Foil Baked Chilean Sea Bass with Lemon Parmesan Cream Sauce

Did someone say Foil-Baked Chilean Sea Bass with Lemon Parmesan Cream Sauce? Sounds good, right?! Making this delicious Chilean Sea Bass in foil along with garlic creamed spinach topped with a lemon parmesan cream sauce makes for the perfect dinner idea anytime!

Who doesn’t love Chilean Sea Bass? It’s rich, buttery, moist, and flaky and literally melts in your mouth. But what’s really strange is it’s not actually sea bass. It’s original name, Patagonian toothfish, doesn’t sound that appetizing so I don’t blame them for changing the name (way back in 1977). 🙂

Chilean Sea Bass can be found in the southern ocean areas of Chile, Argentina, South Africa, and New Zealand which is probably why this variety cost more than the average fish per pound. If you’ve ever enjoyed it, you know it’s worth every single dime.

Back home in Louisiana, the variety of fish options seemed to be limited to catfish, redfish, Sac-a-Lait, and perch. Once I began to travel, I was able to gain an appreciation for different types of fish that were more prevalent in other regions.

And that brings me to this delicious Foil-baked Chilean Sea Bass with Lemon Parmesan Cream Sauce!

How to bake Chilean sea bass:

• I kept the seasoning simple in this recipe. Just season the sea bass on both sides with sea salt, black pepper, and Creole seasoning.
• Sauté the minced garlic in butter for 1 minute. Add in the fresh spinach and heavy cream. You’ll want to cook the spinach until it begins to wilt, but don’t overcook it because you’ll be putting it in the oven in a later step.
• Grab your foil and place half of the cooked spinach in the center. Place the sea bass over the spinach and seal the foil leaving enough room so the fish can steam. You’ll bake the seabass on a baking sheet for 12 minutes at 400 degrees.
• While the fish is cooking, you can start preparing the Parmesan Cream Sauce. Add butter, flour, and minced garlic to a pan and sauté for a few minutes. Add your wine and chicken broth and cook for another 3 minutes. Lastly, add the heavy whipping cream, parmesan cheese, flour, garlic powder, oregano, black pepper, sea salt, fresh lemon zest, and freshly squeezed lemon juice.
• Once the fish is done, pour on the sauce and serve.

Baking this delicious dish sealed in foil along with garlic cream spinach adds additional flavor while it steams the fish to perfection.

The lemon sauce blended with the Parmesan cheese and whipping cream was a sauce experiment that ended up being a home-run. I actually use this sauce on so many recipes, including fresh pasta!

When you want to turn your kitchen into an upscale dining experience give this Foil Baked Chilean Sea Bass with Lemon Parmesan Cream Sauce a try – paired with your favorite red or white wine, of course.

Here are a few more seafood recipes you might enjoy:

• Honey Mustard Glazed Salmon
• Creamy Tuscan Steelhead Trout
• Creole Fish Etouffee
• Honey Balsamic Steelhead Trout
• Pan Seared Salmon with Succotash
• Baked Flounder with Tomatoes and Basil
• Hot Cajun Fish Dip

Foil Baked Chilean Sea Bass with Lemon Parmesan Cream Sauce

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• Author: Eric
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 2 1x

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Baking this delicious Chilean Sea Bass in foil along with garlic cream spinach served topped with a lemon parmesan cream sauce makes for the perfect dinner idea anytime!

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Ingredients

• 1 lb Chilean Sea Bass
• 12 oz. Fresh Leaf Spinach
• 1/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 2 tsp. Minced Garlic
• 1 tsp. Black Pepper
• 1 tsp. Creole Seasoning
• 1 tsp. Sea Salt
• 2 tbsp. Butter

For the Lemon Parmesan Sauce:

• 1 Lemon
• 1/4 cup White Wine
• 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
• 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 3 tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp. Oregano
• 3 tbsp. Butter
• 2 tbsp. All-Purpose Flour
• 1/4 tsp. Sea Salt
• 1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
• 3 tsp. Minced Garlic

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Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Season the sea bass on both sides with sea salt, black pepper, and Creole seasoning and set to the side.
3. Heat cooking pan to medium heat and add butter. Once the butter melts, add minced garlic and cook garlic for 1 minute. Add the spinach and pour 1/4 cup of heavy cream over the spinach. Cook spinach just until it begins to wilt but do not overcook. Remove from heat.
4. Tear 2 large pieces of foil and add half of the slightly cooked spinach in the center of each sheet. Place the sea bass over the spinach and seal the foil together so the fish can steam.
5.  Bake the fish for 12 minutes within the foil on a baking sheet to prevent leakage. Set to the side when done.
6. While the fish is cooking, heat a separate cooking pan to medium heat and add butter. Once the butter melts, add flour, minced garlic, and allow to cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Add white wine (or white cooking wine) and chicken broth and cook for 3 minutes. Add the heavy whipping cream, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, oregano, black pepper, and sea salt.
8. Zest the skin of the lemon into the sauce and slice the lemon in half and squeeze both halves of juice into the sauce. Cook on low/medium heat until it binds together.
9. Remove the cooked fish and spinach from the foil. Pour on the sauce. Serve hot.

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Notes

You can substitute any white, flaky fish in this recipe. For example, cod, red snapper, grouper, etc.

The lemon parmesan sauce is perfect on many other dishes, including pasta!

• Category: Dinner
• Method: Baked
• Cuisine: American

Nutrition

• Calories: 930
• Fat: 32.5g

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