Halibut Provençal

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Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ready In: 0 Minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 garlic cloves, sliced

2 1/2 cups slivered onion

1/2 teaspoon salt, divided

2 cups chopped peeled plum tomato (about 4 tomatoes)

1 3/4 cups thinly sliced fennel bulb (about 1 small bulb)

1 cup dry white wine

1/3 cup chopped fresh basil

1/4 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper

2 teaspoons capers

1 bay leaf

1/2 cup water

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

6 (6-ounce) halibut or cod fillets

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, and add garlic. Cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly; add onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomato and next 8 ingredients (tomato through bay leaf); cook for 10 minutes. Stir in water.
3. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper over fish; place fish on top of onion mixture. Wrap handle of skillet with foil; cover and bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Discard bay leaf.

By RecipeOfHealth.com