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Isn't it such a colorful dish?! |
Bumped into this recipe on
Simply Recipes and immediately I was in love with the color of the dish. I looked at the ingredients required and knew that it's going to be yummy yum yum. How could it not be with seafood + green olives + tomatoes and the touch of acidity? I wasn't sure of the use of orange segments in the dish at first tho'. I thought of substituting it with lemon but later decided to give the orange a try since lemon probably wouldn't work as it's too acidic anyway.
Another thing that I wasn't sure was ... I wasn't sure if the hubby would like it. He doesn't like olives - any kind of olives and this dish uses a generous amount of it. But ... hey it turned out that he can't have enough of it!!
Here is the recipes with a few adjustments to the one on
Simply Recipes.
1Tbspn Olive oil
1/2 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlics, keep it whole
1/2 cup green olives, pitted and halved (I chose to use spanish green olives)
1 Tbspn orange zest
1 medium Texas orange, peeled, segmented, membranes removed
1 14-oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
pinch of salt and black pepper, (I used Lawry's seasoned salt)
1 tspn lemon pepper salt
1.5 lbs ling cod, cut into 2-in pieces (I think any meaty white fish will do)
2 Tbspns fresh coriander (the recipe called for fresh or dried dill, don't have them on hand so I substituted it with coriander)
1. Marinade the fish with a touch of olive oil and the lemon pepper salt for 10 minutes.
2. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat, add the onion and saute for 5 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic to the onion, do not brown the garlic. Add the olives, orange zest, orange segments, tomatoes. Cover and simmer for 10 ~ 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
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The first simmering process without the fish. See the whole garlics? |
3. Add the marinaded fish to the pan. Spoon sauce over the fish. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, lower the heat and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the fish is cooked. Sprinkle with the coriander and serve.
*Serves 2 ~ 4