Recipe - Baked Fish With Sauce (Salsa Con Pesce Al Forno)

One fourth cup Olive oil
2 Garlic cloves, minced
Hot pepper flakes
1 teaspoon Black pepper, fresh ground
1 tablespoon Cold water
2 Stalks fennel or celery,
minced
One half cup Dry or red wine
2 tablespoon Italian parsley, minced
4 tablespoon Capers, drained
2 lg Onions, minced
3 Whole cloves
2 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Flour
3 cup Peeled, chopped tomatoes
1 cup Green olives, cut or sliced up , pitted
3 pound Fish
Pasta or Rice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Rinse fish and pat dry on paper towels. Arrange one layer in greased baking
dish. Heat oil in a skillet, add onion and garlic and cook for 1 minute,
stirring to prevent browning. Add tomatoes, fennel or celery, wine, cloves,
hot pepper, salt and pepper to onions and garlic in skillet. Cover and
simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes. Mix flour and water to a smooth
paste. Pour flour paste into sauce, stirring constantly for smooth mixture.
Continue cooking and stirring for 5 minutes. Mix in parsley, olives and
capers. Pour over fish and bake uncovered for 30 minutes, basting
occasionally until fish flakes easily with fork. Serve over pasta or rice.

Posted to MMRecipes Digest by Paula demoness@bellatlantic.net on Sep
16, 1998