Baked Flounder Rolls with Tomato, Bell Pepper, and Bacon
- 6 slices of lean bacon, chopped fine
- 1/4 cup finely chopped shallot
- 2/3 cup minced green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- a 28-ounce can tomatoes including the juice, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried basil
- six 1/2-pound flounder fillets, halved lengthwise and seasoned with salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- In a skillet cook the bacon over moderate heat until it is crisp, transfer it to paper towels to drain, and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the fat.
- In the fat remaining in the skillet cook the shallot and the bell pepper over moderately low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes, add the wine, and boil the mixture, scraping up the brown bits, for 1 minute.
- Add the tomatoes with the juice, the basil, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until it is thickened.
- On a work surface arrange the flounder fillet halves, skinned sides up, beginning with the narrow end roll up each fillet half jelly-roll fashion, and secure each roll with a wooden pick.
- In an oiled flameproof baking pan, 15 by 10 by 2 inches, arrange the fish rolls, seam sides down and not touching each other, pour the sauce evenly over them, and bake the mixture in the middle of a preheated 400F.
- oven for 10 minutes.
- In a bowl stir together the bread crumbs, the parsley, the bacon, and salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle the topping over the rolls.
- Drizzle the fish rolls with the oil and bake the mixture for 10 minutes, or until the fish just flakes.
- (For a crisper topping, the cooked mixture may be broiled under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 1 to 2 minutes.)
- Transfer the fish rolls to a heated platter and spoon the sauce and topping over them.
lean bacon, shallot, green bell pepper, white wine, tomatoes including, basil, flounder, bread crumbs, parsley, olive oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/baked-flounder-rolls-with-tomato-bell-pepper-and-bacon-11934 (may not work)