Grilled Sea Bass with Chili-Lime Dressing

This is the most delicious fish I have ever made or even had. I used tilapia instead of sea bass because I didn't want to bother with my grill, and because my grocery store had a great deal on fresh tilapia. I sautéed the tilapia in a teaspoon of coconut oil over medium high heat for maybe 3-4 minutes per side. I accidentally used 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. I was worried it would overpower the dish, but thankfully the sauce was very forgiving and still balanced. I also (intentionally) used 2 cloves of garlic because I love it so much. I served this with cauliflower "rice" (I Ross some cauliflower in the food processor until it is the consistency of rice) sautéed with chopped shiitake mushrooms; snap peas tossed with a wee bit of sesame oil, soy sauce, and lots of black pepper-cooked under the broiler.

I tried this tonight and it was amazing! I used Sriracha for the chili sauce, and added a teaspoon of Thai Chile Ginger sauce plus a teaspoon of Ponzu Lime sauce. My husband grilled the seas bass as instructed and it was perfect. Moist inside with a nice crisp char on the outside. Wish I had taken a picture. Served with log grain wild rice and sugar snap peas. WILL make again!! Probably too often!

Very easy to make and absolutely delicious!

I watched the video, and Chef John said this sauce would be good on chicken or other types of fish. The fish market had no sea bass today, so I bought some salmon. Right before dinner, it started to rain, so grilling outside was not an option. I just used the grill pan on the stove top, and this turned out pretty well.

I use this dressing on steak, pork, fish, chicken, and even white rice! Everything is amazing with this dressing. I put it in a saucepan on low heat for a while to meld the ingredients. This is a favorite in my house.

Our friend could not stop eating the sauce. She put it on vegetables and pretty much anything she could find. Very tasty and so very easy.

So good! I baked this dish instead of grilling it. But it turned out amazing. Will make this again for sure!

Make the dressing, added a little bit of Mirin for sweetness. Delicious! Husband loved it!

it was delicious. For those who find it too salty i think its because of the fish sauce. I only put a couple tsp. 2tbp. of fih sauce I think is way too much. I loved it and definitely will make it again and again.

THIS WAS WONDERFUL, ONLY DIFFERENCE IS WE BROILED IT SO WE PUT THE SAUCE ON IT & BROILED IT, NEVER TURNED OR ANYTHING

Epic sauce recipe. Super easy to make. I also exchanged tilapia in place of grouper and cooked in a skillet. I imagine this sauce would do any white fish proud, or even chicken for that matter.

this is a delicious sauce. I did make it without any hot spices and my wife loves it. We will make it again.

Loved this recipe. Could see how this dressing would taste delicious with other fishes and protein. Or even just with rice and fresh veggies like bok choy and baby bellas.

Was very good!

This was super super salty.

I cooked this several days in a row.

we have made this recipe twice for sea bass and it was delicious each time!! the dressing is amazing!! looking forward to trying it on other types of meat and salads!!

Awesome flavors and super easy to throw together. My only advice is for the folks who typically don't measure because we are such experts at estimating :)... I highly recommend MEASURING the fish sauce because it is EXTREMELY salty and a little too much could ruin some really expensive fish.

I started an earlier review and couldn't delete or edit once I hit submit by accident. I started to say that I'm giving this 3 stars and not less because I had to substitute soy sauce for the fish sauce and I didn't have Asian Chili Sauce so I used bottled hot sauce (which was probably my biggest mistake). It may have tasted better if I'd been able to follow the recipe but thought that the combination of lime zest, lime juice and vinegar was just too acidic. My husband said it was OK and ate it and for me, it was a waste of very good fish. The fish without the sauce was wonderful.

Super fast and easy, yes; but, watch added salt. Only change... I brushed the fillets before grilling with half the dressing instead of extra oil. I’m sure I’ll prepare this again.

I thought this was a delicious recipe! I added more garlic and lime zest/juice then it called for. I also decreased the fish sauce to 1 tablespoon because I've had issues with how salty it is in the past. Great, quick recipe that would be delicious on almost any fish!

Love it

This was so much fun to make, and the chili sauce was just amazing!

I loved this! Very different way to do fish and I make this regularly now. I've used all kinds of fish and so far I haven't had one bad experience!

Great recipe!! (the picture doesn't do it justice). I couldn't help but add freshly chopped mangos to this sauce - we were licking our plates!

Very Good!! I didn't have a fresh lime so I zested a lemon and used bottled lime juice. I agree that it was a bit salty but not so much as to rate it a 1 or 2 star. Maybe different brands of asian fish sauce contain different levels of sodium?? Next time I'll use 1 tablespoon. I will definitely make this again exactly as stated except for the fish sauce which I'll reduce to 1 TBSP.

Yummy. Love this low fat awesome sea bass recipe with an interesting sauce loaded with flavor. I made stir fry veggies on the side and added oyster sauce. The flavor combinations were great. Definitely making this again.

I made this with fresh walleye and followed the recipe as written. It was excellent and I'll be making it again.

Used 1Tbsp sriracha instead of the sambal oelek, and no cilantro ( because I didn’t have either on hand). So easy and so delicious. Will definitely be making this again. 5+ stars

Always been a big fan of Chef John's recipes. I tried this dish last night because I didn't want to go shopping and I had all ingredients on hand. We had no Sea Bass , but I had some Cod in the freezer. As the Cod was a bit thin, I didn't want to grill it so I pan fried the fish. Initially I took heed of some of the other comments that said the fish sauce made it too salty so I only put in 1 TBS. That made it too spicy with the chile sauce so I added in the other TBS of fish sauce and it made the balance better and it wasn't close to being too salty. Family loved it, it looked amazing. I served it with rice and Chinese veggies. Beautiful light dish.

Amazingly simple and wonderful flavours I followed the recipe exactly with the exception of the cooking method. I put it in an aluminum fish on the bar b que 6 minutes per side. Melt in your mouth. Definitely a family favourite

Easy to make. My family loved it.

It's very nice and we will definitely make it again! I didn't have the fish sause, so I added one teaspoon of soya sauce instead. Also, one tablespoon of lime and lemon zest. Perfect.

Amazing. Just do it like the recipe says. You won’t be disappointed.

Excellent dish! Delicious flavors in this simple to make dish. The sauce really brings a fresh and vibrant flavor to the sea bass. I made it as is, and I’ll be making this one again!

Love! Super easy. I did a little more Asian style with some sautéed bok choy, mushrooms and bean sprouts. You really can’t go wrong sea bass.