Saturday 22 September 2012

Baked Fish Greek Style

Baked Fish Greek Style


This wonderful baked fish dish from the sunny islands of Greece is fresh and tangy with fresh Olives and Tomatoes. Just because olives are not grown in India does not give you an excuse of not preparing this wonderful dish for your family members... Now a days you get bottled Olives (including Kalamata) in almost all big food stores. Even Feta cheese are available in the cheese section. So go ahead and prepare this easy Baked Fish and enjoy over the lazy weekend lunch.

Preparation Time :  10 minutes
Baking Time         :  35 - 40 minutes
Difficulty              :   Very Easy
Serves                   :  4

Ingredients :

  • 1 Kilo fresh White Fish Fillets, cut into approximately 1 1/2 inch pieces
  • 400 grams crushed Tomatoes, Blanch, skin removed, roughly chopped 
  • 1 large Onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup Kalamata Olive, pitted and halved (you can use other pitted olives too, in case you can't find Kalamata)
  • 1/2 cup fresh Parsley, minced
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons small Capers, drained (available bottled in food stores)
  • 4 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper, seeded and diced
  • 1 Yellow Bell Pepper, seeded and diced
  • 1 cup crumbled Feta Cheese
  • 1/2 cup White Wine
  • 1/2-3/4 cup Olive Oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly ground Pepper to taste

 

Method :

  1) Wash and clean Fish Fillets. Drain well and then dry in between two kitchen towels and season with salt.
 
  2) Preheat oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit/ 190 degree Celsius
 
  3) Place the fish pieces in a metal baking pan.
 
  4) Combine all the remaining ingredients, except the wine and olive oil, season, and distribute on top of fish.
 
  5) Pour the wine and olive oil over and bake for about 35-40 minutes, or until the fish flakes.
 
  6) Once the fish is ready, set aside for 5 minutes, covered with a foil.
 
   7) Serve hot with the pan juice along with mashed potatoes, blanched beans or a bowl of fresh green salad.

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