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Grilled Branzino with Brioni Broth

Skin-on branzino fillets dry-brined, dusted with an herb rub and grilled on the skin side until crisp and marked, served over a light butter-enriched white wine and chicken broth. The same method suits sea bass, snapper, salmon or trout.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total1 h 25 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Fish

  • 4fresh branzino fillets, skin on, about 170 g (6 oz) each
  • ¼ tspkosher salt
  • 1 tspMarietta's Fish Rub
  • to tastemayonnaise, a thin film for the skin side

Brioni broth

  • 45 gunsalted butter, 3 tbsp, divided 1 tbsp / 2 tbsp
  • 40 gwhite onion, diced (1/4 cup)
  • 1 tspfresh thyme leaves
  • 120 mldry white wine, 1/2 cup
  • 480 mllow-sodium chicken broth, 2 cups
  • 0.13 tspwhite pepper
  • to tastesalt

To serve

  • to tastecarrot sticks, a raft to keep the skin crispoptional

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Fish
  • Mustard
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Bass
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Carrot
  • Oregano
  • Thyme
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Grill
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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