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SEAFOOD |
ROASTED SEA BASS WITH FRESH HERBS IN A CITRUSY ARNABIYEH SAUCE
Serves 4 to 6 | Prep/cooking time 1 hour

INGREDIENTS |
- 1.5 kg sea bass, cut into fillets
- 100 ml olive oil
- 100 g butter
- 2 large yellow onions, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
- 1 L tahini
- 2 cups fresh orange juice (Valencia & Abou Surra)
- 1 cup fresh mandarin juice
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 4 cups water or chicken stock
- To taste salt and pepper
- 2 oranges, cut into wedges
- Zest of 2 oranges
Decorative Ingredients
- Zaatar long (picked leaves)
- Scallion, thinly sliced
- Coriander leaves
- Parsley (leaves with stem)
- Cress greens (coriander)
- Green chili, thinly sliced
- Red chili, thinly sliced
- Ginger, finely chopped
- Baby cherry tomatoes (roasted & dried)
- Sun-dried tomatoes
PREPARATION |
The sauce
- In a blender, add all the liquid ingredients—tahini, orange juice, mandarin juice, lemon juice, and chicken stock—and blend well.
- Season with salt and pepper; taste and adjust as needed.
- In a pot, heat the olive oil and butter. Sauté the onions and garlic until the onions are soft and translucent.
- Add the blended tahini mixture to the onions and bring to a boil.
- Continue blending or mixing the citrusy Arnabiyeh sauce until smooth.
- Check the consistency and thickness.
- Add extra virgin olive oil.
- Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed.
Note: Tahini thickness varies by brand. You may need to adjust the amount of juice or liquid to reach the proper consistency.
PLATING |
- In a deep plate, add the citrusy Arnabiyeh sauce.
- Garnish with the decorative ingredients.
- Pat the fish dry once more and place it on top of the sauce.
- Add additional garnish—sun-dried tomatoes, roasted cherry tomatoes, orange wedges, and orange zest.
The fish
- Clean the sea bass and fillet into two fillets. Use tweezers to remove any pin bones.
- Keep the skin on.
- Season the fillets with salt and pepper.
- In a sauté pan, heat some oil and place the fillets skin-side down.
- Roast until the skin is crispy. Once crispy, flip and cook for 1 additional minute.
- Remove and pat dry on paper towels.




