Pandora (Fish) With Linguine
- 1 pandora fish, scaled & gutted (about 1.5 kilos)
- 300 g sliced mushrooms
- 75 g linguine
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon rosemary, crushed and dried
- 112 1/2 ml olive oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for fish)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (for vegetables)
- 3 ounces grappa (without aniseed) or 3 ounces tsipouro alcohol (without aniseed, 2 shots)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon green peppercorn, ground
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 60 ml water (approx)
- 120 ml water (for the mushrooms)
- Remove the fins with a sharp knife.
- Hold the fish in one hand and with the other put the tip of the knife blade into the gut opening and cut as far as the head.
- Open out the gut, separate the two halves, and remove the tail, spine and head.
- Remove the small bones with tweezers and rinse the fillets well.
- Saute these in the oil for 2 minutes in a frying pan and add one shot of grappa.
- Add half the salt, the pepper, half the rosemary and the 60 ml of water and simmer for 4-6 minutes.
- Boil the linguine according to the instructions and drain.
- In another pan, saute the onion in oil until golden.
- Add the mushrooms and continue to saute for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Add the rest of the spices, the rest of the rosemary and then the rest of the grappa.
- Add the 120 ml of water and cook for anther 2 minutes to release the mushrooms' juice.
- Mix the linguine and mushroom mix in a large bowl.
- Serve with the fillets.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pandora-fish-with-linguine-331257 (may not work)