Tilefish In Red Sauce Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time15 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexHealthyServings6
MethodMain Ingredient
Interest GroupHealthy

Ingredients

 Olive oil3 Tablespoon
 1 pound ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and sliced, or 1 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, drained and sliced
 Garlic6 Clove (5gm), crushed
 Dried red pepper1 Small, crumbled
 Ground black pepper1 To taste
 6 1 1/4-inch tilefish steaks, about 2 pounds total or steaks of any other non-oily, white fish such as seabass, grouper, or cod
 Coriander2 Tablespoon, chopped
 1 tablespoon imported Hungarian paprika
 Salt To Taste

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Pre-heat the oven to 400°F.
2. In a small cup, mix the paprika with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and keep aside.

MAKING
3. In a shallow, flameproof baking dish which is big enough to hold the fish steaks in one flat layer, put the remaining 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
4. Swirl the oil around the dish to coat the bottom evenly.
5. Layer half the tomato slices, the garlic, and the hot pepper on the oil.
6. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
7. Place the fish steaks on this layer.
8. Now cover the steaks with the rest of the tomato slices.
9. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper again.
10. Also sprinkle with coriander.
11. Spoon the paprika oil mixture on this, spreading it with the back of the spoon.
12. Place the dish over high heat on top of the stove.
13. Cook the fish for 5 minutes.
14. Now cover the dish with aluminum foil.
15. In the pre-heated oven, bake the dish for 15 minutes.

SERVING
16. Serve hot with rice.
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