Wild Striped Bass with Tomato Fondue
- 6 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced sage
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 2 pounds assorted tomatoessmall tomatoes halved, larger tomatoes cut into wedges
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Six 6-ounce wild striped bass fillets with skin, skin scored
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Wrap the garlic in foil and bake for 30 minutes, until soft.
- Let cool, then squeeze the garlic into a bowl.
- Stir in the sage; season with salt and pepper.
- In a deep skillet, heat the olive oil.
- Add the shallot and cook over low heat until softened, 2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, butter and garlic-sage paste and cook over moderate heat until the tomatoes release their liquid, 3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- In a nonstick skillet, heat the vegetable oil.
- Season the bass with salt and pepper and add to the skillet, skin side down.
- Cook over moderately high heat until the skin is browned, 4 minutes.
- Turn the fillets and cook until just white throughout, 2 minutes.
- Serve the fish with the tomato fondue.
garlic, sage, salt, extravirgin olive oil, shallot, tomatoes, unsalted butter, vegetable oil
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/wild-striped-bass-tomato-fondue (may not work)