my version --- seared and poached with garlic, parsley, capers, white wine, lemon, butter, and thyme; served with smokey bell pepper sauce...
"Sea bass are small fish that live in the western Atlantic between Florida and Cape Cod. Unlike other bass, like striped bass and white bass, sea bass is only found in the ocean. Several types of "bass," like Chilean sea bass, are not really bass at all, but fish renamed to enhance marketability.
Also called black sea bass and blackfish, the sea bass is a stout-bodied bottom feeder with grayish-black coloring and a white belly. The flesh is white and somewhat firm with tight, small flakes and a delicate flavor.” -- Food Network
