Best Fish ProvenÇal Recipes

EMERIL'S FISH PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium. In a small bowl, combine lemon zest, Italian seasoning, red-pepper flakes, anise seed, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and teaspoon pepper. Set spice mixture aside.
• Place four 14-inch squares of heavy-duty aluminum foil on a work surface. Dividing evenly, place onion on one half of each square (leaving a 2-inch border), followed by the zucchini; season with salt and pepper. Top with fish; sprinkle with spice mixture. Top with tomato; drizzle with oil. Fold foil over ingredients; crimp edges to seal.
• Place packets on grill. Cover and grill until fish is just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove packets from grill; open carefully (hot steam will escape), and transfer fish Provencal to serving plates.

PROVENçAL FISH STEW

Steps:

• Drain chickpeas. If you used dried, reserve cooking liquid; if they are canned, discard the liquid and rinse the chickpeas. Put 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When it's hot, add bread crumbs, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until they're crisp and toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from pan.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the skillet; increase heat to medium-high. When oil is hot, add garlic, olives, capers and anchovies. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, a minute or two. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until it darkens slightly, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Start adding spinach a handful at a time; keep stirring until all the spinach fits in the pan and starts to release its water; sprinkle with a little more pepper, then add the stock, chickpeas and red chile flakes if you're using them. Adjust the heat so the mixture bubbles gently but steadily, then stir in the squid and the shrimp. Cook until the seafood is just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning. Divide among bowls, sprinkle with bread crumbs and serve.

PROVENCAL FISH SOUP WITH SAFFRON ROUILLE

Steps:

• Wash leeks .
• Cook leeks, fennel bulb, carrots, celery, and garlic in oil with herbes de Provence, bay leaves, cayenne, saffron, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in an 8-quart heavy pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes.
• While vegetable mixture cooks, cut fish crosswise into 2- to 3-inch lengths.
• Add tomatoes, wine, and zest to vegetable mixture and bring to a boil, then boil 30 seconds. Add fish, water, and tomato paste and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until fish completely falls apart, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Arrange baguette slices in 1 layer on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown and thoroughly dried, about 20 minutes.
• Force soup through food mill into a large heavy pot, discarding solids. Reheat soup over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Mound rouille on croutons and put 1 in bottom of each soup bowl. Pour soup around croutons.

PROVENCAL FISH STEW WITH ROUILLE

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, garlic, and cayenne in small bowl. Cover and chill rouille. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.)
• Place fennel fronds, thyme sprigs, and orange peel on large square of 2 layers of moistened cheesecloth. Gather cheesecloth and tie securely. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add fennel bulb and leek and sauté until soft, about 8 minutes. Add wine and saffron; bring to boil. Add broth and bouquet garni; return to boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 45 minutes. Add fish and simmer until opaque in center, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F. Brush baguette slices with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Arrange on baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Spread rouille on toasts. Ladle stew into wide soup bowls, top with toasts, and serve.

WHITE FISH PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place fish fillets in a oven safe baking dish.
• Drizzle 1-1/2 T Olive Oil over fish. Rub oil on both sides and Salt & Pepper.
• Sprinkle fish with Onion and Garlic Powders, Basil and Thyme herbs.
• Top with a 1-1/2 heaping T of Stewed Tomatoes per fillet
• Pit and slice Olives into halves or quarters and sprinkle on top of tomatoes(Kalamata is delicious in this recipe).
• Splash the tops of tomatoes & olives with White Wine and drizzle the remaining Olive Oil.
• Bake with a foil tent for 15 minutes or until fish is white and flakey.

PROVENCAL FISH STEW

Steps:

• Slice the leeks and place them in a bowl of cold water. Rinse thoroughly to make sure all the grit is removed.
• Saute the peppers, carrots, fennel and garlic in the olive oil with the pepper flakes until soft but not brown. Add the tomatoes and a cup and a half of water. Add the potatoes and simmer gently for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked.
• Meanwhile, scrub the mussels and the clams. Heat the white wine in a large pan and add the shellfish. Cook them over high heat until they open (the mussels will open first). Remove them from the pan as soon as they open their shells; otherwise, they will become tough. Strain the cooking liquid if there is any sand in it and add it to the tomatoes and vegetables.
• Cut the fish fillets into two-inch pieces. Cut the squid into one-inch pieces. Add them to the casserole, cover and cook for five minutes. Add the shellfish just long enough to heat through. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

PROVENÇAL FISH STEW

Steps:

• 1. In a mini food processor, combine the garlic, egg yolk, lemon juice and water. With the machine on, slowly drizzle in 1 cup of the olive oil. Season the aioli with salt. 2. In a large pot, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the shallot, tomato and saffron and sauté over moderately high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. 3. Add the fish stock and Pernod and bring to a simmer. 4. Add the seafood in stages according to cooking time, starting with the fish that takes longest to cook: Cook the halibut and shrimp until white throughout, flipping once, about 8 minutes; cook the clams and mussels until they open, 3 to 4 minutes; and cook the scallops until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Discard any clams or mussels that don't open. 5. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the seafood to 4 serving bowls. Pour half of the broth into a large bowl and vigorously whisk in 1/2 cup of the aioli until smooth. Pour the aioli-enriched broth back into the pot and whisk once more. Pour the broth over the seafood in the serving bowls; garnish with the tarragon. Pass the remaining aioli at the table. SERVE WITH Toasts drizzled with olive oil and rubbed with 1 halved garlic clove.

FISH STEW PROVENCAL

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, saute onion in olive oil until tender (about 5 minutes). Add remaining ingredients and simmer 8-10 minutes (until shrimp are pink)

PROVENCAL FISH STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes or until the onion is soft.
• Add the bell pepper and cook for 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Add the tomatoes and their juice, the broth fennel seeds, salt, cayenne and olives. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; add the halibut and cod, cover and cook for 7 minutes or until the fish are cooked through. Stir in the basil and serve hot.

PROVENCAL FISH SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium stockpot, cook onion in oil over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until translucent. Stir in garlic, and cook for additional 7 minutes. Stir in chili powder and cayenne. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Soak saffron in 1/4 cup white wine for a few minutes. Stir saffron wine, tomatoes, fish stock, thyme and bay leaf into onions. Bring to boil, lower heat, and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf. Pass soup through food mill fitted with medium disk. Return soup to pot. Season with salt and pepper. Soup can be made ahead up to this point and refrigerated.
• In small saucepan, heat anise liquor. Set it on fire, and allow alcohol to burn off. Pour anise liquor into soup. Stir in additional wine. Bring to boil. Serve immediately.

BAKED FISH PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450'F.
• Arrange fillets in 8x8x2" square baking dish.
• Saute onion, red bell pepper and garlic in oil in medium-size skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until softened.
• Add tomatoes, capers, basil, olives, lemon juice, oregano, salt if using, and pepper.
• Simmer,stirring occasionally, 8 minutes.
• Spoon sauce over fish.
• Bake in preheated 450'F.
• oven for 10-15 minutes or until cooked through.

PROVENçAL FISH KABOBS

Steps:

• Mix vinegar, oil, tarragon and thyme in shallow nonmetal dish or heavy-duty resealable plastic bag. Add fish, stirring to coat with marinade. Cover dish or seal bag and refrigerate 20 minutes. Brush grill with vegetable oil. Heat coals or gas heat for direct heat. Remove fish from marinade reserve marinade. Cut eggplant into 1-inch slices cut slices into fourths. Thread fish, eggplant, tomatoes and mushrooms alternately on each of six 15-inch skewers, leaving space between each. Thread 1 clove garlic on end of each skewer. Cover and grill kabobs 5 to 6 inches from medium heat 12 to 15 minutes, turning and brushing 2 to 3 times with marinade, until fish flakes easily with fork. Discard any remaining marinade.1 Serving: Calories 170 (Calories from Fat 65) Fat 7g (Saturated 2g) Cholesterol 30mg Sodium 40mg Carbohydrate 11g (Dietary Fiber 3g) Protein 19g.From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

WHITE FISH PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Place fish in single layer in large baking dish, sprayed with cooking oil. Salt and pepper light. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 15 minutes. Heat oil in med. saucepan on med. heat. Add onion, cook and stir 5 minutes or until softened. Add remaining ingredients simmer 3 minutes. Spoon sauce over fish. Bake 5 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

FISH PROVENÇAL

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375°F. Lightly oil a baking dish just large enough to hold the fillets snugly in a single layer. Place the fillets in the prepared baking dish, season lightly with salt and pepper, and drizzle with the wine. Arrange the tomato slices on top of the fish, overlapping them slightly if necessary. In a small bowl, stir together 2 Tbs. of the olive oil, the garlic, tarragon, parsley and thyme. Spoon the herb mixture evenly over the tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with the bread crumbs. Drizzle with the remaining 1 Tbs. olive oil. Bake until the bread crumbs are browned on top and the fish is opaque throughout, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately, directly from the baking dish.