Butterfly Seabass with Garlic and Herb Butter

Ingredients

  • 1 whole seabass – butterflied (Available at a Woolworths Seafood Counter)
  • Salt and pepper
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tube garlic and herb butter (Available at a Woolworths Seafood Counter)

Three Streams Smokehouse is proud to partner with Woolworths South Africa in the retail sector, supplying sustainably sourced and responsibly farmed Norwegian Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and a variety of other premium-quality seafood products.

As of 2024, we are honoured to not only supply Woolworths in the Deli, Frozen, and Primal categories but also to have taken over the management and supply of their Fresh Seafood Counters.

This partnership means that Three Streams Smokehouse now proudly supplies an extensive range of seafood products to Woolworths stores across the Western Cape, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal regions.

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Use a sharp knife and butterfly the seabass down the belly side. Remove and clean the inside of the fish of all intestines. Rinse under cold water

Place the fish in a roasting tray. Squeeze the juice of a lemon over the fish and season with salt and pepper.

Place the tray in the oven and roast the fish for 5 minutes. Melt the garlic butter in a small pot. Remove the fish from the oven and spoon the butter over the fish. Place back in the oven and on 2-min intervals, remove the fish and spoon the butter in the pan over the fish.

Serve with new potatoes and a side salad.

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