • In a large skillet, melt half of the garlic butter.
  • Add the shiitake and oyster mushrooms and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until tender and just beginning to brown, about 8 minutes.
  • Season lightly with salt and pepper.
  • Tear 4 sheets of heavy-duty aluminum foil, about 14 inches square.
  • Spoon the mushrooms onto the foil squares and top with the fish fillets, skin side down.
  • Spread the remaining garlic butter over the fillets and drizzle with the soy sauce and sake.
  • Fold the foil over the fish and seal the edges of the packets.
  • Set them seam side up on a sturdy baking sheet.
  • Bake for 15 minutes, until the fish is tender.
  • Transfer the fish to plates, spoon the mushrooms and juices on top and serve.