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Sea bass poached in confit lemon butter with asparagus and oysters
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Sea bass poached in confit lemon butter with asparagus and oysters

9 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Sea bass coupled with aromatic lemon, succulent oysters and fresh asparagus. Springtime has never tasted so good.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

278
Calories
13g
Protein
14g
Fat
28g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Star Anise not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz unsalted butter
  • 2 lemons
  • Salt and cracked black pepper
  • 200g/7oz caster sugar
  • 1 star anise
  • 4 sea bass
  • 8 oysters
  • 12 asparagus
  • 2 tbsp chopped chives

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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