Recipe: Asian Cobia

posted in // Cobia, Recipes
05-23-130

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 2  Cobia steaks — about 1/4 to 1/2 lb each.
  • Italian dry herb mixture (oregano, thyme, marjoram, parsley)
  • Salt/Pepper
  • 1/4 cup Thai sweet chili sauce
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • White cooking wine for de-glazing
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • Canola oil for pan

Directions

  • Prep cobia steaks by removing skin, dark meat.   Rinse and pat dry.
  • Crank up stove top burner, and allow a large skillet to get hot.
  • Sprinkle Italian herbs over one side of cobia steaks, a little salt, a few grinds of pepper.
  • Once skillet is hot, add a couple tablespoons of oil to the skillet, let heat up for a few seconds, and place fish in… seasoned side down.  While the fish is cooking – season the other side with the dry the herbs.
  • Place a lid on the skillet and let the fish sear for about 1 to 2 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steaks.
  • Searing in the hot skillet should make a nice brown crust on the fish, and it shouldn’t stick to the pan.
  • Flip the fish over, and replace the lid for another minute or two.
  • Fish flesh should be completely white, but still very moist.   DO NOT OVERCOOK!!!!!
  • Set fish aside.   (Preferably in a 250 degree oven)
  • Deglaze the skillet with about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of cooking wine, and add the chili sauce.  Keep the heat up and scrape the bits off the bottom of the skillet.   Let this reduce for a minute or so.   Add the lemon juice, and reduce the heat to low.   Add the butter and swirl it around in the pan, creating a nice rich sauce.    Pour over the steaks and enjoy.

This recipe will take less about 10 minutes from start to finish!!

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Asian Cobia