Ingredients

  • 4 150g pieces of sea bass
  • 1 tin of piquillo peppers
  • 1 handful handful of Spanish Caperberries
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 100 ml (3.5fl oz) Spanish olive oil
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch cracked black pepper
  • 1 small glass of dry Fino sherry
  • 1 tin of pitted black Spanish olives
  • 2 sprigs of flat parsley

Method

  • Wash and pat dry your sea bass fillets and put to one side to pan fry later.
  • Open the tin of piquillo peppers, cut them in half and remove any seeds.
  • Drain the caperberries and olives and put these aside also.
  • Peel and thinly slice the garlic cloves and onion, then add half of the olive oil to a hot pan and fry over a medium heat until golden brown.
  • Add the piquillo peppers and saute for a further 30 seconds, before adding the purple Spanish olives and caperberries and saute again.
  • Season with salt and pepper and add a splash of Fino.
  • Let the alcohol burn and sprinkle a touch of finely chopped parsley into the pan.
  • Taste the seasoning and alter if needed.
  • Take a separate non-stick pan and place over a high heat and pour in a touch of Spanish olive oil.
  • Score the skin of the sea bass through and then pan fry skin side down until 3/4 done, turn over, season the skin with some salt flakes and cook for one more minute.
  • Spoon the Spanish olive sauce on to a plate and place the sea bass on the top, drizzle over a touch of olive oil to finish.