Recipe - Peasant Style Fish

1 8 ounce halibut fillet,;
skinned
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoon Olive oil
One fourth cup Cooked lentils
2 tablespoon Sliced green olives
1 tablespoon Chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon Chopped shallots
One half tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
One fourth cup Reduced beef stock
1 tablespoon Chopped parsley,; for
garnish

Season fish fillet with salt and pepper. In a medium skillet heat 1
tablespoon oil until rippling. Add fish, skinnedside up and sear for 3
minutes. Add lentils, olives, tomatoes and shallots. Using a spoon gently
stir vegetables. Turn fish and cook for 2 minutes. Add vinegar and cook 30
seconds. Add stock, bring to a boil and reduce liquids by half. When fish
is tender and cooked through, transfer it to a dinner plate. Add remaining
olive oil, stirring quickly to work it into sauce. Taste and adjust
seasonings. Pour sauce over fish and garnish with parsley.

Yield: 1 serving
Recipe By : ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #226

Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 09:19:32 0700

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