Roasted Chilean Sea Bass with Seared Tomatoes and Leeks
- 1 1/2 pounds Chilean sea bass, skinless and bones removed cut into four 1 1/2" thick steaks
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup drained canned plum tomatoes, crushed, reserve tomato juice for recipe
- 3 large leeks, split, carefully washed, julienned
- 2 shallots, finely minced
- 1/4 cup pitted nicoise olives
- 3 tablespoons capers
- 1/4 cup dry white vermouth
- 1/2 cup fish stock
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Season fish with salt and pepper.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.
- Sear the tomatoes over medium heat, add the leeks, and cook together 3 minutes.
- Add the shallots, olives, capers, reserved tomato juice, vermouth, and stock, and cook 5 minutes more over medium heat, or until the sauce reduces slightly.
- Pour the vegetable mixture into an ovenproof casserole.
- Place the fish on top of the bed of vegetables and roast the fish for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Gently remove the fish from the casserole, stir in the tarragon and butter and spoon the vegetable sauce around the fish.
- Serve immediately, sprinkled with additional chopped tarragon.
chilean sea bass, salt, olive oil, tomatoes, leeks, shallots, nicoise olives, capers, fish stock, tarragon, unsalted butter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/roasted-chilean-sea-bass-with-seared-tomatoes-and-leeks-recipe.html (may not work)