Fish Fillets With Olives And Oregano Food

FISH FILLETS WITH OLIVES AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Pat fish dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sear fillets, skinned sides down, until browned well, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer, seared sides up, to baking dish (reserve skillet), then top each fillet with a slice of lemon.
• Add wine to skillet and bring to a boil, scraping up any brown bits. Boil 30 seconds, then pour around fish. Scatter olives around fish and bake, uncovered, until fish is just cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes.
• Transfer fish to a platter, then whisk lemon juice, oregano, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil into cooking liquid in baking dish. Season sauce with salt and pepper and spoon over fish.

SPICY SAUTEED FISH WITH OLIVES AND CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Add half of fish to skillet and sauté until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer fish to platter. Repeat with remaining fish. Add parsley and crushed red pepper to same skillet; sauté 1 minute. Add tomatoes, olives, and garlic; sauté until tomatoes are soft and juicy, about 2 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper; spoon over fish.

FISH WITH SIZZLING OLIVE BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Heat a large, oven-safe skillet over medium. Add butter and oil, and cook until butter melts and starts to sizzle, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in olives, garlic and fennel or coriander, and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Season fish fillets with salt and pepper, then nestle them in one layer in the skillet. Carefully spoon some of the butter mixture over the fish, basting the fillets, then transfer pan to the oven.
• Bake until fish is opaque and flaky, 8 to 13 minutes, basting halfway through. Remove from oven and transfer fillets to serving plates.
• Squeeze a wedge or two of lime into the butter mixture and spoon sauce over fish. Top with black pepper, cilantro and dill, with extra lime wedges on the side for squeezing.

FISH FILLETS ITALIANO

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the zucchini, mushrooms, oregano and basil. Cook for 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the tomato sauce and paste. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until heated through. , Place fillets in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish; top with vegetable mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Sprinkle with cheese.

HALIBUT WITH ANCHOVY-STUFFED OLIVES, RED PEPPERS AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Season both sides of fish fillets with salt and black pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add halibut and cook 2 minutes per side, until golden brown.
• In a medium bowl, combine red peppers, olives, vermouth, garlic, and oregano. Add mixture to pan and bring to a simmer. Cook 2 minutes, until fish is fork-tender. Remove from heat, transfer to a serving platter and top with basil.

BAKED FISH WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425˚ F. Rub the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season the fish on both sides with salt and pepper; place skin-side down in the dish.
• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until softened, about 30 seconds. Add 1/2 teaspoon oregano and the bay leaves and stir to combine. Add the tomatoes, olives, capers and a pinch of salt and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until just slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Pour the tomato mixture all over the fish. Bake until the fish is cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with water by 1 inch; season with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a steady simmer and cook until very tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and toss with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon oregano; season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the fish among plates. Spoon the tomato mixture over the top and sprinkle with chopped cilantro. Serve with the potatoes.

FISH FILLET WITH GARLIC BUTTER AND BLACK OLIVES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat butter and garlic at medium heat until butter is frothy. Reduce heat to medium-low (or at low heat if butter is golden too fast) and cook for 15 minutes or until butter is golden, stirring from time to time. Reduce in purée the garlic cloves. Add red bell pepper, black olives and capers and cook for 4 minutes. Add sage and lemon juice and stir.
• Meanwhile, in another large skillet, heat oil at medium-high heat. Add fish fillets and cook 6 to 8 minutes or until golden and the flesh is easy to flake with a fork (flip the fillets one time during cooking). Garnish the fillets with garlic butter and olives.

FISH FILLETS WITH OLIVES AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 450 F and put your oven rack in the top third of the oven.
• Pat fish dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 TBSP of the oil in a 12" heavy skillet over med-high heat, hot but not smoking, then sear the fillets on one side only, until brown.
• Transfer the fish, seared sides up, to a baking dish. Reserve the skillet. Top each piece of fish with a slice of lemon.
• Add the wine to the skillet and bring to a boil, scraping up any brown bits. Boil for 30 seconds and the pour around the fish.
• Scatter the olives around the fish and bake, uncovered, until fish is just cooked through, 8-12 minutes.
• Transfer the fish to a platter and then whisk the lemon juice, oregano, and remaining 2 TBSP olive oil into the cooking liquid in the baking dish. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and spoon over the fish.