grilled sea bass with lemon caper butter sauce

Recipe by
barbara lentz
beulah, MI

This is amazing tasting sauce just the right balance of creamy, salty, and sour.

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yield 2 -4
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Grill

Ingredients For grilled sea bass with lemon caper butter sauce

  • 4
    4 oz sea bass fillets skinless
  • 3 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    white wine vinegar
  • 1 sm
    shallot minced
  • 1/2 c
    cold butter cut into pieces
  • 1 Tbsp
    each drained capers and fresh parsley chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tsp
    lemon zest for sprinkling

How To Make grilled sea bass with lemon caper butter sauce

  • 1
    On a grill or grill pan. Cook the fish until no longer pink but still flaky. Turning to get good grill marks.
  • 2
    To make the sauce
    In a small saucepan add the lemon juice, vinegar, and shallots Cook until the liquid is reduced to about 2 tbsp.
  • 3
    Add the butter one pat at a time whisking constantly until melted and creamy looking. Stir in the capers, parsley and taste and adjust for salt and pepper.
  • 4
    Place the sauce on the plate then top with fish fillet. Sprinkle a little lemon zest on top

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