Lime-Cooked Fish with Crisp Garlic
- 1/4 cup neutral oil, like corn or grapeseed
- 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- Salt to taste
- 4 large or 8 small fillets of flounder or other flatfish, 1 1/2 pounds or more
- 3 small hot dried red chiles, or to taste
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, optional
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- Combine 2 tablespoons of the oil with the garlic in a small heavy saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until the garlic browns, 5 to 10 minutes; season with a little salt and turn off the heat.
- Meanwhile, put the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- A minute later, add the fish and chiles and cook, undisturbed, for about 2 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add all but a tablespoon or two of the lime juice, along with the tomatoes if youre using them.
- Cook for another 2 minutes or so, until the fish is cooked through.
- (There is no need to turn the fish; if you are using shrimp instead of flatfish, stir occasionally.)
- Transfer the fish to a platter.
- Stir the cilantro into the pan juices and pour the contents of the pan over the fish, along with the garlic and its oil and the remaining lime juice.
- Serve immediately.
neutral oil, garlic, salt, flounder, red chiles, lime juice, cherry, cilantro
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lime-cooked-fish-with-crisp-garlic-386158 (may not work)