Drizzle the oil into a frying pan. Put the sea bass into the cold pan, skin-side down. Put the pan over a medium–high heat. Fry for around 4–5 minutes, until the skin is crisp and golden.

Sea bass is available whole and un-gutted, or in prepared fillets (you can ask your fishmonger to gut and fillet the fish for you). The skin is rarely removed. Sea bass is available frozen but is ...