Best Bass Fillets With Olive Caper Tomato Sauce Recipes

FISH WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES AND CAPERS

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Provided by Ellie Krieger

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
4 (5-ounce) sea bass fillets (or other white fish)
1 small onion, diced
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup canned low-sodium diced tomatoes, with juice
1/2 cup chopped pitted black olives
2 tablespoons capers
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper, optional
2 cups packed fresh baby spinach leaves
Salt and pepper

Steps:

In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of oil over a medium-high heat. Add fish and cook until opaque in the center, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer the fish to a platter and tent with foil to keep the fish warm.
Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in the same skillet; add onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add the wine and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, olives and capers and crushed red pepper, if using, and cook for 3 minutes more. Stir in the spinach and cook until it is wilted, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon the sauce over the fish and serve.

BAKED FISH WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES AND CAPERS

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For this full-flavored weeknight dinner, fish fillets are baked with a quickly assembled tomato sauce flavored with olives, capers, garlic and oregano. Baking the fish in the sauce makes it difficult to overcook, and has the convenient benefit of being served with simply boiled potatoes.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 6-ounce snapper or black sea bass fillets, pin bones removed
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 small white onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 bay leaves, preferably fresh
1 28-ounce can diced fire-roasted tomatoes with green chiles
1/2 cup pimiento-stuffed green olives, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons capers in brine, drained
1 pound baby Yukon Gold or red-skinned potatoes, quartered
Chopped fresh cilantro, for serving

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 425˚ F. Rub the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season the fish on both sides with salt and pepper; place skin-side down in the dish.
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until softened, about 30 seconds. Add 1/2 teaspoon oregano and the bay leaves and stir to combine. Add the tomatoes, olives, capers and a pinch of salt and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until just slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
Pour the tomato mixture all over the fish. Bake until the fish is cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, put the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with water by 1 inch; season with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a steady simmer and cook until very tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and toss with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon oregano; season with salt and pepper.
Divide the fish among plates. Spoon the tomato mixture over the top and sprinkle with chopped cilantro. Serve with the potatoes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 510, Fat 25 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Cholesterol 63 milligrams, Sodium 1345 milligrams, Carbohydrate 32 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Sugar 4 grams, Protein 39 grams

BASS FILLETS WITH OLIVE-CAPER TOMATO SAUCE

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Wild-caught striped bass are the best for this recipe, but you can use fillets from any firm-fleshed ocean fish. Whatever fish you choose, the shape and thickness of the fillets is important. Each fillet should be about 1 1/2 inches thick and narrow enough so you can fit all six fillets in the pan with the sauce. If your pan isn't large enough to hold all the fillets, cook the sauce first, then divide between two skillets of fillets. As with any dish, you can take this recipe in a lot of different directions. I sometimes prepare it using scallions in place of the onions, or black olives and capers in place of the green olives. Rather than add the olives and capers to the tomatoes, I like to cook them along with the onions for a minute or two to bring out their flavor. This "layering"of flavors is one of the little tricks we professional chefs use to get the most out of our ingredients.

Yield makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

6 sea-bass or striped-bass fillets, each about 8 ounces and at least 1 inch thick
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling into the finished sauce
6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced thin
2 small yellow onions, diced fine
1 cup Cerignola or other large, firm green olives, pitted and halved
1/4 cup tiny capers, drained
3 cups canned Italian tomatoes (preferably San Marzano) with their liquid, seeded and crushed
1/4 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper
Vegetable oil
All-purpose flour, optional
1/2 cup (or as needed) Vegetable Stock (page 76) or water

Steps:

Pat the bass fillets dry and season them with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Scatter the sliced garlic over the oil and cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the onions and cook until wilted, about 4 minutes. Stir in the olives and capers and cook until they are sizzling and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Pour in the tomatoes, season them with crushed red pepper, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat so the sauce is simmering and cook until lightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Pour enough vegetable oil into a separate large, heavy skillet to fill about 1/2 inch. Heat over medium-high heat until rippling. If the type of bass you're using is flaky, or if you like a delicate crust and a slightly thicker sauce, dredge the fillets in flour to coat them lightly. Add the bass fillets skin side up and cook until well browned. Turn the fillets and cook until the skin side is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Spoon off excess oil from the skillet and add the livornese sauce to the skillet. Bring to a boil, adjust the heat to simmering, and cook until the fish is cooked through, about 5 to 10 minutes depending on the thickness and shape of the fish. Add vegetable stock or water, a small amount at a time, to keep the consistency of the sauce more or less the same. A minute or two before the fish is done, drizzle in some olive oil. Serve the fillets on warmed plates, spooning some of the sauce over each.