Oven-Poached Fish in Olive Oil
- 4 (6-ounce) scrod fillets, skin on (halibut is a good substitute)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup capers (preferably in salt), rinsed
- 1 1/2 large lemons, thinly sliced crosswise
- 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
- Pat the fish dry.
- Sprinkle the fish with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and let stand 10 minutes at room temperature.
- Chop half of the capers and mix with the unchopped capers.
- Arrange half of lemon slices in 1 layer in an 8-inch square glass baking dish and arrange fish fillets in a single layer over the lemon slices.
- Top with all of capers, remaining lemon slices, and 3 tablespoons parsley, then pour oil over fish.
- Bake in middle of oven, uncovered, until fish just flakes and is cooked through, about 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
- Serve fish with some of lemon slices, capers, and oil spooned over.
- Sprinkle with remaining tablespoon parsley.
scrod, salt, freshly ground black pepper, capers, lemons, parsley, extravirgin olive oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/oven-poached-fish-in-olive-oil-recipe.html (may not work)