Fried or Grilled Seabas or Sea Bream

I went to the fish market about a few weeks ago and as always, delighted to find such good bargains. Bolton Market, located in the Bolton town centre, just about 30 minutes from the city of Manchester, is probably the best fish market near to me.  

raw skate

With many kinds of fish on offer (especially on a Friday), I managed to buy 4 medium-sized seabass, and 4 medium-sized sea bream for the price of £5 respectively. Knowing for sure that these would have cost me triple the price at the usual superstore like Morrisons, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's etc. I continued my quest in fish-bargain-hunting for the day!

On top of getting myself a medium piece of 'skate' (a kind of ray species but not exactly stingray as I wanted), I also came across fresh pheasants and game being sold at the market. But, that's a different story and will come back to that eventually.  

Anyways, the skate is very similar to stingray and the recipe for cooking skate will be put up later. In the mean time, I have a few friends who always ask how to cook a simple fish dish, and it's so simple that you only need lemon/lime, salt and turmeric powder. 

For 2 medium-sized seabass or sea bream (fillet or gutted and clean under cold running water, or ask the fish monger to do it), squeeze half a lemon/lime, 2 pinches of salt and 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Rub everything evenly all over the fish. Deep fry for about 15-20 minutes on medium flame, or brush some oil all over the fish and grill for about 15-20 minutes turning once.

Voila! Serve it with rice and chutney, or soy sauce, or just have it on its own.