Fish "On a Pillow"
On Saturday I was woke up by thunderstorm , and couldn't get back to full sleep after that. The gloomy and pouring day dawned upon Boston harbor. I dragged myself out of the bed, since this very Saturday, when it rained cats and dogs, and when the best would be to sit at home at the fireplace with a book and a glass of wine, we had to do some errands in Boston.
May 08, 2010
by Nadia
2 medium fillets of white fish (tilapia, trout, etc.)
2 celery stalks, sliced diagonally
2 yellow onions, sliced in rings
8 pearl onions, peeled & whole
Parsley, finely chopped
Dill, dried (or fresh, also chopped)
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp butter
Lemon juice
White pepper
Salt
1/2 cup water
1 red potato, peeled, cut in chunks
Method:
Rinse fillets in cold water and put on a plate lined with paper towels, sprinkle with salt and white pepper, generously.
I used red potato puree as a side dish. So cover potato chunks with filtered water and put on medium heat. When soft, drain, reserve some liquid, mash; add salt and liquid for desired consistency.Put garlic and butter in a small pan on very low heat, stew while the rest is cooking.
On the bottom of a large pan make "a pillow" of yellow onions, celery and parsley. Pour in 1/2 cup water, place whole fillets on the pillow, arrange pearl onions between them, sprinkle with parsley and dill, and put the whole thing on medium heat. Steam fish 15-20 minutes, until cooked through.
When serving, sprinkle fish with lemon juice and drizzle with garlicky butter.
Notes:
More vegetables could (and should!) be added to "the pillow". I think diced zucchini will do well. The main thing is not to overdo the fish.
My observation tells me that simply cooked rice would probably make a better side dish, but red potato was also very good.Summary: a easy main course recipe
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