Cod Sautéed in Olive Oil with Fresh Tomatoes | Dapur Sinolin

A quick and easy recipe for fish sautéed in olive oil, with Italian herbs and fresh tomatoes.

PREP TIME 10 mins

COOK TIME 10 mins

TOTAL TIME 20 mins

SERVINGS 4 servings

This recipe will work with a wide array of fish. We recommend using a thin fillet for this recipe. The thicker fillets take more time to cook, and therefore more time is needed to baste.

Ingredients

• 1 pound thin skinless fish fillets
• Salt
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 large fresh tomatoes, cut into chunks
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• A splash of Tabasco or other hot sauce
• Black pepper to taste

Direction:

Prep fillets:

1. Remove any pin bones from the fillets and pat them dry. Salt the fish fillets well and set them out on a cutting board.

Sauté fish on one side:

1. Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan and set it over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the fish fillets, which should sizzle gently. Cook undisturbed for 90 seconds.

Baste fish with hot pan oil:

1. When you see the bottom of the fish fillets turn opaque, tilt the pan and, using a large spoon, baste the tops of the fish with the hot oil. Do this constantly until the top of the fillets begins to flake, about 3 minutes.

Add tomato, seasonings:

1. Add the tomato chunks, the Italian seasoning, and the splash of Tabasco. Swirl around in the pan to combine and let this cook for 90 seconds. Turn off the heat.

Swirl tomatoes to emulsify sauce:

1. Put a fish fillet on everyone’s plate. Swirl the tomatoes in the pan and add black pepper to taste; this swirling should emulsify the sauce. Spoon out some tomatoes and sauce for everyone and serve at once.
2. Serve with crusty bread and dry rose wine.