One of my favorite Italian dishes is sapore di mare, an Italian style seafood soup with tiny pasta. While looking for that recipe, I came across this “Single Fish Cooked Fish-Soup Style” in one of my Italian cookbooks, so we tried it this evening. Wash a whole fluke (gutted and scaled) in cold water, pat dry, and set aside. Separately, saute a chopped onion in ¼ olive oil, then add minced garlic, and then chopped parsley and ½ cup white wine. Simmer for a minute, then add chopped Marzano tomatoes, bring to a boil, then reduce to medium (for a steady simmer) and cook uncovered, until sauce reduces. Add whole fluke (at this point, I had to transfer everything to our largest roasting pan to accommodate the length of the fluke). Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover (here, I used massive sheets of foil), and then cook until fish is flaky. Serve with 7-grain pilaf, and watch out for pin bones. This recipe is from
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan. (Aug. 2013)
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