Braised Fish with Fennel, Tomatoes And Olives

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

3 tb Sliced fresh basil

; with pestle

4 Orange roughy; turbot or cod

1 tb olive oil

; ounce)

1/2 ts Fennel seeds; crushed in

1 c Chopped Tomatoes

; fillets (5-to 6-

1 tb Fresh Lemon Juice

2 tb Chopped brine-cured black

1 c Chopped fennel or celery

1/2 c Water or bottled clam juice

1 Bay leaf


Directions

Preheat oven to 450F. Combine first 5 ingredients in metal baking pan. Season fish with salt and pepper; place atop vegetables. Cover with foil. Bake until fish is just cooked through, about 15 minutes. Using spatula, transfer fish to plate; cover with foil and keep warm. Place baking pan with vegetables atop stovetop burner; bring to boil. Boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Mix in lemon juice, oil and 1 tablespoon basil. Season with salt and pepper. Place one fish fillet on each of 4 plates. Top with vegetable mixture, dividing equally. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons basil and olives. Serves 4. Bon Appetit April 1995 Per serving: 399 Calories (kcal); 17g Total Fat; (37% calories from fat); 52g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 68mg Cholesterol; 232mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 7 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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