How to cook the PERFECT Sea Bass!πŸ”₯ : SuperChef vs Supermarket

Sep 15, 2025 Β· 9:05

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Darnell hits the Whole Foods seafood counter to break down Chilean sea bass, then takes you straight to the kitchen to show you it's not as intimidating as you think. He oils up a deboned fillet, seasons it with Japanese umami ramen seasoning, and gets a perfect golden sear in a screaming hot pan. Then it's a quick trip to a 450-degree oven, a glossy Korean barbecue glaze under the broiler, and boom, you've got buttery, flaky restaurant-quality fish at home. Simple ingredients, maximum flavor, zero fuss.

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All right

So, today's Super Shver Supermarket

We've diving into some important stuff

We've been down the aisles, but now we're going into the seafood department

I'm going to show you how to pick different types of fish

I'm going to describe what they are

And then the fun part about what we doing

now is I'm going to show you how to cook them inside my kitchen

So, let's go ahead and dive into that

I want to do sea bass first

And as you can see right now, they got some Chilean sea bass right here because I think people see seafood

We got Chilean sea bass, halibit, we got some cod, red snapper,

arctic chard, lake trout, butterfly

The consumer for the most part don't know how to cook these things

So I'm going to show everyone how to cook them and how to make it easy

Oh

So I'll do the 8 oz piece of that

And if you'll skin it and then just make the little slit, take the bones out

It'll be easy.

Trying to show people at home what they can get from like coming somewhere like here like you can actually take the skin off

They don't got to do it themselves

Things like that that they don't know about

So and then I'm going to show them how to cook it at home

Make it easy for them

That way more people come

buy more fresh seafood

And we make it easy

Also important when you get the fish

So, we just got our fililelets

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you

Appreciate you

Have a great day

So, it's important that no matter where you going to get

your seafood at, make sure you get some ice for it

It's very important

Seafood got cold

So, let's get back to the kitchen

Let's cook this up

We'll show you a proper way of cooking sea bass

Easy way to cook sea bass

I got some easy ingredients at home to show you how to do it

Let's get back to the kitchen

real quick. [Music] All right, so we are finally back in the kitchen and I'm so excited about this part of the show because it's fun, it's entertaining, I love trying out products, but education is key to us really unpacking these grocery stores.

So today is all about sea bass

I mean, we will have basically an episode for every single seafood they have inside of grocery stores, every single protein they have, every vegetable

We're going to tear it all down, show you how to cook it, how to shop for it, make it very, very simple

Uh, the first thing

to understand is that I got this from Whole Foods today

They can skin it, they can take the bones out, they debone them

Uh, sea bass, uh, Chilean sea bass, as you can see, they had to make a score in here to get this um, bones out

By nature, you're not going to debone them with a pliers or something like

that

So, normally, you just make an incision each way and then you just take them out like that

Very simple

But hey, if you have a relationship with your stores, one thing they know about me is they see me a lot in these stores

So therefore, I can ask them for anything

So therefore, we have our sea

bass easily broken down

And just so we understand, sea bass is an easy fish to like start trying to get outside your comfort zone with

It's mild in flavor

It's super flaky and moist

Like easy to eat

I mean, you can fry it if you want to, but we trying to get past frying fish

You know what I'm saying? So, I'm

going to show you an easy basic way to do this

Not minimal ingredients, but maximum flavor, and we're not overdosing on too much of anything

So, therefore, let's go ahead and get this thing started

We're going to sear off this sea bass

And I have a very easy tablespoon of bogi that we're going to

glaze it in

Let's go

All right

So, to start this party off, I got me some dope avocado oil

I'm just going to oil the fish

Nice, generous

I would say about 2 tablespoons

That's about equivalent to what I'm putting on right now

Nice and oiled

I'm using this amazing umami ramen

seasoning

Japanese style seasoning

Goes great with the little glaze we're going to put on top

And I'm going to put a nice amount of seasoning on there

Front side and back side

You know, we want some real want some seasoned food, right? Again, they skinned this for me

They deboned it

I did have to take a

few more bones out when I got home

Uh just because I know what I'm looking for

So, get my pan nice and hot

It is hot

My pan is I'm using some oil right in there

And what I'm going to do is I'm going to break these into two pieces

Make it easier for myself and you

So, pan is hot

A little smoke

coming off of it. [Music] Right there

There you go

Perfect

Want to press it down so that I actually get a nice sear on it

There we go

Go ahead and take this dish

And you see I'm just moving the oil

around so I get a nice crust all the way around it. [Music] And sea bass is an amazing fish

Like I told you, for people who are just now getting into eating something different, trying, you know, a lot of people like to try new things

This is a great fish

for that

So, I got a little bit of Irish butter

I love Irish butter

I love the flavor of it

So, I'm going to throw a little bit in there just for flavor

Not really basing this fish, but I am throwing a little butter in there with it

I just love a butter dust to the oil.

All right, after I get a nice sear and my fish is releasing for me, [Music] I'm going to flip it over. [Music] There it goes

And this is that perfect crust for you right here

And then what we're going to do is something very,

very simple

I'm going to put a drop of vegetable oil in here. [Music] There we go

Drop of vegetable oil

And then I'm going to throw it in a 450 degree oven for about 8 to 10 minutes.

[Music] All right, so the sea batch just came out the oven

You can see it's ready

A good test for this is the back of a spoon should go through without any pressure giving

I mean, it should just easily slide right through it, which I know these are done, but that's a good

test to know if your sea bass is finished

Just a spoon, not a not a fork or knife is too sharp, but a spoon should be able to go through without any force getting back to it

So, I have this easy I love this

Oh my gosh

Little Korean barbecue little boi

So, therefore, I'm going to put a tablespoon

on here

Put it right on top of my sea bass

I mean, moderation is cool

As long as as long as you ain't ODing on this stuff, it's all right

Like, I'm literally measuring out how much I'm using cuz sometimes it's too much sodium

I ain't going to lie with you.

But it's about how much you're using and that's really the key for everything

And also, make sure your butt in the gym so you got to worry about too much

Like, just work it off

So, therefore, I'm going to go ahead and pop this in the oven under the broiler for like 1 minute

Just let that glaze get tacky.

All right

So now after about 8 10 minutes in the oven, going to take our sea bass off

I like to sit mine on a little towel

Just let some of them juices get out of there

I don't want it all on my plate

Very simple

All right

So now that I dabbed that off

a little bit, now it's just time

It's so simple

Go with any side dish you have available

Nice, healthy, light

And there was any flavor to describe sea bass

Chilean sea bass for sure because Chilean sea bass, black sea bass, you know, black sea bass is a little sweeter

But Chilean sea bass would be

buttery

Super buttery, delicious, flaky white meat

Um, definitely something to indulge in

All right, so let's go ahead and dive into the sea bass that we made

Little Chilean sea bass

We got showed you how to cook it

Very, very simple

Buttery, flaky, moist

Oh, tender white meaty.

Oh my gosh

That is delicious

And you don't need no more sauce to this

We put like a tablespoon of like a pre-made Korean bugi sauce

Like just a tablespoon at the end of it just to give it some more flavor

This is delicious

Like super buttering,

flaky, melt in your mouth

All we had to do was sear it

I mean about 20 for this was about $25 for this these two pieces

It was one piece before they deboned it

Um so it's not the cheapest thing in the world, but I at least want to show you and make sure you understand how to shop for it, how to cook it, make it easy for

you

This is Super Sheper Supermarket

If you haven't watched the video, make sure you watch the full video. [Music]

Episode description

Learn how to cook sea bass at home with this easy, step-by-step recipe! In this video, I’ll walk you through everything from prepping the fish to getting that perfect golden sear. Whether you’re new to cooking seafood or just want to upgrade your skills, this simple method will help you make restaurant-quality sea bass in your own kitchen. 🍴 What you’ll learn in this video: How to properly season sea bass The best pan and heat settings for crispy skin Tips for keeping the fish moist and flavorful If you enjoy this recipe, don’t forget to like the video, subscribe for more cooking tutorials, and let me know in the comments how your sea bass turned out! #superchefvssupermarket #thesuperchefnetwork #darnellferguson #howtocook #seabass #wholefoods #nutrition #healthy #grocery #viral #viralvideo