Michelin's august guide ranked Tokyo as the most "delicious" city in the world in 2007, as it eclipsed Paris, New York and London. Fish is a staple of the Japanese diet and when in Tokyo, you can dine on the most delicious sea food in the world. According to the Times of London, Tokyo is home to the world's biggest seafood market. The sea bass is a delicate fish that is often steamed in Tokyo's finest restaurants.
Step 1
Place a steamer inside a sauce pot. Place the sea bass filet inside the steamer.
Step 2
Sprinkle sea salt generously over the sea bass filet. Pour 1 cup of sake over the sea bass and then cut up scallions so they are thinly sliced. You might also want to add a couple of slices of ginger or use the ginger in place of the scallions. Ginger is a staple in Japanese cooking, but some feel that it is not needed with the naturally aromatic sea bass.
Step 3
Turn up the heat under the steamer and let the sea bass begin cooking. The sea bass will not take long to cook. You should have a perfectly cooked fish within 3 to 5 minutes.
Step 4
Toss out the sake liquid and serve the fish. The sake will bring out the flavor of the fish but it is not a sauce that goes on top of the fish. If you want to add to the flavor of the fish, use the Japanese vegetable konbu -- known as kelp in North America -- as a bed underneath the sea bass.
Things You'll Need
- Sea bass
- Sea salt
- Sake
- Ginger
- Scallions
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