The Frenchman's Bass - Alton Brown

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups water
• 0.5 cup white wine
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 0.5 rib celery, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 (4-ounce) sea bass fillets
• Kosher salt, to taste