Baked Fillet Of Sole With Tomato Oregano And Hot Pepper Food

COOKING ITALY: BAKED FILET OF SOLE WITH TOMATO, OREGANO, HOT PEPPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Put the onion and olive in saute pan on medium until onion soften to light gold. Add garlic. Add tomatoes, salt and cook for 20 minutes until oil floats free from tomatoes. Add capers, oregano and pepper. Stir for a minute. Take off heat.
• Wash fish fillets in cold water. Pat dry with paper towels. The recipe calls for folding the fillets in half, and this is probably because they easily fall apart. Smear baking dish with tomato sauce.
• Dip each fillet in sauce, fold. Pour remaining sauce. Put in uppermost rack of oven. Bake for five minutes or until done, but do not overcook.
• If sauce is too liquidy, pour into a saucepan and dilute on top of the stove to get back to
• original density.

BAKED FILLET OF SOLE WITH TOMATO, OREGANO AND HOT PEPPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Adjust oven rack to the top level.
• Put onion and olive oil in a skillet, turn heat to medium, and cook until the onion is golden. Add garlic, and saute until it turns pale gold; then add the tomatoes and a little salt, and stir. Simmer 20 minutes, until the oil floats on the surface of the mixture. Add the capers, oregano and pepper. Stir and cook a minute longer, and remove from heat.
• Rinse and dry the fish. Select a baking dish large enough to hold the fillets folded in half lengthwise in a single layer. Spread a tablespoon of the tomato mixture in the bottom of the dish.
• Dip each fillet in the tomato mixture to coat both sides, fold lengthwise, and arrange in the baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over fish, and bake, uncovered, 5 minutes or slightly longer, until fish is done.
• Remove from the oven, tip the dish and spoon the sauce from the dish into a saucepan. Cook the sauce over high heat until it has returned to its original thickness. Spoon it back over the fish, and serve directly from the baking dish.

SOLE WITH BASIL, TOMATOES AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pat the sole dry with paper towels and sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large ovenproof saute pan, brown the sole in 1 tablespoon olive oil on one side, then remove from the pan and set aside. Add the oregano, red pepper flakes and garlic to the pan and saute 1 minute. Next, add the potatoes and chopped tomatoes (with their juices) and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Pour half of the lemon juice into the pan, add the chicken stock and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, and then add the fish back to the pan and baste with the sauce. Finish cooking in the oven, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Remove the fish from the pan and place on a platter. Return the pan to the stove and add the remaining 1 tablespoons olive oil along with the chopped basil and remaining lemon juice. Let the sauce reduce over medium heat, 2 minutes. Serve the fish with the sauce and garnish with chopped basil.

TOMATO AND HERB CRUSTED FILLET OF SOLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 360 degrees F.
• To prepare plum tomatoes, core and score tomato and place in boiling water. Cook tomatoes for approximate 1 minute. Peel skin off and remove seeds. Dice meat into small pieces. In a saute pan, cook garlic in olive oil until golden brown. Then add tomatoes and cook 30 seconds more. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• To assemble, place filet of sole on a sizzler plate and sprinkle with parsley, salt and pepper. Place tomato mixture and toasted bread crumbs on top of fish. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and prepare the sauce mixing together the juice from the fish, lemon juice, butter, parsley, salt and pepper.

BAKED FILLET OF SOLE

Steps:

• Place fillets in a greased baking dish.
• Combine rosemary, wine, lemon juice and pour over the fish.
• Top with scallions and mushrooms.
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for about 15 minutes or until flaky.
• Sprinkle with parsley and season with salt and pepper.

TOMATO-TOPPED SOLE

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Transfer to a greased 1-qt. baking dish. Place fillet over onions. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with tomato slices. Combine butter and garlic powder; pour over tomato. Sprinkle with parsley. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 14-18 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

SOLE EN PAPILLOTE WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Fold four 15-inch-square pieces of parchment in half. Starting at fold of each piece, draw half a large heart shape. Cut along lines; open. Place 1 fish fillet next to crease on each piece of parchment. In a small skillet, warm 1 tbsp oil over medium heat. Sauté sliced garlic and pepper flakes until garlic turns golden, 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat; stir in tomatoes, capers and olives. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Divide tomato mixture among fish. Top each fillet with 2 teaspoon wine, 1 teaspoon butter and 2 thyme sprigs. Fold other half of parchment over fish. Starting at top of each parchment half-heart, make small, tight, overlapping folds along outside edge to seal packet; twist tail ends tightly to seal completely. Place packets on a large rimmed baking sheet; roast 8 minutes. Broil or toast ciabatta until golden; rub with garlic clove halves and brush with remaining 4 teaspoon oil. Transfer packets to plates. Slit tops with a knife; gently open. Serve 1 slice ciabatta with each packet.

OREGANO-MARINATED TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Toss tomatoes, oil, oregano, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Let sit, tossing occasionally, until juicy and deeply flavored, at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.

BREADED FILLETS OF SOLE WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Sprinkle the fillets on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Peel the tomatoes and cut them in half crosswise. Squeeze gently to remove the seeds. Cut each tomato half into thin, half-inch slices. Set aside.
• Beat together the egg and melted butter. Pour the mixture into a flat dish.
• Put the bread crumbs in a flat dish.
• Dip the fillets, one at a time, into the egg mixture to coat well.
• As the fillets are coated with egg, dip them in the bread crumbs to coat well. Tap the the fillets with the side of a kitchen knife to help the crumbs adhere.
• Heat the oil in a skillet, preferably Teflon-coated, until it is very hot and almost smoking. Add two fish fillets and cook 1 1/2 minutes on one side, then turn and cook the same amount on the other. Transfer the fillets to a warm serving dish.
• Cook the second pair of fillets and transfer them to the dish.
• Heat the two tablespoons butter in a skillet. Add the shallots, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring and shaking the skillet, about two minutes. Add the vinegar and toss.
• Spoon equal portions of the tomato sauce over each fillet. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

FILET OF SOLE WITH SPINACH & TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place the fresh washed spinach in a pot with a lid with the water still clinging to it (you do not need additional water).
• Steam until just wilted, approx 4 minutes,drain well, cool enough to handle.
• Heat oven to 400F degrees.
• Tear off 4 pieces of parchment paper or tin foil about 12"x 18".
• Place the paper on your counter and put 1/4 of the spinach on each, in the center. Cover with onion, jalapeno and the garlic.
• Place a filet on each and cover with a sliced tomatoe.
• Season with salt & pepper.
• Seal the packages and place on a baking sheet or a baking stone.
• Bake for apprx 12- 15 minutes.
• Test one pkg to see that the fish is done. The package will be puffed out a bit when done.
• Transfer to individual plates and let each person open their own surprise package.