Arctic Char with White Beans, Wild Mushrooms, and Oven-Dried Tomatoes

Name: Arctic Char with White Beans, Wild Mushrooms, and Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 1 pound plum tomatoes; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup dried large white beans (such as gigante, cannellini, Italian butter, or Great Northern); 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms*; 2 cups boiling water; 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 cup chopped leek (white and pale green parts only); 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1/2 cup chopped peeled carrot; 4 cups (about) low-salt chicken broth, divided; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 2 small bay leaves; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage; 1/2 pound fresh wild mushrooms (such as chanterelle, porcini, or stemmed shiitake), thickly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 small shallot, chopped; 1/4 ounce dried porcini mushrooms*; Olive oil; 4 6-ounce arctic char fillets with skin (each 3/4 to 1 inch thick); 1 teaspoon fennel pollen** or ground fennel seed

August 4, 2008

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