New Recipes #22 - Striped Bass with Chorizo in Saffron Broth

We had a dish somewhat like this last month at Menton. It was delicious, but I thought it could be better. So when the Fish Ladies had striped bass at the farmers market today, I decided now was the time to see what I could do.

I worked from three different online recipes (one for cod with chorizo and a bunch of other stuff in clam broth, one for monkfish in saffron broth that lacked chorizo, and one for striped bass in ginger-miso broth), taking advice from each and coming up with the following:

( Recipe and photo behind the cut )

It was really awesome. The savory balance came out very nicely and the flavors worked together amazingly well. I am extremely pleased.

New Recipes #22 - Striped Bass with Chorizo in Saffron Broth

We had a dish somewhat like this last month at Menton. It was delicious, but I thought it could be better. So when the Fish Ladies had striped bass at the farmers market today, I decided now was the time to see what I could do.

I worked from three different online recipes (one for cod with chorizo and a bunch of other stuff in clam broth, one for monkfish in saffron broth that lacked chorizo, and one for striped bass in ginger-miso broth), taking advice from each and coming up with the following:

( Recipe and photo behind the cut )

It was really awesome. The savory balance came out very nicely and the flavors worked together amazingly well. I am extremely pleased.