4 (6-ounce) Whiting fish fillets
Coarse salt and pepper
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 small to medium yellow skinned onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, seeded, quartered lengthwise, then sliced into 1/2 inch strips
4 Sweet Banana Peppers
5 Piquillo Peppers Julienned
1/2 pint grape tomatoes
1 cup dry vermouth
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, a couple of handfuls, chopped
20 to 24 manila clams
Season fish with salt and pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan. Add fish to pan and cook 2 minutes on each side, carefully transfer to a plate with a thin spatula and loosely cover with foil.
Add another tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, then add garlic, onions, red bell peppers and chopped Banana peppers. Season the vegtables with salt and pepper. Saute 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add tomatoes and cook 1 minute more. Deglaze the pan the wine and bring up drippings with a wooden spoon. Slide fish back into pan and add manila clams with the piquillo peppers . Cover the pan and reduce heat to simmer. Cook 5 minutes. Sprinkle parsley over the fish and clams and discard any unopened clams. Serve fish and clams on a bed of Citrus Zest and pine nut couscous.
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
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