Dinner Tonight: Pan-Roasted Whole Fish with Olives

Name: Dinner Tonight: Pan-Roasted Whole Fish with Olives
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters black olives (preferably Gaeta), pitted and coarsely chopped; 3 Tbsps capers, preferably salt-packed and rinsed if so; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 59 milliliters minced flat-leaf parsley; 4 servings flour for dredging; 5 lemons, 3 of them zested and segmented; 6 Tbsps olive oil, plus more for drizzling; 4 servings flaky sea salt to taste; 1 kilograms whole fish, such as snapper, scored with a sharp knife three times on each side

Dinner Tonight: Pan-Roasted Whole Fish with Olives

Dinner Tonight: Pan-Roasted Whole Fish with Olives is a dairy free and pescatarian main course. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 70g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 644 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up flour, capers, wine, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degreed Fahrenheit. Dredge fish in flour on both sides and shake off excess.

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Heat olive oil in a heavy, oven-proof skillet large enough to hold the fish over medium-high heat until just smoking.

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Lay fish carefully in the pan and cook without touching until golden brown.

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Turn fish over carefully and add olives, capers, lemon zest and segments, juice from remaining lemons, and wine.

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Transfer skillet to oven. Roast fish until fish is just cooked through, 10-15 minutes depending on thickness.

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Remove from oven and allow to rest at least 5 minutes.

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Serve whole fish tableside or fillet onto plates. Top with parsley, flaky salt, and a drizzle of olive oil.

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Serve immediately.

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Servings:

237milliliters

black olives (preferably Gaeta), pitted and coarsely chopped 3Tbsps

capers, preferably salt-packed and rinsed if so 237milliliters

dry white wine 59milliliters

minced flat-leaf parsley 4servings

flour for dredging 5

lemons, 3 of them zested and segmented 6Tbsps

olive oil, plus more for drizzling 4servings

flaky sea salt to taste 1kilograms

whole fish, such as snapper, scored with a sharp knife three times on each side

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Fish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. One wine you could try is Menage a Trois Limelight Pinot Grigio. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 11 dollars.