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Oven-Braised Halibut Provençale

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

1

1/2 pounds halibut, cut tinto 2-inch chunks

1

tablespoon olive oil

1

garlic clove, minced

1

/3 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper

2

shallots, sliced

1

fennel bulb, coarsely chopped (1 cup)

1

14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes with balsamic vinegar, basil, and olive oil

1

8-ounce bottle clam juice

10

Kalamata olives, pitted, quartered

2

tablespoons chopped fresh basil

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 425°F. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Set aside.

    Step 2

    Heat oil in heavy medium oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and red pepper. Sauté until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add shallots and fennel. Sauté until shallots are tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices and clam juice. Simmer until fennel is tender and liquid reduces slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in olives.

    Step 3

    Arrange halibut atop tomato mixture. Bake until fish is opaque in center, about 18 minutes. Stir basil into vegetable mixture and serve.