Sea bass with sizzled ginger, chilli & spring onions

1. step 1
2. Season 6 sea bass fillets with salt and pepper, then slash the skin 3 times.
3. step 2
4. Heat a heavy-based frying pan and add 1 tbsp sunflower oil.
5. step 3
6. Once hot, fry the sea bass fillets, skin-side down, for 5 mins or until the skin is very crisp and golden. The fish will be almost cooked through.
   5 minutes
7. step 4
8. Turn over, cook for another 30 seconds - 1 minute, then transfer to a serving plate and keep warm. You’ll need to fry the sea bass fillets in 2 batches.
   30 seconds1 minute
9. step 5
10. Heat 2 tbsp sunflower oil, then fry the large knob of peeled ginger, cut into matchsticks, 3 thinly sliced garlic cloves and 3 thinly shredded red chillies for about 2 mins until golden.
    2 minutes
11. step 6
12. Take off the heat and toss in the bunch of shredded spring onions. Splash the fish with 1 tbsp soy sauce and spoon over the contents of the pan.

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