Pesce in Saor (Venetian marinated fish)
- 2 pounds fish fillets, preferably flounder, sole or whitefish
- 13 cup flour
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- Salt to taste
- 4 medium onions, very thinly sliced (about 4 cups, loosely packed)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 1/2 cups white-wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons golden raisins
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- Rinse fish fillets quickly under cold running water.
- Pat dry with paper towels.
- If very large, cut into pieces no more than 5 inches long.
- Dredge fillets in flour and shake off excess.
- In a heavy skillet over medium heat, heat 1/4 cup olive oil with the vegetable oil.
- When the surface of the oil begins to crackle, add fish pieces in one layer, and saute until golden brown, turning once.
- Drain fillets on absorbent paper, sprinkle with salt to taste if desired and set aside.
- Discard the oil in the skillet and wipe clean.
- Add remaining 1/2 cup olive oil, and place over medium heat.
- When the surface of the oil begins to crackle, add the sliced onions.
- Let sizzle for 1 minute, then reduce heat to low, and cook onions slowly, stirring frequently, until golden brown and very soft, about 45 minutes.
- Add wine to the onions, and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
- Then add the vinegar, and simmer 15 minutes longer.
- Stir in the raisins, and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes more, or until the raisins are plump.
- Remove from the heat.
- Arrange a layer of fish pieces in the bottom of 2-quart casserole.
- Cover with some of the onion-raisin mixture, and sprinkle a few pine nuts over the onions.
- Continue layering fish, onions and pine nuts, ending with the onion-raisin mixture.
- Pour the remaining liquid in the skillet over the fish.
- If necessary, add vinegar to completely cover the pieces.
- Cover the casserole, and refrigerate at least 48 hours.
- Bring to room temperature before serving.
- Can be served as an hors d'oeuvre or as a cold main course.
fish, flour, extravirgin olive oil, vegetable oil, salt, onions, white wine, whitewine vinegar, golden raisins, pine nuts
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2358 (may not work)