Fish with onion & cumin sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4Sea bass or halibut fillets 6 oz. about 1\" thick
¼cupLemon juice
1poundsTomatoes
3tablespoonsVegetable oil
2largesOnions, sliced 1/4\" thick
4Garlic cloves, pressed
teaspoonCumin

Directions

Place fish in a glass baking dish, pour lemon juice over. Season with salt & pepper. Chill while preparing the sauce.

Blanche the tomatoes in a pot of boiling water for 20 seconds. Peel the tomatoes and cut in half. Squeeze out the seeds and chop; set aside.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, cover and cook until soft and golden-brown, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds. Mix in cumin, then tomates, simmer sauce about 5 minutes. Add fish and lemon juice, and simmer until fish is cooked through, about 10 minutes.

Remove fish with a slotted spatula to platter. Bring sauce to boil and cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt & pepper, spoon sauce over fish.

From: Bon Appetit, May 1995, 'The Mediterranean, A Delicious Voyage of Discovery' Type by Bob 8-{)

Submitted By ROBERT WHITE On 05-24-95