Pan-Fried Pompano with Tomato Caraway Glaze
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons hot paprika
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 2 small garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon chopped thyme, preferably lemon thyme
- 1 teaspoon chopped caraway seeds
- 1 stick plus 4 tablespoons (6 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
- Salt
- Six 6-ounce pompano or Spanish mackerel fillets, with skin
- Freshly ground pepper
- Preheat the oven to 500.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet.
- Add the tomatoes and cook over moderately high heat for 2 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to moderate and cook, stirring and mashing the tomatoes with a fork until a thick puree forms, about 15 minutes.
- Add the hot and sweet paprikas and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Scrape the tomato puree into a bowl and let cool.
- Stir in the garlic, thyme and caraway seeds.
- Fold in the butter and season with salt.
- Lightly oil a large, rimmed baking sheet and arrange the pompano fillets on it, skin side down.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread the tomato butter over the fillets, leaving a 1/2-inch border all around.
- Roast the fish in the top third of the oven for 6 minutes, or until golden brown and just cooked through.
- Transfer the fillets to plates and serve.
extravirgin olive oil, tomatoes, paprika, sweet paprika, garlic, thyme, caraway seeds, unsalted butter, salt, pompano, freshly ground pepper
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pan-fried-pompano-with-tomato-caraway-glaze (may not work)