Ingredients

• 1 fillet sea bass
• skinned
• 100g/3½oz cornflour
• 1 tsp salt
• plus extra for sprinkling
• 5 tbsp sparkling water
• 300ml/½ pint vegetable oil
• for deep frying
• ¼ pineapple
• peeled and chopped
• pinch chilli flakes
• 1 lime
• zest and juice
• 55g/2oz green beans
• cooked and chopped

Directions

• For the crisp fried sea bass
• slice the fish in half on the diagonal. Place the cornflour
• salt and water into a bowl and whisk together to make a thick batter.
• Place the vegetable oil into a deep
• heavy-bottomed saucepan and heat until a small cube of bread sizzles and turns golden when dropped into it. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Don't leave unattended.)
• Dip the sea bass into the batter to coat
• shaking off any excess
• then carefully place into the hot oil. Deep fry until crisp and golden-brown. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Sprinkle with salt.
• For the salsa
• place all the salsa ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
• To serve
• place the crisp fried sea bass onto a plate with a dollop of salsa.