Italian style braised marlin
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
| 2 | Marlin steaks; approximately 375g | |
| ; (12oz) in weight | ||
| ; and 2cm (1 inch) in | ||
| ; thickness, cut in | ||
| ; half along the | ||
| ; grain of the fish | ||
| 1 | large | Onion; finely chopped |
| 3 | Cloves garlic; finely chopped | |
| 750 | grams | Tomatoes; peeled, deseeded |
| ; and roughly chopped | ||
| ; (1 1/2lb) | ||
| 50 | grams | Black olives; pitted (2oz) |
| Salt and freshly ground black pepper | ||
| Bouquet garni | ||
| 1 | Lemon; juice of | |
| 150 | millilitres | Water; ( 1/4 pint) |
| 1 | 15 grams pac fresh basil; torn into pieces | |
Directions
Preheat the oven to 180 C, 350 F, Gas mark 4.
In an ovenproof casserole dish, heat the olive oil then seal the marlin steaks for 1 minute on each side. Remove and put to one side.
Saute the onion and garlic until softened. Then add the tomatoes, black olives, seasoning, bouquet garni and lemon juice. Cover and cook for 5-10 minutes.
Add the fish, then add the water to just barely cover the fish. Cover with a lid and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the fish is cooked.
To serve; place the fish steak on plates, spoon over the sauce and sprinkle with fresh basil and serve immediately.
Converted by MC_Buster.
NOTES : A lovely combination of fresh marlin with tomatoes, herbs and plump olives.Ideal served with hunks of fresh bread.
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.